The injury bug has taken another victim from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Saturday, third baseman Nolan Arenado was scratched from the lineup against the Chicago Cubs due to a right shoulder impingement, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is listed as day-to-day.
This is the second injury to hamper Arenado this week alone. On June 29, Arenado was removed from the game against the Cleveland Guardians after he jammed his finger. He then missed two games as a result of the injury.
Arenado is experiencing a bit of a down season offensively in 2025, hitting just .244 with 10 home runs and a .694 OPS. Despite that, the team still needs Arenado in the lineup everyday if they wish to make a playoff push.
At 47-42, just outside of the NL playoff picture, the Cardinals will have plenty to think about ahead of the trade deadline, which Arenado could be apart of due to injury concerns, and slowed production offensively.