The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that fans will be able to catch 29 of the club’s 30 spring contests on either Cardinals.TV, Matrix Midwest, KMOX 104.1 FM & 1120 AM/Cardinals Radio Network affiliates or MLB digital platforms. The Cardinals Spring Training schedule will consist of 28 Grapefruit League games and two exhibition matchups against Team Nicaragua at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and the club’s Double-A affiliate Springfield Cardinals at Hammons Field.
Television & Streaming
Cardinals.TV & MLB.TV will stream 16 Spring Training contests in 2026 with live game coverage beginning on Monday, February 23, when the Cardinals host the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium at noon CT. All 16 Spring Training games on Cardinals.TV/MLB.TV will be free to stream for fans with a valid MLB.com account. Games can also be streamed on the MLB app and via cardinals.com.
Additionally, eight of the Cardinals.TV Spring telecasts will be simulcast locally on free, over-the-air Matrix Midwest (over-the-air on channel 32 and channel 6 on Spectrum/Charter).
Chip Caray will handle play-by-play duties with Brad Thompson and Stefan Caray serving as analysts, while the team’s new host/reporter and St. Louis native, Dani Wexelman, will make her debut for two Spring matchups. Wexelman will share reporter duties in the regular season with Jim Hayes, who returns on Opening Day and all Cardinals home games in his 25th season covering Cardinals baseball.
The Cardinals Spring Breakout Game vs. Washington on March 19 at 4:30 PM CT, featuring a roster of the club’s top prospects across the minor leagues, will also be streamed for free on Cardinals.TV and all MLB digital platforms.
Radio
The team’s flagship radio station KMOX 104.1 FM/1120 AM will broadcast 18 spring games with John Rooney, Ricky Horton, Mike Claiborne, and Matt Pauley behind the microphone. The radio schedule begins with the club’s Grapefruit League opener versus Washington on Saturday, February 21. Cardinals Spring Training games will also be carried on the 168 Cardinals Radio Network affiliates. Fans are encouraged to check their local listings for details.
The Spring opener against Washington and the February 22 game at Houston will also be broadcast by Cardinals Spanish Radio announcers Polo Ascencio and Bengie Molina on WIJR 880 AM and the nine Cardinals Spanish Radio Network affiliate stations. An additional nine contests will be streamed via cardinals.com and the MLB app featuring play-by-by and commentary from a combination of broadcasters Mike Claiborne, Matt Pauley, and Tom Ackerman.
The Cardinals 2026 Spring Training broadcast schedule follows below (subject to change).
DAY
DATE
GAME TIME (CT)
OPPONENT
TV TIME (CT)
TV / STREAM^
RADIO/STREAM TIME (CT)
RADIO / STREAM*
Saturday
2/21
12:05 PM
Nationals (ss)
11:55 AM
KMOX/CRN & WIJR/SRN**
Sunday
2/22
12:05 PM
@Astros
12:00 PM
Space City Home Network (Cardinals.TV)
11:55 AM
KMOX/CRN & WIJR/SRN**
Monday
2/23
12:05 PM
Marlins
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Tuesday
2/24
5:05 PM
@Nationals
4:55 PM
1120 AM & CRN
Wednesday
2/25
12:10 PM
@Mets
12:00 PM
PIX11 (Cardinals.TV)
12:00 PM
cardinals.com
Thursday
2/26
12:05 PM
Astros (ss)
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Friday
2/27
12:05 PM
Mets
11:55 AM
1120 AM & CRN
Saturday
2/28
12:10 PM
@Marlins
12:00 PM
KMOX & CRN
Sunday
3/1
12:05 PM
Pirates
11:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
Monday
3/2
12:05 PM
Marlins
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Wednesday
3/4
12:05 PM
Nicaragua#
11:55 AM
1120 AM & CRN
Thursday
3/5
12:05 PM
@Pirates
12:00 PM
SportsNet Pittsburgh (Cardinals.TV)
Friday
3/6
12:05 PM
@Orioles
12:00 PM
MASN (Cardinals.TV)
Saturday
3/7
12:05 PM
Mets
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
11:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
Sunday
3/8
12:10 PM
@Marlins
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
12:00 PM
KMOX & CRN
Monday
3/9
12:05 PM
Orioles
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Monday
3/9
12:05 PM
@Astros
MLB Audio (Astros)
Tuesday
3/10
12:10 PM
@Mets
12:00 PM
SNY (Cardinals.TV)
12:00 PM
cardinals.com
Wednesday
3/11
12:05 PM
@Nationals
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Thursday
3/12
12:05 PM
Mets
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
11:55 AM
1120 AM & CRN
Friday
3/13
5:05 PM
Astros
5:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
4:55 PM
KMOX & CRN
Saturday
3/14
12:10 PM
@Marlins (ss)
12:00 PM
KMOX & CRN
Sunday
3/15
12:05 PM
Nationals
11:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
Tuesday
3/17
12:05 PM
@Nationals
12:00 PM
Nationals.TV (Cardinals.TV)
11:55 AM
cardinals.com
Wednesday
3/18
12:05 PM
Astros
12:00 PM
Cardinals.TV & Matrix
11:55 AM
1120 AM & CRN
Thursday
3/19
12:05 PM
Nationals
11:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
Thursday
3/19
4:30 PM
Nationals+
4:25 PM
Nationals.TV (Cardinals.TV)
Friday
3/20
12:10 PM
@Mets
12:00 PM
SNY (Cardinals.TV)
12:00 PM
cardinals.com
Saturday
3/21
12:05 PM
Marlins
11:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
Sunday
3/22
11:05 AM
@Astros
11:00 AM
Space City Home Network (Cardinals.TV)
10:55 AM
KMOX & CRN
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