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Oli Marmol's Reaction Shows Cardinals Hit Home Run With Extension

The St. Louis Cardinals made the right call by giving Oli Marmol a new deal.
Patrick McAvoy|
Sep 23, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol walks back to the dugout after a pitching change against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images
Sep 23, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol walks back to the dugout after a pitching change against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images | Eakin Howard-Imagn Images

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The St. Lous Cardinals have their guy.

After a few months of chatter, the Cardinals announced on Sunday that they have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with manager Oli Marmol.

At the end of the day, maintaining some continuity in a period of reset is undeniably important. Marmol has shown that he can maximize talent and work with young groups since taking over as the manager of the Cardinals. Now, with veterans out the door left and right, it's more important now than ever to keep a voice in town to help the young guys reach their full potential.

The faster that can happen, the faster the Cardinals will be back to contention in the National League. Marmol's comments after the deal got done only affirm the idea of why it was important to get this deal done even more, as transcribed by Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat.

"The foundation of [the position] truly is trust,” Marmol said. “I think that word gets thrown around quite a bit in today’s world, but all good relationships are based off of it. Good decisions are based off of it. And I’m glad I had the last couple years to start to build that with Chaim in order to get to this point, because at the end of the day, when there’s transition like this, alignment matters a lot, and I can say with 100 percent certainty there’s a ton of trust and alignment in what we’re doing. ...

"I feel like I’m built exactly for this moment in Cardinal history. When you go up and down this [staff] group, they’re passionate about development, and a lot of us came up through the system doing exactly that. ... The combination of young guys stepping into leadership roles and coming alongside of them and helping them see what’s possible for themselves, it’s something I’m passionate about. You go down the list of our entire staff, it’s what they’re passionate about as well."

Marmol is the guy for the job for St. Louis. Fortunately, there is guaranteed stability now as the team begins this next era.

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PATRICK MCAVOY

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