St. Louis Cardinal Tyler O'Neill celebrates with third base coach Ron ''Pop'' Warner after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of an Aug. 13, 2021, Major League Baseball game at Kansas City, Mo. The powerful, but speedy, left fielder won his second-straight Gold Glove Award – one of a record five Cardinals who received the defensive excellence award last season – while blossoming into an impact hitter with 34 home runs, 89 runs scored, and 80 runs batted in. (Charlie Riedel/AP PHOTO)
By DAVE SKRETTA AP SPORTS WRITER The young man calling in the shots in the St. Louis Cardinals’ dugout is new this season. Everything else…
