In addition to being one of the Cardinals most clutch hitters in 2026, Jose Fermin proved his value as a utility fielder by playing at seven different positions. The 27-year-old Fermin led the Cards in pinch hits and tied for the team lead in sacrifice flies.

José Fermín finally got a chance to play every day in 2026, and he showed just how valuable he could be the Cardinals by playing seven different positions, being the club's best pinch-hitters and delivering in the clutch over and over.

Down to their final strike, the Cardinals looked on in delight as Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a fly ball and St. Louis ultimately scored six times in the ninth inning for a 10-9 victory over the Reds. Cards' relievers walked five in the bottom of the ninth, but St. Louis held on for the win.

After Jordan Walker had hit a three-run home run to propel the Cardinals into the lead, third baseman Jose Fermín threw wildly on a potential inning-ending double play and St. Louis ultimately lost to the Cubs 6-4 at Wrigley Field. Still, the Cards won two of three in the series.

Jose Fermin has played in 96 games across the last three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. The soon-to-be 27-year-old appeared in at least 21 games in each of those seasons dating back to 2023, when he first joined the Cardinals. Fermin spent 2021 and ’22 in the Cleveland Guardians farm club. For three years, he’s been a part of a young core in St. Louis that is trying to get over the hump. ...

Thomas Saggese and Jose Fermin will both get looks in practice and games in the outfield.