News about Miles Mikolas

The 41-year-old MLB veteran had been expected to start the Cardinals' first game of the 2023-24 season on the mound but Miles Mikolas replaced him last week after suffering a groin injury last week. That didn't matter to the home crowd, though Cardinals fans were eager to have their 2006 World Series champion involved in what may have been their last opening Day. As he announced that a "up-and-coming singer" from St. Louis was taking center stage, fans went wild after learning it was the three-time All-Star.

Congratulations, you've made it. The baseball offseason is over, and we're going full steam ahead of Opening Day on Thursday. Pitchers from all 30 MLB clubs will take the field in just a few hours, with fresh optimism and renewed hope that this is going to be *their* year. There have been a slew of changes, none of which we'll discuss here, but there is certainly more excitement among fans than ever before.

GEORGE BOND: Matt Koperniak only met his All-Star co-mates a few weeks ago, and they're already out to find him. Born in London, Koperniak, 25, will serve as a representative for David as they attempt to depose an mighty Goliath adorned with stars and stripes. The outfielder, who came from Trinity College, Connecticut, by the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in September, Germany, made his GB debut in the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Regensburg, Massachusetts.