Cardinals to place Nolan Arenado on 10-day IL with shoulder injury: Sources
Arenado's shoulder issues date to early July. He missed a handful of games trying to avoid the IL and was hopeful rest over the All-Star break would alleviate the discomfort.
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Instead, he struggled mightily. Over the last 12 games, Arenado hit just .159/.213/.205 with only two extra-base hits and one RBI. Arenado's offensive decline has been a talking point all season. The 10-time Gold Glove Award winner has continued to play an excellent third base, but his season OPS dropped to .660 and he has not homered since June 21.
There is no immediate timetable for his return.
Nolan Gorman (back spasms) will come off the 10-day IL as the corresponding move and will see the bulk of starts at third base. Gorman began a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield on Tuesday and homered in Wednesday's game.
BANG! Nolan Gorman launches a two-run go-ahead shot while rehabbing for Double-A Springfield. pic.twitter.com/Efh9kKFagU
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) July 31, 2025
Arenado has been placed on the IL three previous times throughout his 13-year career, and just once with St. Louis. He missed the final two weeks of the 2023 season with back soreness, though the Cardinals were well out of contention and on course to finish 20 games under .500.
The Cardinals are also recalling Ryan Fernandez, Roddery Muñoz and Andre Granillo from Triple-A Memphis. St. Louis needs to replenish its bullpen after trading away its top three relievers in Ryan Helsley, Phil Maton and Steven Matz at the trade deadline. Fernandez struggled with the big league club in April, posting an 11.42 ERA over 11 appearances before being demoted to Memphis. However, he's been much more effective since, with a 3.12 ERA in 29 appearances and a 12.72 K/9 ratio.
Granillo was optioned to Memphis on Monday, but is eligible to be recalled because a roster spot opened via trade.
The Cardinals are still deciding who will take over the closer role, but president of baseball operations John Mozeliak indicated Thursday left-hander JoJo Romero was the top candidate. Right-handers Riley O'Brien and Kyle Leahy should see their usage expand to set-up roles as well.
(Photo of Arenado: Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)
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