2026 St. Louis Cardinals season

2026  St. Louis Cardinals
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Busch Stadium
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Owners	William DeWitt Jr.
President	Bill DeWitt III
President of baseball operations	Chaim Bloom
Managers	Oliver Marmol
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Midwest (Chip Caray, Tom Ackerman, Brad Thompson, Al Hrabosky, Rick Ankiel, Jim Hayes, Scott Warmann, Alexa Datt, Tom Pagnozzi, Mark Sweeney)
Radio	KMOX NewsRadio 1120 St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network (John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season will be the 145th season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the 135th season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 20th at Busch Stadium III.

Game log

The Cardinals released their 2026 schedule on August 26, 2025. For one of the few times in the past dozen years, the Cardinals opened the regular season at home for 2026, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day, March 26, at Busch Stadium, in its 21st season. Their first National League series was on March 30–April 1 at the New York Mets. The season ended with a September 25–27 weekend at the Milwaukee's American Family Field.

Legend
Cardinals Win	Cardinals Loss	Game Postponed
Boldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher

2026 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) [1]
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 1 March 26 Rays — (—) (—) — — 2 March 28 Rays — (—) (—) — — 3 March 29 Rays — (—) (—) — — 4 March 30 Mets — (—) (—) — — 5 March 31 Mets — (—) (—) — — 6 April 1 Mets — (—) (—) — — 7 April 3 @ Tigers — (—) (—) — — 8 April 4 @ Tigers — (—) (—) — — 9 April 5 @ Tigers — (—) (—) — — 10 April 6 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 11 April 7 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 12 April 8 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 13 April 10 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 14 April 11 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 15 April 12 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 16 April 13 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 17 April 14 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 18 April 15 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 19 April 17 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 20 April 18 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 21 April 19 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 22 April 20 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 23 April 21 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 24 April 22 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 25 April 24 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 26 April 25 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 27 April 26 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 28 April 27 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 29 April 28 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 30 April 29 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 31 April 30 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — —
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 32 May 1 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 33 May 2 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 34 May 3 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 35 May 4 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 36 May 5 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 37 May 6 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 38 May 7 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 39 May 8 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 40 May 9 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 41 May 10 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 42 May 12 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — — 43 May 13 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — — 44 May 14 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — — 45 May 15 Royals — (—) (—) — — 46 May 16 Royals — (—) (—) — — 47 May 17 Royals — (—) (—) — — 48 May 19 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 49 May 20 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 50 May 21 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 51 May 22 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 52 May 23 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 53 May 24 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 54 May 25 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 55 May 26 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 56 May 27 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 57 May 29 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 58 May 30 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 59 May 31 Cubs — (—) (—) — —
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 60 June 1 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 61 June 2 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 62 June 3 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 63 June 5 Reds — (—) (—) — — 64 June 6 Reds — (—) (—) — — 65 June 7 Reds — (—) (—) — — 66 June 9 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 67 June 10 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 68 June 11 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 69 June 12 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 70 June 13 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 71 June 14 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 72 June 15 Padres — (—) (—) — — 73 June 16 Padres — (—) (—) — — 74 June 17 Padres — (—) (—) — — 75 June 18 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 76 June 19 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 77 June 21 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 78 June 22 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 79 June 23 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 80 June 24 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 81 June 25 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 82 June 26 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 83 June 27 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 84 June 28 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 85 June 30 @ Braves — (—) (—) — —
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 86 July 1 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 87 July 2 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 88 July 3 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 89 July 4 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 90 July 5 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 91 July 6 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 92 July 7 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 93 July 8 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 94 July 9 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 95 July 10 Braves — (—) (—) — — 96 July 11 Braves — (—) (—) — — 97 July 12 Braves — (—) (—) — — July 14 96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 98 July 17 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 99 July 18 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 100 July 19 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 101 July 20 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 102 July 21 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 103 July 22 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 104 July 24 Reds — (—) (—) — — 105 July 25 Reds — (—) (—) — — 106 July 26 Reds — (—) (—) — — 107 July 27 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 108 July 28 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 109 July 29 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 110 July 30 Cubs — (—) (—) — — 111 July 31 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — —
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 112 August 1 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 113 August 2 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 114 August 3 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — — 115 August 4 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — — 116 August 5 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — — 117 August 7 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 118 August 8 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 119 August 9 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 120 August 10 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 121 August 11 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 122 August 12 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 123 August 14 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 124 August 15 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 125 August 16 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 126 August 17 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 127 August 18 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 128 August 19 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 129 August 20 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 130 August 21 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 131 August 22 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 132 August 23 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 133 August 25 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 134 August 26 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 135 August 27 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 136 August 28 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 137 August 29 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 138 August 30 Pirates — (—) (—) — —
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / Streak 139 September 1 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 140 September 2 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 141 September 3 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 142 September 4 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 143 September 5 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 144 September 6 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 145 September 7 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 146 September 8 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 147 September 9 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 148 September 11 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 149 September 12 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 150 September 13 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 151 September 14 Giants — (—) (—) — — 152 September 15 Giants — (—) (—) — — 153 September 16 Giants — (—) (—) — — 154 September 18 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 155 September 19 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 156 September 20 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 157 September 22 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 158 September 23 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 159 September 24 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 160 September 25 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 161 September 26 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 162 September 27 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — —

