The DeWitt family will be honored with the second annual “Red” medal, at the 58th St. Louis Baseball Writers’ dinner on Jan. 17 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
The “Red” award is given for longtime service to baseball in honor of Cardinals Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst. At that point, the DeWitt family will have been involved in professional baseball for 100 years.
Bill DeWitt Jr., is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Cardinals and Bill DeWitt III is the president of a club that has reached the playoffs 12 times in the last 16 seasons.