Coming into the 2025 season, Willson Contreras and Nolan Arenado were the veteran anchors to the St. Louis Cardinals' position player group after the former decided not to explore trades and the latter declined to waive his no-trade clause to the one team that decided to trade for him. Both are now out of action for the reCardinals and set to return sooner rather than later.
Today, Willson Contreras officially began serving his suspension handed down by Major League Baseball. Originally, Contreras was handed a six-game suspension, but he appealed the decision and has been continuing to play since then.