On Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, Nolan Arenado walked off the field to a standing ovation, perhaps for the last time as a Cardinal.
The third baseman, who has spent the past five seasons in St. Louis, admitted the moment felt like more than just another home finale.
“I mean, it’s starting to really feel like it,” Arenado said after being pulled from the lineup just before the first pitch of the Cardinals’ 5-1 win over the Brewers. The crowd of 32,723 rose to salute him, a gesture Arenado called both humbling and bittersweet.