FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — By his count, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus spent only a few innings of his minor-league career at any position other than center field. And that was way back in instructionals, when he saw a…

JUPITER, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals optioned reliever Chris Perez on Monday to Class AAA Memphis, where he will be the closer. The move leaves the Cardinals with seven relievers on the active roster — the seven relievers that…

JUPITER, Fla. — It has been nearly two weeks since Chris Carpenter set the high-water mark for St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitchers by throwing six innings in an expedient victory against the Baltimore Orioles on March 18. He was the…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two of the leading hitters in the Grapefruit League will be on the field today, as the St. Louis Cardinals travel to City of Palms Park to face the Boston Red Sox. And both are shortstops.

Boston…

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus traveled to the Los Angeles area today for a scheduled checkup on his surgically repaired right shoulder, the club announced this afternoon. Glaus is expected to return to the spring training…

LAKELAND, Fla. — Earlier this spring, St. Louis Cardinals starter Todd Wellemeyer attempted to describe to a reporter why he stacks his bedside table with books about physics and why his morning, afternoon and night surfing on the Web tends to…

LAKELAND, Fla. — As ballclubs like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the two Ohio clubs flee Florida for the arid desert and shorter drives of the Cactus League, the St. Louis Cardinals will probably find themselves making more and more…

JUPITER, Fla. — Challenged by an error in the infield and quirky plays all around, Todd Wellemeyer was able to keep his composure, reduce some of his own inconsistencies and become the first Cardinals pitcher to finish five innings of…

JUPITER, Fla. — The scheduled pitchers have been announced later this week in the Grapefruit League, and when the Boston Red Sox visit Roger Dean Stadium on Thursday they’re packing their ace. Josh Beckett, the former Florida Marlin, is scheduled…

JUPITER, Fla. — Outfielders Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick, both limited by injuries within the past week, will return to the field as the St. Louis Cardinals come back from an off day to face Jim Leyland’s Detroit Tigers. Ankiel…