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Former St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champion Returns to Team in Coaching Capacity

After being let go by the Miami Marlins, this former Cardinals WS champ will be back in the team's dugout in 2025.

Brady Farkas

St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jason Heyward (22) greets center fielder Jon Jay (19) as Jay scores a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the seventh inning at PNC Park in 2015.
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jason Heyward (22) greets center fielder Jon Jay (19) as Jay scores a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the seventh inning at PNC Park in 2015. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
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Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay will be back with the organization in 2025, as he's accepted a coaching role with the team.

He had previously been with the Miami Marlins for the last two years, but was recently let go in their massive organizational overhaul.

Katie Woo of The Athletic had the original report (subscription required). MLBTradeRumors says it's not known exactly what Jay will be doing with the Cardinals, but he won't be coaching a base - something he did do in Miami.

The 39-year-old Jay spent 12 years in the big leagues as a player with the Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels. Lifetime, he was a .283 hitter who popped 37 homers and stole 55 bases.

He spent six productive seasons with St. Louis, helping the group win the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers. He made the playoffs in six different major league seasons, hitting .225 in October. He also helped the Marlins get to the playoffs in the 2023 season as a coach.

The Cardinals are coming off a season in which they finished in a tie for second place in the National League Central. They haven't made the playoffs since the 2022 season and could be headed for a mini-rebuild. The group has an aging roster and is likely to let Paul Goldschmidt go in free agency. They could also trade Sonny Gray as a way to jumpstart the rebuild and save some money in the process.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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