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Cardinals notebook: Sosa would be first emergency catcher for the Redbirds

Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman throws from his knees on Wednesday, April 24, 2021, after making a diving catch in the fourth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com

Christian Gooden

We now know the identity of the Cardinals’ emergency catchers.

With starter and .339 batsman Yadier Molina sitting out Saturday’s rain-delayed game because of some right foot soreness he suffered during an at-bat on Friday, manager Mike Shildt said that infielder Edmundo Sosa and outfielder Austin Dean were the choices, in that order.