The St. Louis Cardinals will be without their best hitters when they start a two-game series in Toronto tonight. Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt are unvaccinated and not eligible to cross the border because of Canada’s vaccination requirement.
Goldschmidt is having a red letter year for the Redbirds leading the National League in hitting with a .335 batting average. The former Diamondback also leads the NL in OBP (.417), is second in RBI (77), and fourth in home runs (24). Goldshmidt has a legit shot at the triple crown, so there’s no surprise he’s at the top of the NL MVP odds boards at -155.