Cardinals Announce Springfield Coaching Staff for 2021

January 16, 2021 - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Jose Leger has been named the new manager of the Springfield Cardinals for the 2021 season, becoming the seventh manager in the organization's history. Additionally, Darwin Marrero will be returning for his fourth season as the Cardinals pitching coach and Tyger Pederson has been announced as the Cardinals hitting coach, both of whom were slated to serve in the same roles last year. Leger (leh-HAIR), 38, enters his fourth season with the Cardinals and his ... Full Story

Palm Beach Cardinals Announce 2021 Coaching Staff

January 16, 2021 - After many months of anticipation, the Palm Beach Cardinals have released the coaching staff for the upcoming 2021 season. The coaching staff includes numerous new names to both the Palm Beach and St. Louis organization with some familiar faces returning to the Beach Birds. Jose Leon will serve as the Palm Beach Cardinals Manager for the upcoming campaign. This will be Leon's third season coaching in the Cardinals organization. The 44-year-old managed the Class-A State College Spikes in 2019 and was the hitting coach for ... Full Story

Cardinals Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs and Player Development Assignments for 2021

January 16, 2021 - ST. LOUIS, MO. - The St. Louis Cardinals announced today their 2021 coaching staffs for their minor league teams, in addition to their player development and medical personnel for the upcoming season. Ben Johnson returns as manager at Memphis (AAA), while Jose Leger (Springfield-AA), Chris Swauger (Peoria-High A), Jose Leon (Palm Beach-Low A), Roberto Espinosa (Ext. Spring Training), Estuar Ruiz (DSL Red) and Fray Peniche (DSL Blue) round out the organization's player development managerial ranks for 2021. Tim Leveq... Full Story

Reliable Arm Re-Signs

January 15, 2021 - Sioux City, IA - The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Carlos Sierra. The 2021 season will be Sierra's seventh season of professional baseball and second with the Sioux City Explorers. After an initial rocky start with the X's in 2019, Sierra became one of Sioux City's most reliable arms. He appeared in a total of 25 games with thirteen of them being starts, collecting an 8-1 record and a 3.21 ERA over 95.1 innings of work. He struck out a total of 98 batters in that time for a K/9 of 9.1. T... Full Story

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