The St. Louis Cardinals are gearing up for their final home game of the 2025 MLB regular season on Sunday afternoon.
While the season isn’t over yet with six games remaining, this will be the last time the Cardinals play at Busch Stadium until 2026, and by then, there could be significant changes. There will be plenty of time to discuss potential
trades, but that’s not the only thing to keep an eye on. One key player heading into free agency is former All-Star Miles Mikolas. After several years with the Cardinals, his three-year, \$55.7 million contract is set to expire, likely marking the end of his tenure in St. Louis.
He acknowledged the fact that his time in St. Louis could be coming to an end after what could’ve been his final start for the team in town on Saturday, as shared by Jeff Jones on MLB.com.
“Standing in front of his locker in Milwaukee last Sunday, Miles Mikolas mused about what the future might hold for him heading into his first free agent winter since returning from Japan ahead of the 2018 season,” Jones said. “…It is safe to assume that whatever Mikolas’ future holds, it won’t be that, though the 37-year-old does intend to continue his career. On Saturday, in front of fans in St. Louis for perhaps the last time after eight years as a Cardinal, he turned in a vintage performance in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Brewers.
“I’ll just bottle those up until my deathbed, probably,” Mikolas joked about his emotions in the aftermath of the disappointing loss. “It’s sad, you know? The end of a pretty good run I’ve had here. Didn’t go exactly the way I wanted. I thought I threw the ball pretty well. Maybe a little bit better, it could’ve been a couple more innings or something, but, you know, yeah, it’s a little sad.”
If this is the end of the run for Mikolas in St. Louis, there was a lot of positive moments.
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