St. Louis Cardinals Cut 2 Players Before Giants Series Finale

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 18: Manager Oliver Marmol #37 of the St. Louis Cardinals watches the action during the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on July 18, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the middle of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals won the first game of the series 2-1 on Monday. The Giants won the second game 10-3 on Tuesday.

The finale is slated to begin at 12:15 p.m. CDT on Wednesday. Before Wednesday’s game, the Cardinals announced they cut two players from their active roster.

St. Louis Cardinals Cut 2 Players Amid San Francisco Giants Series

St. Louis Cardinals v Houston Astros — GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 19: Ramón Urías #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on during an at bat in the game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on April 19, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

The Cardinals designated infielder Ramón Urías and right-hander Peter Strzelecki for assignment, the team announced.

From MLB.com:

St. Louis Cardinals designated 3B Ramón Urías for assignment.
St. Louis Cardinals designated RHP Peter Strzelecki for assignment.

Baltimore Orioles v St. Louis Cardinals — GettyST LOUIS, MISSOURI – AUGUST 25: Peter Strzelecki #58 of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning at Busch Stadium on August 25, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

The Cardinals reinstated Strzelecki from the injured list on Wednesday before designating him for assignment.

By designating Urías for assignment, the Cardinals cleared a roster spot for rookie star JJ Wetherholt, who has been reinstated from the IL.

The Cardinals didn’t make a corresponding move for Strzelecki. He wasn’t on the active roster because of his IL stint.

Strzelecki and Urías will now go through waivers.

Looking at Ramón Urías

St. Louis Cardinals v Los Angeles Dodgers — GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 01: Ramón Urías #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates his home run in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The Cardinals signed Urías to a one-year, $2 million deal over the offseason.

Urías missed over three months this season due to right elbow lateral epicondylitis.

St. Louis Cardinals v San Francisco Giants — GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 09: Ramón Urías #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on September 09, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The infielder has hit .151/.260/.326 with four home runs and nine RBI over 43 games this season.

Urías spent the majority of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. He also had a brief stint with the Houston Astros.

Since making his MLB debut in 2020, Urías has slashed .252/.317/.399 with 54 home runs and 224 RBI.

Looking at Peter Strzelecki

Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago Cubs — GettyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 01: Peter Strzelecki #32 of the Milwaukee Brewers delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 01, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The Cardinals signed Strzelecki to a minor-league deal in July after he had been released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Strzelecki posted a 5.79 ERA over 14 innings with the Cardinals.

The right-hander has four years of big-league experience. He has a career ERA of 3.78 over 97 2/3 innings. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians before pitching for the Cardinals.