Catcher Willson Contreras hits a two-run home run during a Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball game last August. Unexpectedly not traded by the Cubs ahead of last year’s trading deadline, even though he was due to become a free agent at season’s end, the popular catcher reportedly will spend the next several seasons playing the Cubs regularly as a member of their chief rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, after agreeing to a 5-years contract with the Redbirds this past week.
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO — Willson Contreras is going to St. Louis to replace Yadier Molina at catcher, agreeing to an…
