Full Statement Mike Shildt speaks out after firing from St Louis Cardinals

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Former Cardinals manager Mike Shildt is talking publicly for the first time since the team announced he was fired over a “philosophical difference.” • STORY: https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/m... • With a few deep breaths, some pauses and smiles, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt broke his silence to mostly say “thank you” for his time in the organization. • Shildt held a Zoom meeting with members of the media Monday morning to share a message as he exits the Cardinals organization after 18 years. He described it as a “very blessed” career with the club. • “I did my best at every turn to be a good caretaker of the Cardinals legacy,” he said. “I invested my heart, soul and most of my professional career in helping maintain and being a part of an organization that I care more about than I care about my own career.” • Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak last week announced in a last-minute news conference that Shildt was being let go. He said they were “struggling to get on the same page” and that they had a “philosophical difference” in the direction the club should go. • Shildt acknowledged the reason they parted ways but declined to go into detail. • “While clearly there were differences that led to this parting of ways, out of respect for the organization and the people that run it, I can only express my gratitude and all those philosophies that were shared over the years – most of which were together – allowed us to part ways as professional friends,” Shildt said. And what differences there were will be left to remain unsaid.” • Instead, he encouraged baseball fans to move forward and “take care of maintaining the integrity of the future of the organization.”

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