Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 468 | 131 | 59 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 70 | 4 | 0.280 | 27.6 |
2025 | 344 | 102 | 51 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 52 | 3 | 0.297 | 38.3 |
2024 | 587 | 163 | 65 | 14 | 73 | 47 | 81 | 5 | 0.278 | 33.4 |
2023 | 327 | 92 | 48 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 0.281 | 22.8 |
2022 | 391 | 110 | 64 | 5 | 45 | 60 | 70 | 2 | 0.281 | 22.4 |
Date | News |
7/15/25 | Cardinals All-Star's Trade Likelihood Revealed After Strong First Half. Following a strong first half, St. Louis Cardinals all-star Brendan Donovan is being mentioned among players who could be traded soon. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-stars-t... |
7/09/25 | Nootbaar and Donovan homer to help the Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2. Brendan Donovan homered in a three-run third inning, Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer in the sixth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night in a game that started after a 2-hour, 19-minute rain delay. Steven Matz, Phil Maton, and JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save in 23 chances. Source: https://krcgtv.com/sports/content/nootbaar-and-don... |
7/08/25 | Nootbaar and Donovan homer to help the Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2. Brendan Donovan homered in a three-run third inning, Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer in the sixth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night in a game that started after a 2 hour, 19 minute rain delay. Steven Matz, Phil Maton and JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save in 23 chances. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nootbaar-donovan-... |
7/07/25 | Cardinals All-Star Brendan Donovan Just Made St. Louis History. The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the biggest breakout stars in the National League. Brendan Donovan entered the 2025 season expected to be in a super utility role once again. Donovan has played all over the place for the club over the past few years and has been good at it. Donovan has a Gold Glove award under his belt and has been very solid offensively. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
7/06/25 | Former Alabama prep, South Alabama standout going to MLB All-Star Game. St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan became the fifth former South Alabama player picked for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game when he was named a National League reserve on Sunday. The 95th MLB All-Star Game is scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta. After the starting lineups for the game were revealed last week, the pitchers and reserves were announced on Sunday. Source: https://www.al.com/sports/2025/07/former-alabama-h... |
7/05/25 | $2.85 Million Cardinals Gold Glover Predicted To Make NL All-Star Team As Reserve. The St. Louis Cardinals find themselves in a unique position this season. Second baseman Brendan Donovan has been a key member of the team this year and has established himself as the Cardinals' leadoff hitter. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report had Donovan on his list of projected NL reserves. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/30/25 | Breakout Star Has 'Dream' Of Spending Career With Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals are fortunate to have one of the biggest breakout stars of the National League. There's no other way to say it than that is the case with Brendan Donovan. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he said his "dream" would be to spend his whole career in town, as shared by The Athletic's Katie Woo. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/27/25 | Looking for Friday's Cardinals game? Here's how to watch. STL Cardinals Looking for Friday's Cardinals game? Here's how to watch The Cardinals will face the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 p.m. CT on Friday, June 17, at Progressive Field. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan, Masyn Winn and Victor Scott II celebrate a victory over the Chicago Cubs, Monday, June 23, 2025, in St. Louis. Author: Alli Hebel Published: 8:39 AM CDT June 27, 2025 Updated: 8:39 AM CDT June 27, 2025 CLEVELAND — Looking for the St. Louis Cardinals game? Friday night's game will stream exclusively on Apple TV+. The Cardinals will face the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 p.m. CT on Friday, June 27, at Progressive Field. This will be the first game of a three-game Source: https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardin... |
6/26/25 | Cardinals All-Star Hopeful Becoming 'Untradeable' Asset. The St. Louis Cardinals certainly couldn't ask for more from Brendan Donovan this season. There's a very real chance that Donovan will land a spot on the National League All-Star team and he absolutely deserves it. The 28-year-old has played 73 games so far this season for St. Louis and is slashing .305/.372/.432 with five homers, 29 RBIs, three stolen bases, 21 doubles, and 43 runs scored. Donovan already has 87 base hits this season, good for sixth in the National League. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/23/25 | Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan Falls in Latest NL All-Star Balloting. St. Louis Cardinals’ second baseman Brendan Donovan falls to fifth place in latest NL All-Star ballot update. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-brendan... |
