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Hochman: Reset did the trick for rookie Carlson this season

September 8 is a date forever woven in Cardinal red-lace lore for what happened in 1998.

But in time, when we look back in time, what happened in 2020 might be even more substantial in franchise history.

It was the day they sent the kid back down.

And when the organization’s top hitting prospect returned to the Cardinals, nine days later, he looked like an organization’s top hitting prospect. Counting the three playoff games, Dylan Carlson compiled a .389 on-base percentage and a .489 slugging percentage in his 15 games back.

Maybe one day Carlson will wear a red jacket like Mark McGwire, who hit his 62nd homer on Sept.