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Cardinals top prospect Wetherholt earns Opening Day spot
by Tom Ruminski
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JJ Wetherholt has made the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals’ top prospect earned a roster spot for their Opening Day game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, the team announced Monday.
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Wetherholt is expected to begin the season as the team’s starting second baseman. The 23-year-old is the No. 5-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.
Wetherholt hit two homers with seven RBIs and a .780 OPS across 15 games during spring training. He went deep 17 times with 59 RBIs, 23 stolen bases, and a .931 OPS over 109 contests between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025.
St. Louis selected the infielder with the seventh pick in the 2024 draft.
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