St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (37) talks with starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) as Marmol prepares to remove Wainwright and retiring teammates catcher Yadier Molina, (eft, and first baseman Albert Pujols (5) at the same time during the fifth inning of the team’s final 2022 home game Oct. 2. This past week, Wainwright, 41, confirmed he has decided to seek a nearly-certain contract with the team for another year, rather than join Pujols and Molina in retirement. He is only five winning decisions shy of 200 for his major league career, all of which has been spent with St. Louis. (JEFF ROBERSON/AP FILE
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BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Adam Wainwright will pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals next season, choosing to return for an 18th and final…
