According to sports business reporter John Ourand, the St. Louis Cardinals have informed Major League Baseball that they plan on utilizing MLB as their broadcast partner moving forward. He put the news out on social media as the Cardinals have officially ended their relationship with Main Street Sports.

The multi-year saga surrounding the future of St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network was resolved Monday, as the team announced it would leave the beleaguered Main Street Sports group and transfer control of its broadcasts to Major League Baseball’s production studio.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday that Major League Baseball will produce and distribute all in-market St. Louis Cardinals games for the 2026 season. Fans will be able to watch games on traditional cable and satellite providers as well as through Cardinals.

The Cardinals will require a significant haul to twist their hand into trading away their All-Star slugger, as per MLB insider.

Liam Doyle has all the traits of a superstar ace for the St. Louis

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From the trade deadline to now, St. Louis has dealt away closer Ryan Helsley, starting pitcher Sonny Gray, first baseman/catcher Willson Contreras and several other veterans, including second baseman Brendan Donovan and high-leverage reliever JoJo Romero, have also been linked to trade rumors.

The St. Louis Cardinals need a lot of their top prospects to pan out if they want to sustain

As the Cardinals dive deeper into their rebuild, there is a still a crucial trade St. Louis must make before spring training.