David Freese, a graduate of nearby Lafayette high school whose heroics in the 2011 playoffs helped lift the Cardinals to their 11th World Series in franchise history, was voted in by fans for induction to the 2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame class.
Freese was the top vote-getter in this year's Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot. He will be joined by longtime Cardinal and the organization's current infield instructor Jose Oquendo and two-time World Series-winning pitcher Max Lanier, who spent 12 years as a Cardinal.
An All-Star as a Cardinal in 2012, Freese was named the National League Championship Series and World Series MVP in 2011.