OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Sun 7/13/25 1:44 PM

St. Louis placed Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left costochondral sprain.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Sat 7/12/25 4:05 PM

Nootbaar was removed from Saturday's game against Atlanta due to left side discomfort, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Fri 7/11/25 2:08 PM

Nootbaar (ribs) is batting fifth and playing left field Friday against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Thu 7/10/25 10:36 PM

Nootbaar left 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.
EDGE Analysis
The team stated that the move was precautionary and Nootbaar is expected to be back in the lineup Friday. While that's positive news, it is worth noting that he nursed a similar issue that cost him two games from late June into early July

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Tue 7/1/25 3:34 PM

Nootbaar (intercostal) will start in left field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
Nootbaar missed each of 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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Tue 7/1/25 11:00 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Mon 6/30/25 11:03 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Sun 6/29/25 11:51 AM

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 Saturday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
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. Nootbaar, who had been nursing rib pain coming into Saturday, was able to finish out that contest.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Sun 6/29/25 9:36 AM

Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTLars Nootbaar
OF STL
Fri 6/27/25 2:36 PM

Nootbaar (side) is batting fifth and playing left field Friday against Cleveland.
EDGE Analysis
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.