Lars Nootbaar starting the year off as the team's leadoff man made sense. He's been an on-base machine throughout his career, and his slugging numbers were strong for a leadoff hitter. He finished ...

It’s a problem the Cardinals faced as May turned to June. Lars Nootbaar, their mantle of consistency at the top of the lineup, had fallen into a slump. His bat had gone cold before: During a ...

Nootbaar’s Health Is Key for Cardinals Playoff Push With St. Louis sitting at 50-44, just one game back of a National League Wild Card spot and 5.5 games behind the division-leading Cubs, every ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar speaks with the media on Thursday, June 26, 2025, after a second-straight loss ...

Nootbaar was selected in the eighth round of the 2018 MLB Draft and rose up through the minors to make his big-league debut in 2021. Since then, Nootbaar has established himself as an everyday ...

Overall this season, Nootbaar has appeared in 67 games and slashed .226/.329/.361 with eight home runs, 28 RBIs, four stolen bases, 12 doubles, 39 runs scored.

It's a question that Cardinals fans have been wondering as they've watched Nootbaar's hot start to the season turn frigid, giving him a slash line of .229/.335/.371/.706 entering Saturday.

Key stat Contreras had three hits against his former team, and is now 22 for 63 (.349) with six doubles and a homer against the Cubs since signing with St. Louis as a free agent ahead of the 2023 ...