This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. It becomes not fun when you have to play like that.. He deserved it," Wainwright said. It was the fourth time in his career that he had been placed on the DL. Animal Shelter On November 12, 2019, Wainwright and the Cardinals agreed to a one-year contract for the 2020 season. Adam Wainwright is preparing for his final season in the big leagues. [119] While facing the Milwaukee Brewers on September 23, Wainwright recorded his 2,000th career strikeout against Luis Uras. He uses all of his pitches against left-handed hitters, but he does not use the changeup against right-handers. You still got to hit it. [124] He led the major leagues in sacrifice hits, with 14. Kids never get sick when hes home. After the 2003 season, the Braves traded him to the Cardinals for outfielder J. D. Drew. He walked none and struck out nine, throwing 115 pitches, 86 for strikes. [101] He batted .262/.279/.452, a career-high .731 OPS, and two home runs. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. It was Wainwright's first World Series appearance since 2006 and first start. [114] On August 10, Wainwright pitched his first shutout since 2016, and his first ever Maddux against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in a 40 Cardinals win, throwing 88 pitches. Your friends at that age [are] just really, really important to you., I was surprised how overwhelmingly excited the kids were, because they always want him to be around, Jenny says. [41], A fantasy football enthusiast, Wainwright created and hosts a fantasy football network in eight cities called Big League Impact, designed to raise money for various charities. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. Over 31 starts during the regular season, he went 1410 with a 4.19 ERA, striking out 153 over 171+23 innings. [37] On April 18, he became the first pitcher in baseball since 1900 to achieve 28 strikeouts and zero walks in his first four starts of a season. His win, strikeout, complete game, and shutout totals were all career-bests. Cardinals: Did St. Louis confirm Adam Wainwright is returning in 2023? He says his "eyes welled up all over again" when he heard the news. [76], The Cardinals selected Wainwright to make his fourth career Opening Day start, and the season-opening game for MLB in 2015, in what was also the first-ever MLB Opening Night game. In addition, pitchers recovering from TJS often find it challenging at first to throw with the same command as before the surgery, and thus to achieve post-surgery results equal to pre-surgery results. Wainwright picked up 28 of 32 second-place votes. [33], On May 22, he threw his first complete-game shutout since August 6, 2010, and the third of his career in his ninth complete game. [85] For the second consecutive season, the Cardinals opened the MLB season, this time at PNC Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. ST. LOUIS Coming into the 2022 season, Cardinals veterans Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina needed just 21 starts together to break a record that will likely stand for decades, if not forever . The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that he and his wife, Jenny, learned Thursday that their adoption of 2 . [4] He also played football, in which he was named to the All-State team as a wide receiver his junior and senior years as well as All-Region honors as a placekicker. ", Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This was the case at first with Wainwright. ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright's family officially got a little bigger today. And he turned 40 in August. [23] In one 11-game stretch preceding August 16, he compiled 66+13 IP in nine of those starts and allowed two earned runs for a 0.27 ERA. Three days later, the Cardinals announced that Wainwright would miss the entire 2011 seasonand possibly the first three months of the next seasonafter finding that ulnar collateral ligament damage necessitated Tommy John surgery (TJS). Oct 27, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET 1 min read. After two somewhat uneven seasons in the Cardinals' minor league system, Wainwright made his MLB debut for St. Louis on September 11, 2005. [25][26], Wainwright was the runner-up for the 2010 NL Cy Young Award, finishing second in voting behind unanimous winner Halladay. Adam Wainwright. April 25, 2019 9:42 am. Near the end of the season, he had experienced elbow discomfort and nerve swelling. MAGAZINE: Cardinals Pitcher Adam Wainwright & Wife Jenny Are All About Family Matters. Wainwright married his high school sweetheart, Jenny Curry, in 2004. This past September he released a video, in which he asked his family, To play or not to play? Sure, it was staged a bit to make the video, but it followed legitimate conversations in the Wainwrights St. Simons Island, Georgia, home. He was reactivated on April 5 but placed on the disabled list again with right elbow inflammation on April 22. 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So excited to finally be able to share the birth an adoption of our son, Caleb Adam Wainwright! On Feb. 23, Wainwright tweeted a picture of his signature on a golf cart. Adam Wainwright Adoption Gifts & Merchandise | Redbubble [46] When fellow starter Shelby Miller defeated Nationals' starter Jordan Zimmermann on September 26, he denied Zimmermann his 20th victory. I dont know. But in the pandemic-shortened season, Wainwright recorded more starts (10) and wins (five) than any other Cardinals pitcher, as the team again advanced to the postseason (second in the NL Central, but lost the NL Wild-Card Series). Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and wife adopt a baby boy - Audacy [15] He suffered a strain on the middle finger of his pitching hand in June, causing him to miss 2+12 months of the season. I finally was like, I feel like maybe I need a little bit of help here, Jenny said. The Wainwrights, along with their four daughters, announced the adoption of Caleb Adam Wainwright. His name is Caleb Adam Wainwright. Theres a lot of things you end up doing on your own, Jenny says about life as a baseball wife. He just has such a commanding presence whenever he toes the rubber. Jeter, who was retiring after the season, doubled on Wainwright's second pitch of the game. Adam Parrish Wainwright (born August 30, 1981), nicknamed "Waino" and "Uncle Charlie", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).. They only get sick when Im there by myself.. Just a lot of missing your spouse when hes traveling. The Pirates, Reds, and Cardinals were all close contenders for the Central division title in September. [13], In March 2008, Wainwright signed a four-year deal with the Cardinals worth $21 million, with two club options for 2012 and 2013 that made the potential aggregate value $36 million. From 2007-2022, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina were the starting battery for the St. Louis Cardinals in 328 regular season games. This story appears in the Spring 2022 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Cardinals' Adam Wainwright to return for final MLB season in 2023 A family of two, three or four children needs foster placement, said One Heart Family director Emily Nienhuis. [120][121], On October 1, the Cardinals and Wainwright agreed on a one-year deal for the 2022 season. Though they've been caring for Caleb for more than two months now, Adam and Jenny Wainwright, parents to four daughters, completed the adoption process for the boy on Thursday morning. Adam Wainwright Explains Why He Likes New Pitch Clock And Gets Cut Off Its getting harder, Adam acknowledges. Not something to feel guilty about. 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The Cardinals won the game 154, with Wainwright picking up the win.