An emotional Mike Shildt made his first public comments after being fired by the Cardinals last week. The former manager made an emotional statement via Zoom yesterday. He said he had tried to be a caretaker of the Cardinal Way, but he would not elaborate on the issues that led to his dismissal as Redbirds manager.
Shildt spent 3 1/2-year stint as manager, during which he led the Cardinals to the postseason in all three of his full campaigns, the last of which ended in the National League Wild Card Game eight days before his dismissal.