St. Louis Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol has agreed to a two-year contract extension that includes a club option for the 2029 season, it was announced on Sunday.
The Cardinals have missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons, going 78–84 in 2025 and finishing fourth in the NL Central.
Marmol, 39, has a 325-323 record in his four seasons in St. Louis.
They will be taxed to get the most out of a very young and unproven lineup – highlighted by infielder JJ Weatherholt, the top Rookie of the Year candidate for 2026 – as new team president Chaim Bloom goes through Year 1 of his rebuilding efforts. The infielder is the only player over 30 on the 40-man roster. Ramon Urias and soothing Riley O’Brien And raine stanek.

