I have utmost respect for him ..." said the 75-year-old Schmidt, who had just thrown out the first pitch before the Marlins game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado connected on a home run and a double Thursday against the Miami Marlins.

The Los Angeles Dodgers may want to re-enter the Nolan Arenado sweepstakes following a rough start for Hyeseong Kim.

Cardinals' Nolan Arenado shut down trade rumors and showcase talk during a spring training game vs. the Yankees.

Arenado, 33, is now “considering a potential deal to Houston” after the team improved its roster over the last couple of months, per MLB.com. In the deal that got killed in December, the Cardinals were set to send $15-20 million to the Astros for Arenado, who is owed $74 million over the next three years.