JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals is close to tying a unique MLB record as he has been hit by a pitch in five straight games.

The St. Louis Cardinals infielder has been off to a hot start to kick off his big league career.

The St. Louis Cardinals came into the season as an obvious rebuilding team after trading players like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Arenado, and Sonny Gray during the offseason. The Donovan trade opened up a clear lane for top prospect JJ Wetherholt to come in ...

JJ Wetherholt is almost certainly ready. But are the St. Louis Cardinals ready to keep one of MLB's top prospects on the Opening Day roster? That's the question everyone is still asking. As of Sunday night, the Cardinals had yet to make a public determination on what's happening with Wetherholt.

Christian Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Ramón Urías to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Jose Altuve out at 2nd.

St. Louis — In a season full of firsts for the former Mountaineer, JJ Wetherholt connected on a pair of home runs Tuesday night in St. Louis to collect the first multi-homer game of his big league career.

Cardinals' standout rookie JJ Wetherholt saw his recent struggles as a challenge that he described as 'fun' to battle through. He responded by smacking two first-pitch homers in a Wednesday defeat of the Guardians.

JJ Wetherholt made the Guardians' pay for not picking him in the 2024 Draft with a multi-homer night on Tuesday.