Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright accepts challenge after TV station says he signed with NHL’s Blues

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Pitcher Adam Wainwright is coming back for a 17th season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Except one local television station mistakenly said in its chyron that Wainwright had signed with the NHL’s Blues.

So the 39-year-old right-hander decided to have some fun with it on social media, noting that he wasn’t very good at skating but was accepting the challenge.

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“I just found out on Twitter that the St. Louis Blues signed me,” he said. “So I’m super excited, but I got to get to work.”

He wore a catcher’s mask in the video, plus a personalized No. 50 Blues jersey (the number of both Wainwright and Blues goalie Jordan Binnington). He did a little side-to-side stride and faked a slap shot.

© The Associated Press FILE – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright smiles after throwing a simulated inning during baseball practice at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, in this Sunday, July 5, 2020, file photo. Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

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Here’s the original chyron, which Wainwright also posted on Twitter.

The Blues, who are on a road trip in California, tweeted that practice starts at 9:30 a.m. PT.

The Cardinals last won a World Series in 2011, a season the pitcher missed after having elbow surgery, while the Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019. Wainwright and the Cardinals also won in 2006 in the pitcher’s second season with the team.

Wainwright got a one-year, $8 million contract and has spent his entire major league career with the Cardinals, going 167-98 with a 3.38 ERA.

He has made three All-Star appearances and won two Gold Gloves, plus the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright accepts challenge after TV station says he signed with NHL’s Blues