Of all the odd decisions the St. Louis Cardinals front office and manager Oli Marmol made during the 2025 season, allowing shortstop Maysn Winn to play with an injured meniscus in his knee during September could be the worst.

Wynn, who will likely win his first Rawlings Gold Glove award for defensive excellence, was finally placed on the injured list on Sept. 12. He admitted that his knee had been barking for several weeks before he was finally shut down.

While I admire his determination, the decision to end an impressive 2025 should not have been his. When the team fell six games out of the National League wild-card race on Sept. 2, management should have stepped in.

St. Louis was not mathematically eliminated at that juncture, but Wynn was risking further injury by slogging on in pain

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