![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://gray-kmov-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/yUfo7m77XMQrzwFJLVkZZQi8SkQ=/800x450/smart/filters:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/Z6QWQ4ZXKBHYLINU4FPSHTEXO4.jpg)
Brenden Schaeffer
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba82018-f81d-5054-938e-a29f648ddf89/64b345cd933a4.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800)
With three catchers on roster, rookie Ivan Herrera to continue
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/a3/1a3ecab0-e002-5829-a0de-9499d7a215e5/6455b95474533.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C811)
Can it get any worse for the Cardinals? Let us count the ways
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_2x1/t_w1536/mlb/vujjp1gzeymcrlri1sdz.jpg)
Andrew Knizner among several backup catcher options for Cardinals
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://images.spot.im/v1/production/m67hm8kxbzs98qqcgtqr)
Does having Andrew Knizner as the backup catcher again make any
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500-dark/scoreboard/stl.png)
Cardinals 5-2 Padres (Sep 23, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://www.ballysports.com/images/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/prod/dj5o2qm2gkwmr4of6wzi.jpg)
Knizner activated from injured list by Cardinals, who option Baker
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/St_Louis_Cardinals_Cap_Insignia.svg/1200px-St_Louis_Cardinals_Cap_Insignia.svg.png)
2017 St. Louis Cardinals season - Wikipedia
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://cdn.mlbtraderumors.com/files/2022/12/USATSI_18818265-220x300.jpg)
Cardinals Sign Willson Contreras To Five-Year Deal - MLB Trade Rumors
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/c1tnkoqoxpjjzgs0ae4m)
Cubs-Cardinals August 3 game postponed
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/f3/ef329b76-393d-5a41-aca5-9016984dd2b9/65075e5f3eb0c.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C760)
Catching up: One of spring's most compelling competitions has
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/36/e3675a14-5baa-11ee-9231-77e1f904c50c/65122bc8c84cf.preview.jpg?crop=1726%2C906%2C0%2C147&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize)
Catching up: One of spring's most compelling competitions has
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://gray-kmov-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/L15z713CArAriTMysjJWOuk-BKE=/800x450/smart/filters:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5WVKZGCPQVB7JHKW4HW77IH754.jpg)
Sports
![Cardinals activate Knizner, option Baker; St. Louis to carry three catchers](https://gray-kmov-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/V-ZY6qgWuLxZTvThaDhzTbOvkcA=/800x450/smart/filters:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/H4EDPRRZJJDOBNC55LDW7D26T4.jpg)
Sports