O'Neill was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sprained right foot, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
It's unclear when exactly O'Neill suffered the injury, but he was mired in a 1-for-18 slump over his previous five games. The 27-year-old will be eligible to be reinstated during the final week of the regular season, but the Cardinals could opt to hold him out with nothing of consequence to play for. Juan Yepez was recalled in a corresponding move, though it'll be Richie Palacios taking O'Neill's place in left field Sunday.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Out of Friday's lineup
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O'Neill is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
The Cardinals have been giving O'Neill regular off days down the stretch while he deals with a persistent knee issue. Richie Palacios will be in left field for this one.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Taking seat Monday
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Baltimore.
O'Neill has been given regular maintenance days to combat a nagging knee issue, as he'll be sitting Monday for the eight time across the Cardinals' last 20 contests. Lars Nootbaar will spell O'Neill in left field Monday while Tommy Edman gets a day out of the infield and covers center.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Sits down Saturday
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O'Neill isn't in the Cardinals' lineup Saturday against the Reds.
O'Neill will get a day off Saturday despite being 8-for-21 with two home runs, five RBI and four runs scored since the beginning of September. Richie Palacios will step in as St. Louis' left fielder and bat eighth.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: On bench Wednesday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup Wednesday at Atlanta.
O'Neill went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a stolen base and two total runs scored in the Cardinals' win over the NL East leaders on Tuesday, but it'll be Lars Nootbaar, Tommy Edman and Jordan Walker starting across the outfield Wednesday versus tough right-hander Spencer Strider. Alec Burleson is filling the DH role.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Big night in Tuesday's win
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O'Neill went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-6 win over Atlanta.
The 28-year-old outfielder put together his first multi-hit performance since Aug. 11, while his second-inning shot off Michael Soroka gave O'Neill homers in back-to-back games, and seven in 28 contests since the beginning of August. Sustained success has been tough for O'Neill to come by in 2023, but a 5-for-12 start to September offers some hope he could be poised for a big final month.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Swats three-run homer
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Pirates on Saturday.
O'Neill gave the Cardinals an early lead with a three-run shot in the second inning, but Pittsburgh rallied late to take the win. The long ball was his eighth in what has been another injury-plagued season for O'Neill, as he's missed over 70 games due to back and knee issues. The outfielder has largely struggled when he has been able to play, slashing .232/.315/.411 with 19 RBI, 24 runs, four steals and a 26.7 percent strikeout rate over 232 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Out of Sunday's lineup
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Pirates, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
O'Neill started the first two games of the series and will receive Sunday off after going 2-for-8 with a double and a three-run homer. Richie Palacios, Lars Nootbaar and Jordan Walker will start from left to right in the outfield for St. Louis.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Returns to lineup
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O'Neill (knee) is starting in left field and batting sixth Friday against Pittsburgh.
Left knee soreness kept O'Neill from playing Thursday, but the issue seems to have subsided ahead of Friday's series opener with the Pirates. O'Neill has been having a tough time at the plate recently, going just 2-for-18 with seven strikeouts across his last six games.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Dealing with more knee soreness
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres due to left knee discomfort, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
O'Neill has dealt with the knee issue off and on for the bulk of August. He's unavailable off the bench Wednesday, though it's unclear at this point whether O'Neill's absence might extend into the weekend. Richie Palacios will pick up the start in left field Wednesday in place of O'Neill.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Takes seat Wednesday
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O'Neill is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
The hulking outfielder looks to be receiving a routine day off. With O'Neill getting a breather, Richie Palacios will patrol left field for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Notches steal in return
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O'Neill (knee) went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Padres.
O'Neill sat out with knee discomfort Sunday, but it was a minor enough issue for him to only miss one game. The outfielder played the full game in left field, which should alleviate concerns about the injury. He's up to four steals on the year while slashing .236/.323/.405 across 60 contests.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Batting second in return
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O'Neill (knee) will start in left field and bat second in Monday's game against the Padres.
O'Neill will return to the starting nine after he had been scratched from the lineup ahead of Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies with left knee discomfort. The Cardinals' decision to deploy O'Neill in the outfield rather than at designated hitter suggests the club has limited concern about his ability to comfortably play defense or run the bases.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Scratched with knee discomfort
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O'Neill was scratched from the lineup Sunday versus the Phillies due to left knee discomfort, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Richie Palacios will instead start in center field and bat eighth as the Cardinals close out their three-game weekend series at Philadelphia. The oft-injured O'Neill is presumably day-to-day.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Taking seat Wednesday
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Pittsburgh.
The Cardinals are going with Alec Burleson in left field as they try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Pirates. O'Neill went 1-for-7 with a double in the first two games of the series.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Not starting Sunday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Mets.
O'Neill started the first three games of the series and went 4-for-9 with two doubles, a solo homer and three walks, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's finale. Alec Burleson will handle left field while Luken Baker serves as the designated hitter.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Smacks seventh homer
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O'Neill went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Mets.
O'Neill's hitting has been a bit spotty in August -- he's batting .182 over 14 games this month, but five of his eight hits in that span have been homers. The outfielder gave the Cardinals a seventh-inning spark in Thursday's loss. For the season, he's at a .235/.316/.406 slash line, seven homers, 16 RBI, 23 runs scored, eight doubles and three stolen bases over 51 contests. He's still seeing a starting role in left field, though he could also work in tandem with Tommy Edman to cover center field while Lars Nootbaar (abdomen) and Dylan Carlson (oblique) are on the injured list.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Hits bench Wednesday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
O'Neill's streak of five consecutive starts will come to an end Wednesday as Alec Burleson replaces him in the left field. After slashing .306/.404/.571 in his first 14 games upon returning from the 60-day injured list July 20, O'Neill has fallen into a 3-for-24 rut at the plate over his subsequent eight games.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Logs third steal
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O'Neill went 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.
O'Neill's steal was his second since coming off the injured list in July, and his third of the season in as many attempts. The outfielder also logged his third multi-walk game of the season. He's scuffling a bit in August, batting .176 (6-for-34) with five walks over 11 contests this month. The slump has him down to a .238/.318/.400 slash line with six home runs, 15 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight doubles over 48 games this season.
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Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Goes yard Friday
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O'Neill went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 12-8 loss to the Royals.
O'Neill contributed a fifth-inning homer to the Cardinals' failed comeback effort. After battling knee tightness earlier in the week, he's been in the lineup in left field for two straight games, and it's encouraging he played the full game Friday despite the early lopsided score. The outfielder is slashing .247/.318/.416 with six homers, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases over 170 plate appearances this season.
