“The point of this is we have a guy that is highly, highly, highly passionate about leading behind the plate,” Marmol said. Mix in the staff’s connection to Molina and the difficulty of navigating the pitching infrastructure, game-planning and terminology for a catcher in a new organization, and the Cardinals decided the best move was altering their plans for Contreras. After he singled up the middle, Contreras held his arms in the air and motioned for more from the crowd. He was greeted with more applause when he batted for the first time in the second inning, including Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman clapping on the mound. The Cubs paid tribute to Contreras with a pregame highlight video, and the grinning catcher popped out of the dugout and waved his hat to acknowledge the cheers from the crowd of 30,937. He had two hits and two RBIs in his first game against Chicago since he left the team in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. “But I’m happy to be back here at Wrigley Field.”Ĭontreras led the struggling Cardinals to a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Monday night. “It’s been (an) emotional last few days for me, for sure,” Contreras said. Louis.Īfter all, he was back at his first big league home. Not that it mattered all that much to Willson Contreras - even amid his bumpy transition to St. CHICAGO (AP) - It was rainy and cold in Chicago.
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