6/19/25 | Cardinals get encouraging update on Brendan Donovan extension. The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot to manage over the next few months. While the 2025 MLB trade deadline will be a hugely important time, the team also needs to make tough decisions on how it will construct its roster for years to come. One of the focal points of this rebuild, the Cardinals are on the precipice of, is Brendan Donovan. The team's versatile infielder and outfielder, Donovan, is a huge part of the Cardinals at the moment, but with an extension looming in two more years, there is concern that he could be on his way out of the city. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/st-louis-cardi... |
6/18/25 | Cards' Brendan Donovan looks to continue hot streak vs. White Sox. Whether Brendan Donovan remains atop the St. Louis Cardinals' batting order is to be determined, but his contributions in a recent cameo can't be overlooked. Donovan enters Wednesday night's visit to the Chicago White Sox with six hits in his past two games, including a 4-for-5 effort during St. Louis' 12-2 rout in the series opener Tuesday. Traditional leadoff man Lars Nootbaar returned to the lineup and scored a run from the No. 7 slot but recently was held out as he tries to halt an extended skid. Nootbaar is 5-for-51 with 20 strikeouts in his last 13 games. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/cards-bren... |
6/17/25 | Cardinals' Donovan and Herrera shine in rout of White Sox. Brendan Donovan had four hits and Iván Herrera drove in four runs to back a strong start by Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis Cardinals handed the Chicago White Sox their sixth straight loss, 12-2 on Tuesday night. Alec Burleson went 3 for 5 for St. Louis, including his sixth home run, a solo shot in the seventh that made it 9-2. Victor Scott II — in the midst of a 5-for-35 slump — hit a two-run homer off Chicago position player Vinny Capra in the ninth. Source: https://www.ky3.com/2025/06/18/cardinals-donovan-h... |
6/16/25 | Cardinals' Donovan off to Surprisingly Slow Start in All-Star Voting. Despite the incredible season he is having, Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan is currently in fourth place for NL second basemen in all-star voting. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-donovan... |
6/15/25 | Cardinals Lineup Could Feature Breakout Star Vs. Brewers. The St. Louis Cardinals haven't had one of their most important bats in the lineup over the last few days but it sounds like that could change on Sunday. MLB.com's John Denton shared that all went well for Donovan on Saturday and the current expectation is that he will be ready to return on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. "Cardinals 2B/LF Brendan Donovan (sprained left big toe) said he came out of today's BP and ground ball work pain free and expects he will be ready to return to the lineup on Sunday vs. the Brewers," Denton said. St. Louis has been playing short-handed as it hoped to avoid an Injured List stint for Donovan. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/14/25 | Cardinals get bad news on fan favorite Brendan Donovan. It's not what you want to hear if you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan, especially in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Infielder Brendan Donovan missed his third consecutive game on Friday as the team evaluates the severity of his sore left big toe injury. Per Derrick Goold of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals are willing to play this weekend against the Brewers shorthanded to allow Donovan time to recover, with a final decision of whether or not he hits the injured list to be made on Sunday. “I want to see how he responds to moving around,” Cardinals manager Oli Marmol said. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/st-louis-cardi... |
6/13/25 | Cardinals' Brendan Donovan IL Decision Delayed Amid Crucial Weekend Series. The second baseman is feeling better after taking groundballs and BP on Friday. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-brendan... |
6/12/25 | Cardinals Breakout Star Called 'Surprise All-Star Candidate'. St. Louis Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan has been quite the pleasant surprise for St. Louis this season. The young star is slashing .310/.379/.440 early on in the season and he's been a huge reason why the Cardinals have been as successful as they've been. FanSided's Zachary Rotman recently suggested Donovan was the Cardinals' most surprising All-Star candidate early in the season. "Brendan Donovan has always been a solid player for the St. Louis Cardinals, but did anyone expect him to have the season he's had thus far?" Rotman wrote. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/12/25 | Cardinals Building Block Linked To Astros Blockbuster Trade Buzz. The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the National League's biggest surprises of the season. Brendan Donovan looks like an All-Star and is having the best season of his career so far. The Cardinals have been missing him over the last few days and now their record is down to 36-32 on the season. While this is the case, there is no reason for the Cardinals to even think about trading him, but The Athletic's Jim Bowden called him a “possible target” for the Houston Astros. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
6/12/25 | Cardinals' Brendan Donovan's MRI Results, Return Timeline Revealed. The St. Louis Cardinals had a slight scare but it sounds like everything is going to be okay. Brendan Donovan was forced to leave the game on Tuesday due to what was then called after the game "left toe discomfort." MLB.com's John Denton shared the news on Tuesday. "Cardinals LF Brendan Donovan was removed from the game with left toe discomfort, per the club," Denton said. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |