Ex-Cardinals Fan-Favorite Available After Surprising Release

One former St. Louis Cardinals fan-favorite is hitting the open market after a stunning launch.

Former Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner has been within the Washington Nationals’ farm system this yr. He appeared in 23 video games in Triple-A and slashed .382/.516/.500 with one homer and 11 RBIs earlier than the workforce lower ties with him on Saturday as shared by the Washington Publish’s Andrew Golden and MLB Commerce Rumors’ Mark Polishuk.

“The Nationals are set to release catcher Andrew Knizner, the Washington Post’s Andrew Golden reports,” Polishuk shared. “The transaction comes in advance of an opt-out date in Knizner’s minor league contract this weekend, and the Nats have chosen to move on from the 30-year-old backstop rather than overwrite his opt-out by adding him to the big league roster.

“It’s arduous to say that Knizner might’ve gone any extra to benefit a call-up, as he’s hitting .382/.516/.500 over 91 plate appearances with Triple-A Rochester. This eye-popping slash line is clearly an enormous enchancment over Knizner’s rather more modest profession numbers within the minors, in addition to his .210/.279/.317 slash line over 887 profession PA within the majors with the Cardinals and Rangers from 2019-24.”

Knizner is just 30 years old and spent parts of five seasons at the big league level for St. Louis. He spent time with the Texas Rangers in 2024 but hasn’t appeared in any games at the big league level yet. What’s next for the former Cardinal?

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