Roster

St. Louis Cardinals 2026 spring training roster v t e
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches / other
Pitchers 56 Jorge Alcalá 64 Ryan Fernandez 44 Gordon Graceffo 65 Andre Granillo 54 Sonny Gray 30 Tink Hence 47 John King 62 Kyle Leahy 52 Matthew Liberatore 36 Michael McGreevy 39 Miles Mikolas 35 Roddery Muñoz 55 Riley O'Brien 53 Andre Pallante 70 Nick Raquet 61 Sem Robberse 38 Tekoah Roby 59 JoJo Romero 58 Chris Roycroft 49 Matt Svanson 67 Anthony Veneziano		Catchers  8 Jimmy Crooks 48 Iván Herrera 43 Pedro Pagés 63 Yohel Pozo Infielders 28 Nolan Arenado 41 Alec Burleson 40 Willson Contreras 33 Brendan Donovan 15 José Fermín 16 Nolan Gorman 31 César Prieto 25 Thomas Saggese  0 Masyn Winn Outfielders 27 Nathan Church 29 Matt Koperniak 21 Lars Nootbaar 11 Victor Scott II 22 Michael Siani 18 Jordan Walker				Manager 37 Oliver Marmol Coaches 87 Brandon Allen (assistant hitting) 90 Dusty Blake (pitching) 73 Brant Brown (hitting) 82 Stubby Clapp (first base) 34 Daniel Descalso (bench) 86 Packy Elkins (game planning) 19 Jon Jay (assistant coach) 89 Dean Kiekhefer (assistant pitching) 94 Jamie Pogue (assistant coach/bullpen) 74 Julio Rangel (assistant pitching/bullpen) 76 Kleininger Teran (bullpen catcher) 75 Ron Warner (third base) 60-day injured list 57 Zack Thompson 40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated September 29, 2025 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

See also: List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates, St. Louis Cardinals minor league players, and Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Division	Manager	W–L/Stats	Standing	Refs
Triple-A	Memphis Redbirds	International League	West				[2]
Double-A	Springfield Cardinals	Texas League	North
High-A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	West
Single-A	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	East
Rookie	FCL Cardinals	Florida Complex League	East
Foreign Rookie	DSL Cardinals	Dominican Summer League	Boca Chica South

References

1. "2026 St. Louis Cardinals sortable schedule". St. Louis Cardinals. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
2. "St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Affiliates". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

External links

• St. Louis Cardinals 2026 schedule at MLB.com
• 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season at Baseball Reference
• 2026 Draft Order
• 2026 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)
• Cardinals Draft Signings Tracker