ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - When Yadier Molina joins the St. Louis Cardinals as a guest coach this weekend at Busch Stadium, one current Cardinal who idolizes the former Gold Glove backstop won’t be there.

Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras will begin serving a four-game suspension on Friday night as the Cardinals take on the Giants in a three-game weekend series. The team announced the news Friday afternoon.

Contreras had been in the appeal process for a six-game suspension, which has now been reduced to four games, due to his role in a confrontation with a home plate umpired during a home series in the last week of August.

The Cardinals also announced that catcher Yohel Pozo has been activated from the 7-day concussion list ahead of Friday’s series opener.

Infielder Cesar

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