Proposed class-action lawsuit alleges pay, tip violations by Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels | State and Regional News

CHICAGO – A former Chicago Athletic Association employee said in a recent federal lawsuit he and others were stiffed on overtime pay and tips by Hyatt Hotels.

The former employee also alleged racial discrimination while he worked at the downtown Chicago hotel and venue, saying in the suit he was demoted “simply because of his race.”

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago by former employee Darren Sanders against Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels and related companies, which operate the Chicago Athletic Association. Sanders is seeking class-action status, alleging that a range of employees were affected by “corporate practices” that included improper credit for tips in calculating minimum wage and overtime; “time shaving” that led to unpaid wages; “illegally retained” tips; and other practices.

The company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, the suit alleges.

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An attorney for Sanders did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Hyatt and the Chicago Athletic Association also did not respond to requests for comment Friday.



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The Chicago Athletic Association hotel at 12 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago.



In the lawsuit, Sanders said he worked for the Chicago Athletic Association from June 2015 to March 2020, first as lead bartender and then as on-call server.

During that time, Sanders lost money to “time shaving,” where a 30-minute meal break was taken out of his hours “despite that fact that he did not take such break because he was too busy and asked by defendants to perform various tasks,” he said in the lawsuit.

Sanders was paid an improper rate for overtime, he said in the suit. He was regularly paid $7.69 an hour plus tips and his overtime was calculated as 1 ½ times his paid rate, when his overtime rate should have been based on the actual minimum wage, the suit alleged.

For some employees, including Sanders, tips should not have been factored into the calculation of their wages and overtime because the company failed to follow proper tip documentation and notice rules, had tipped employees spend more than 20% of their hours on non-tipped duties, and retained part of employees tips, Sanders said in the lawsuit.

In his case, the company factored tips into Sanders’s wages for all the hours he worked, even though he spent more than 20% of his time on non-tipped duties, according to the lawsuit. That included jobs such as folding tablecloths, breaking down beer bins and setting up silverware, centerpieces and tables.

The hotel also had a 21% service charge, yet tipped employees kept 18%, he said in the lawsuit. The director of catering kept 2% of banquet tips, according to the lawsuit.

Hyatt failed to reimburse Sanders for uniforms that once were free. Other employees faced many of the same circumstances, the lawsuit said.

In addition to the wage violations, Sanders, who is Black, also alleged discrimination in the lawsuit. He was demoted from lead bartender to on-call server and faced difficulty advancing in the workplace because of his race. When he was demoted, a director told him she was eliminating the position, according to the lawsuit, and hired a white man for the role two months later.

The demotion caused Sanders to lose hours, and his gross earnings fell from $1,700 biweekly to $500, he said in the lawsuit. Other Black workers lost hours too, according to the suit.

Sanders is seeking rulings declaring that Hyatt’s practices are illegal and preventing the company from continuing them. He is also seeking payment to make up for what he described as time shaving, improper credit for tips, failure to reimburse for uniform costs, and withheld tips, among other payments, penalties and damages.

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

St. Louis Cardinals pregame ceremonies

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St. Louis Cardinals 2022 opening day

St. Louis Cardinals 2022 opening day

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St. Louis Cardinals 2022 opening day

St. Louis Cardinals 2022 opening day

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

Ryan Helsley pitches in the ninth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 opening day win over the Pittsburgh Pirtates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

St. Louis Cardinals opening day 2022

Yadier Molina and Ryan Helsley talk after Helsley recorded the last out the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 opening day win over the Pittsburgh Pirtates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols (5) and catcher Yadier Molina (4) celebrate the Cardinals 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Dylan Carlson (3) congratulates Nolan Arenado (28) after Arenado hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Oliver Marmol congratulates St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Helsley (56) on Cardinals 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols (5) and catcher Yadier Molina (4) celebrate the Cardinals 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Dylan Carlson (3) slides home avoiding a tag from Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Roberto Perez (55) to score in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) sits in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Tommy Edman (19) rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols (5) readies for a potential at bat standing beside catcher Yadier Molina (4) in the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Ron ‘Pop’ Warner waves Tommy Edman (19) after Edman hit a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Tommy Edman (19) rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Dylan Carlson (3) slides home avoiding a tag from Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Roberto Perez (55) to score in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Tommy Edman (19) rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Left to right: St. Louis Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina, pitcher Adam Wainwright, pitching coach Mike Maddux and coach Dusty Blake leave the bullpen on Thursday, April 7, 2022, to start the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Pittsburgh Pirate infielder Ke’Bryan Hayes leaves home plate after striking out on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the first inning of the Cardinal’s opening-day game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Tommy Edman recoils from a close pitch on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Ryan Helsley prepares to throw in the eighth inning on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals 9, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 0

St. Louis Cardinals celebrate on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after winning the opening-day game 9-0 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Tommy Edman is congratulated at home plate on Thursday, April 7, 2022, by Dylan Carlson and Paul Goldschmidt after hitting a home run in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Harrison Bader is congratulated after scoring on Thursday, April 7, 2022, off a sixth inning sacrifice fly by Dylan Carlson in the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Harrison Bader celebrates a double on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the sixth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Left to right: St. Louis Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina, pitcher Adam Wainwright, pitching coach Mike Maddux and coach Dusty Blake leave the bullpen on Thursday, April 7, 2022, to start the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal bench coach Skip Schumaker makes his way to the dugout on Thursday, April 7, 2022, before the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Tommy Edman celebrates at home plate on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after he hit a home run in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Ryan Helsley throws in the eight inning on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Nolan Arenado celebrates a home run on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina twists after a hard swing and miss on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Dylan Carlson scores off a Tyler O’Neill sacrifice fly on Thursday, April 7, 2022, as Pirate catcher Roberto Perez gets the ball late in the eighth inning of the opening-day game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal fans fill the seats of Busch Stadium during the national anthem on Thursday, April 7, 2022, before the team’s opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal manager Oliver Marmol congratulates infielder Tommy Edman on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after he hit a home run in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Nolan Arenado is congratulated by Pop Warner on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after hitting a home run in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

Cardinals host opening day at Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinal infielder Nolan Arenado hits a home run on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in eighth inning of the opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]



St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 in home opener

St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) smiles after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Pirates on Thursday, April, 7, 2022, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the home run. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]



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