ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and J.J. Wetherholt agreed Friday to a $112.5 million, eight-year contract that buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of potential free agency. "I want to be in the same spot," Wetherholt said. "That's just how I am. I'm from a ...
MORGANTOWN -- J.J. Wetherholt just may have saved Opening Day for everyone here in Morgantown and in the entire state of West Virginia on Thursday. If you haven’t heard, the former West Virginia All-American and 2023 Big 12 Player of the Year, homered in his second-ever at-bat as a major ...
MORGANTOWN -- J.J. Wetherholt has a date for this season’s All-Star weekend. The former WVU baseball standout was named Monday to the National League roster for next month’s MLB All-Star Futures Game. Currently the No. 1-ranked prospect for the St. Louis Cardinals, Wetherholt is ...
MORGANTOWN -- For those who don’t like change, the local sports year of 2024 was not for you. The year was filled with it, and it came in all shapes and sizes. Major coaching changes — both at WVU and the area high schools — dominated the headlines, including the biggest of all ...
MORGANTOWN -- J.J. Wetherholt spent the last three years helping the WVU baseball team build toward making history. The Mountaineers shortstop made his own Sunday night without a bat or a glove in his hand and a black cowboy hat on his head. The St. Louis Cardinals took Wetherholt with ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Steve Sabins had barely taken more than a few steps onto the playing field at Boshamer Stadium before he whipped out his cell phone and began taking some pictures. They weren’t taken for memories. “No, I actually sent those pictures to, like, eight different ...