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2026 MLB Rookies Ready to Shake Up the Game: Who Will Become the Next Superstar?

2026 MLB Rookies Ready to Shake Up the Game: Who Will Become the Next Superstar?

The Cards purposefully brought Wetherholt along slowly in 2025, having him split time at Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, but he’ll likely get all the reps he can handle this year with Donovan gone to the Seattle Mariners and the club in its first full-on rebuild in more than three decades.

Wetherholt, who grew up in Mars, Pennsylvania, and idolizing Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen, is at his best when he’s hitting to all fields, often resembling a savant in the batter’s box because he is seemingly never fooled by a pitch. He showed that in 2025 when he slashed .306/.421/.510/.931 and swatted 28 doubles and 17 home runs, including four leadoff long balls.

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