Dylan Carlson Expected to Begin MLB Rehab in Springfield on Friday

June 2, 2022, Springfield, MO – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that OF Dylan Carlson is expected to begin a Major League Rehab Assignment in Springfield this Friday.

The Cardinals play the Arkansas Travelers at 7:05pm on Friday, which also features post-game Country Music Fireworks. Click below to get your tickets right now.

Carlson, 23, finished 3rd in National League Rookie of the Year voting last season, batting .266 with 18 home runs, 31 doubles and 65 RBIs through 149 games in his first full big league season. He set the Cardinals single-season records for rookie switch-hitters in extra-base hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs and walks in 2021, while becoming the first rookie in MLB history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game multiple times in one season (9/17/21 vs. San Diego and 9/30/21 vs. Milwaukee).

Carlson was hitting .247 with two home runs, nine doubles and 11 RBIs in 39 games this season before hitting the Injured List on 5/23/22. Prior to debuting with St. Louis on 8/15/20, Carlson became just the third Springfield Cardinal in team history to win the Texas League Player of the Year award in 2019, hitting .281 with 21 home runs, 24 doubles, 59 RBIs and six triples in 108 games that season. He was selected by St. Louis in the 1st round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Elk Grove (CA) High School.

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Three Giveaways, Country Music Fireworks, Thirsty Thursday and more this weekend

The Cardinals continue the fun-filled six-game homestand against the Arkansas Travelers with home games every day through Sunday, June 5, featuring:

• Thursday, June 2, 7:05pm – Henry’s Towing Cardinals Keychain Giveaway (2,000) and Thirsty Thursday with drink specials for fans 21+ on all adult beverages all game. Gates open at 6:05pm.
• Friday, June 3, 7:05pm – Country Music Fireworks after the game. Gates open at 6:05pm.
• Saturday, June 4, 6:35pm – Central Bank of the Ozarks Heather Performance Trucker Cap Giveaway (2,000). Gates open at 5:35pm.
• Sunday, June 5, 5:35pm – Purina Bark in the Park and St. Louis Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt Bobblehead / Pet Photo Frame Giveaway (2,000), Hiland Dairy Ice Cream Sunday and MOST 529 Kids Run the Bases. Gates open at 4:35pm.

Back for 2022 is the Cardinals Happy Half-Hour before EVERY home game this season! For the first 30 minutes after gates open (gates open one hour before scheduled game time), all fans (21+) can enjoy drink specials on all adult beverages from Hammons Field concessions locations.

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