It has been seven years since Rick Ankiel last played for the Cardinals, for whom he had a career unlike anyone in the storied history of the franchise. And soon he’s coming back to St. Louis, this time to talk about — rather than play for — the team.
Ankiel, who played for five other teams after leaving the Cardinals in 2009 before finishing his big-league career in 2013 with the Mets, has been hired by Fox Sports Midwest as a studio analyst for some Redbirds pregame and postgame shows. He is to make his debut at 5:30 p.