Nolan Arenado’s goal is to be one of them, the champion St. Louis Cardinals third basemen, a club with a unique membership distinction. See, in a sport where so many players hail from Texas and California, Puerto Rico and the Dominican, the past five third basemen to win a World Series for St. Louis have been from Cardinal Country.
David Freese (2011), of course, is from Wildwood.
Scott Rolen (2006) grew up in Jasper, Indiana, about three hours from St. Louis, where his family sometimes road-tripped for Cards games.
Ken Oberkfell (1982) grew up 16 miles from Busch Stadium in Maryville, Illinois.