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2025 Batting
| STATS |
AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .227 | 12 | 37 | .713 | 4 |
Top Lars Nootbaar News
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Shelved with rib sprain
St. Louis placed Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left costochondral sprain.
Nootbaar will be sidelined through at least July 23 after he was removed from Saturday's 7-6 loss to Atlanta due to side discomfort. The outfielder had also been lifted from a game two days earlier due to the same issue, so the Cardinals opted to give him some extra time off. St. Louis activated Ivan Herrera (hamstring) from the IL in a corresponding move.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Pulled with side discomfort
Nootbaar was removed from Saturday's game against Atlanta due to left side discomfort, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Nootbaar has been dealing with a ribcage/intercostal injury over the past several weeks, which may have had something to do with his early removal Saturday. With the All-Star break quickly approaching, the Cardinals could look to get the 27-year-old an extra day of rest and sit him for Sunday's first-half finale.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: In lineup Friday
Nootbaar (ribs) is batting fifth and playing left field Friday against Atlanta.
Nootbaar was lifted from Thursday's game to get checked out for a rib injury, but he's back in the starting nine Friday. The 27-year-old is slashing .230/.334/.387 with 12 home runs in 380 plate appearances this season.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Lifted in seventh inning
Nootbaar was removed from Thursday's game against the Nationals in the seventh inning due to a rib cage injury, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The team stated that the move was precautionary, and Nootbaar is expected to be back in the lineup Friday versus Atlanta. While that's encouraging news, it is worth noting that the outfielder nursed a similar issue a couple weeks ago that costed him two games. Nootbaar went 1-for-3 with double and a run before departing Thursday's contest.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Nootbaar (intercostal) will start in left field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
Nootbaar missed the last two contests after aggravating a left intercostal injury, but he took batting practice Monday and is feeling well enough to give it a go in the second game of the series. The outfielder is slashing .227/.334/.381 with 11 home runs in 78 contests this season.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: IL decision could come Tuesday
Nootbaar (intercostal) was slated to take batting practice Monday to determine whether he'd be available to play Tuesday or require a longer absence, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nootbaar was given a pain-killing shot last week to combat a left intercostal issue and he hasn't played since aggravating the injury on a check swing in Saturday's game versus the Guardians. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol noted Monday before Nootbaar was slated to take batting practice that the outfielder "said it's feeling a little better." If it's determined Tuesday that Nootbaar isn't ready to play, the Cardinals could place him on the 10-day injured list. Brendan Donovan has been in left field and Thomas Saggese has handled second base the last two games with Nootbaar unavailable.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Likely out until Tuesday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Nootbaar will likely remain out of the lineup until at least Tuesday while the outfielder manages a left intercostal injury, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nootbaar has been in and out of the lineup over the past week due to the injury, which he appeared to aggravate during a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Guardians. The left-handed-hitting outfielder sat out Sunday's 7-0 victory while Cleveland sent lefty Logan Allen to the bump, and it makes sense for the Cardinals to hold him out again Monday versus the Pirates while southpaw Andrew Heaney takes the hill for Pittsburgh. While the Cardinals seem hopeful that Nootbaar will be ready to go Tuesday, a stint on the 10-day injured list can't be ruled out, given the nature of the injury.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: May be nursing rib injury
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that he had no medical update available on Nootbaar, who is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians after he appeared to tweak his rib on a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Nootbaar's absence from the lineup Sunday could have more to do with the fact that the Guardians are starting a lefty (Logan Allen) rather than an injury, but the outfielder's fantasy managers will nonetheless want to keep an eye on his status heading into the Cardinals' three-game series in Pittsburgh that begins Monday. Nootbaar, who had been nursing rib pain coming into Saturday, was able to finish out that contest.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Idle against lefty
Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
He'll hit the bench for a fourth straight matchup against a left-handed starter (Logan Allen), and Nootbaar appears to have settled into a strong-side platoon role after slashing an unremarkable .215/.333/.308 in 126 plate appearances versus southpaws this season. With Alec Burleson also out of the lineup Sunday, the Cardinals will deploy a starting outfield of Brendan Donovan, Victor Scott and Garrett Hampson from left to right.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Back in lineup
Nootbaar (side) is batting fifth and playing left field Friday against Cleveland.
Nootbaar missed back-to-back games with an intercostal injury, but he's feeling well enough to start Friday. He's riding a six-game hit streak, going 7-for-22 (.318) with three home runs and a 4:6 BB:K during that stretch.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Dealing with intercostal injury
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Nootbaar was unavailable Wednesday and again Thursday after receiving a pain-killing shot to combat an intercostal injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
It explains why Nootbaar is absent from the lineup for a second straight day Thursday. The Cardinals are optimistic that they caught the injury early and expect Nootbaar to be ready to return to the lineup Friday when they begin a road trip in Cleveland.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Sitting again versus southpaw
Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Nootbaar homered in each of the first two games of the series against the Cubs, but he's now been on the bench for two straight versus left-handed pitching. Brendan Donovan is playing left field and Thomas Saggese will cover second base for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Out against left-hander
Nootbaar is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
The left-handed-hitting Nootbaar typically plays against left-handed pitching, but he will begin Wednesday's contest on the bench as the Cubs send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the bump. Fellow left-handed-swinger Brendan Donovan will patrol left field for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Launches 10th homer
Nootbaar went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the Cubs in Monday's 8-2 victory.
Nootbaar got the scoring started in the contest with a two-run blast in the fourth inning, and his homer became contagious, as St. Louis slugged three more two-run shots over the following two frames. It was the 10th home run of the season for Nootbaar, marking the fourth straight campaign he has reached double-digit long balls. The fifth-year outfielder has an excellent chance of surpassing his career-best mark of 14 homers, which he reached in both 2022 and 2023.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: On bench against lefty
Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Nootbaar had started each of the Cardinals' last five contests, going 5-for-18 with a home run, a double, three RBI, two runs and a 4:5 BB:K. Though the lefty hitter appears to have settled back into a groove at the plate, he'll still get held out against select southpaws. Nootbaar will give up his spot in the outfield to Jordan Walker on Sunday with Andrew Abbott on the hill.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Out of lineup again Wednesday
Nootbaar is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
Nootbaar was out of the lineup Saturday and Sunday in Milwaukee as he battles through a slump at the plate. He returned to action Tuesday, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, and now finds himself back on the bench Wednesday. The Cardinals will turn to Brendan Donovan in left field and Nolan Gorman at second base.
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Demoted to seventh amidst slump
Nootbaar will start in left field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game versus the White Sox.
Each of Nootbaar's first 66 starts this season came from the leadoff spot. However, he's mired in a 1-for-32 slump with 17 strikeouts, prompting a move down to the lower third of the batting order after he was out of the lineup altogether the previous two games. Brendan Donovan is hitting leadoff for the second straight contest Tuesday.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: El Segundo, CA |
| Age: 27 |
| Experience: 4 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |