Newsday | Erik Boland: An old friend will toe the rubber for the Cardinals today for the second time in his career, but it won’t be nearly as abrupt as the first go-around. Jordan Montgomery was dealt from the Yankees just as the trade deadline expired in 2022 and just before his teammates were about to begin a game against the Mariners. It was a quite a shock and the lefty admitted that it wasn’t easy to pitch against them only four days after getting traded last year, though five shutout innings were more of a salve.