Redbirds back home to face International League-leading Norfolk
Luken Baker, chasing Memphis’ single-season franchise home runs record, recalled by St. Louis during series loss at Durham.
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August 2023
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Memphis heads to Durham as Luken Baker closes in on Redbirds record
The slugger homered five times in a 4-2 International League series loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
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Opportunity knocks: New Redbirds pitchers have fresh start in Cardinals’ organization
Three new pitchers now in the starting rotation for the Memphis Redbirds are essentially auditioning for the same role with the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals.
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July 2023
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Redbirds home against Jumbo Shrimp coming off series split with Iowa Cubs
With Major League Baseball’s trade deadline fast-approaching, Tommy Edman has been down on a rehab assignment from St. Louis and Memphis is halfway through a 12-game homestand.
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Suiting up: Memphis sports mascots never forget who they are — or were
It is not your regular job — climbing inside a costume and playing the part of NBA mascot Grizz, Memphis Tigers mascot Pouncer or becoming Rockey the Rockin’ Redbird. In fact, it can be all-consuming.
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Redbirds head to Charlotte coming off series loss to Gwinnett
Memphis goes into the Charlotte series fifth in the International League’s West Division, 14 games behind league leader Norfolk and 9.5 behind division leader St. Paul.
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Redbirds return from break to open series at AutoZone Park
Memphis plays a three-game set against Gwinnett that opens Friday night.
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Redbirds’ Kramer Robertson feels influence of his famous mom
His mother, Kim Mulkey, knows a thing or two about sports. She just won her fourth national championship as a women’s college basketball head coach, this time at LSU.
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Roughed up by Nashville, the Redbirds head to Indianapolis next
The Sounds handed Memphis five losses in a six-game International League series at AutoZone Park.
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June 2023
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Redbirds return home for six-game series with Nashville
Memphis closes a 12-game road trip and the second half of its 2023 International League season with a 16-6 win over the Iowa Cubs.
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A quarter-century ago, AutoZone Park gave Downtown a jump-start
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A quarter-century ago, AutoZone Park gave Downtown a jump-start
After decades of decline, Downtown started to rebound — and perhaps nothing spurred the comeback quite like the 2000 opening of AutoZone Park at Third and Union. The whole atmosphere changed. Or as now-retired AutoZone executive Ray Pohlman remembers: “Downtown was cool ... it just flourished.”
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Big bats carry the Redbirds to series split with the Jumbo Shrimp
Memphis homers nine times while going 3-3 in International League series with Jacksonville; slugger Luken Baker returns to the Redbirds as the St. Louis Cardinals activate Lars Nootbaar from the injured list.
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Baseball fathers give their sons everything they have
From that first game of catch between father and son, they have grown closer. “Everybody thinks they’ve got the greatest dad in the world, and I do, too,” says Memphis Redbirds pitcher Tommy Parsons.
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Redbirds split with Durham, visit Jumbo Shrimp next
Memphis goes 3-3 in six-game International League series with the Durham Bulls and heads to Jacksonville next.
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Redbirds honor Memphis Red Sox
The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro Baseball League that operated from 1920 to 1959.
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Redbirds home to face the Durham Bulls after winning series at Omaha
Memphis takes six-game series with the Storm Chasers 4-2 and sits third in the International League’s West Division.
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May 2023
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Big-bat Baker lifts Redbirds in series finale
The win was just the second for the Redbirds in their six-game series with International League-leading Norfolk.
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‘Big teddy bear’ having fierce offensive year for Memphis Redbirds
For first baseman Luken Baker to take the step from Triple-A to the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals or some other team, he’s going to have to “knock the door down,” said Memphis manager Ben Johnson.
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Redbirds turn to league-leading Norfolk Tides after rough sailing with Gwinnett
Memphis lost its lead in the International League’s West Division after going 1-5 against the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate.
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Waiting Game: Redbirds pitcher Michael McGreevy refining his craft until Cardinals call
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Waiting Game: Redbirds pitcher Michael McGreevy refining his craft until Cardinals call
Right-handed pitcher Michael McGreevy, a 2021 first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, is having success at Triple-A Memphis by being true to his self: trying to get “early, weak contact” from hitters, so he can eventually change his work address from AutoZone Park to Busch Stadium.
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Redbirds return to AutoZone Park for 12-game homestand
Coming off a 4-2 road series win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Memphis opens a six-game series against the Gwinnett Stripers on Tuesday night followed by a six-game series against the International League-leading Norfolk Tides.
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‘RoboUmp?’ Not exactly
Baseball’s automated ball-strike (ABS) system is getting a long look from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. The Memphis Redbirds and other Triple-A teams are now playing all games with one of two ABS versions.
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Redbirds return home with big names for Jumbo Shrimp series
Highly regarded prospects Jordan Walker and Michael McGreevy are with the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A affiliate, for the start of a series against Jacksonville.
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April 2023
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Redbirds extend win streak to 11 games
Paul DeJong, on a rehab assignment from the St. Louis Cardinals, drove in six runs Friday night at AutoZone Park to help the Memphis Redbirds extend its win streak to 11 games with an 8-4 win over Indianapolis.
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Now playing at AutoZone Park: Masyn Winn, the St. Louis Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect
Notebook: The Memphis Redbirds’ home-opener gave fans their first look at top prospect Masyn Winn and scorekeeper John Guinozzo, 74, was at his usual post and recalling a 40-year-old run-in with Nashville manager Stump Merrill.
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