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A former member of the St. Louis Cardinals has already been traded with just a few days to go until the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline. On Saturday,

Notre Dame football star running back Jeremiyah Love returned home to St. Louis and threw out the first pitch at a Cardinals game.

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are trading unnecessary blows. After the benches cleared on Friday night between the two teams after Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch, Padres third baseman Manny Machado was hit twice in Saturday’s matchup causing yet another bench-clearing incident.

Ever since they joined MLB as an expansion team in 1969, the San Diego Padres have struggled when they have visited the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Heavy Sports caught up with Alex Birge to discuss his MLB Draft experience and his first few days in the Cardinals organization.

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San Diego Padres superstar Manny Machado rips into a St. Louis Cardinals coach, benches clear once again, and some major trade deadline updates are given.