ESPN.com · Mar 19, 2016
Source: Cards close to deal with SS Tejada
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Two days after getting released by the New York Mets, shortstop Ruben Tejada is on the verge of completing a major league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, a source told ESPN.com.
St. Louis needed another infielder after losing shortstop Jhonny Peralta for the first few months of the season with a torn ligament in his left thumb, which required surgery to repair.
Tejada had returned healthy this spring training after suffering a fractured fibula in his right leg on a slide from Chase Utley of the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 2 of the National League Division Series.
Tejada hit .261 with three homers and 28 RBIs in 360 at-bats last season.