The St. Louis Cardinals reach a one-year extension for 2022 with ace Adam Wainwright, announced Friday.
“I don’t want to be anywhere else,” said the 40-year-old, who has performed for the team throughout his career. “Who am I kidding?”
The terms of the deal were not yet available.
The right player is enjoying a solid campaign in 2021 and will start the Cardinals National League game next week. He’s 17-7 with a 3.05 ERA in 32 starts, including three complete games and two closings. His 206 innings so far are his biggest since 2014.
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Wainwright has won 10 of his past 11 decisions with 11 good starts during that time.
long time battery mate, Molina runs, has already agreed to return to the Cardinals in 2022 for the last season of his long career. The two had to wait until late in the season before returning with St. Louis. This time, the cardinals took care of the business before the cardinal even started.
Earlier this season, Wainwright joined Hall of Famer Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals bowlers to have 2,000 career strikes.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper first reported the extension.
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