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Former Cardinals Superstar To Join Broadcast Booth For Postseason

St. Louis will still have a member of the Cardinals to watch this playoff run

Scott Neville

Former Cardinals Superstar To Join Broadcast Booth For Postseason
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The St. Louis Cardinals have been out of postseason contention for months despite coming into the year as a National League Central favorite.

Few people could have predicted the quick demise of the 2023 roster, never mind a last-place finish in one of the weakest divisions in Major League Baseball. 

While St. Louis did not come close to making the playoffs, fans can see one member of the roster on the brightest stage.

Cardinals legend Adam Wainwright announced that he would be joining the FOX Broadcast for the American League Division Series alongside former St. Louis catcher A.J. Pierzynski and announcer Adam Amin while appearing on the "Foul Territory" podcast.

Wainwright has had a busy couple of weeks and does not appear to be slowing down. The 42-year-old just wrapped up a tumultuous season in which he posted a 7.40 ERA with a 55-to-41 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .345 batting average against and 1.90 WHIP in 101 innings. 

On Sept. 18, the three-time All-Star turned back the clock to put up seven shutout innings and claim his 200th career win. 

Since then, he logged his final at-bat -- something he wanted to do before ending his final season -- and put on a concert in Busch Stadium to launch his music career with three original singles.

Wainwright will take a few days off and then get right back to work, now in a broadcast booth.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the St. Louis Cardinals for FanNation's "Inside The Cardinals" on Sports Illustrated. Before starting "Inside The Cardinals", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox."  After a few months as the top Major League Baseball site in the program, Neville sought expansion and pitched "Inside The Cardinals," one of the newest additions to FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group. The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Cardinals" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu