ST. LOUIS -- To reach the historic heights that Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn soared to during the 2025 season -- one where he committed just three errors and awed nightly with his grace with the glove and electrifying arm -- he had to first be willing to embrace the mundane and boring.

Winn’s path to becoming the youngest Gold Glove winner in the rich history of the Cardinals was lined with monotonous ground-ball drills, maturity in making the simple, fundamental plays and fully committing himself to becoming -- at least in his mind -- the game’s best fielding shortstop. While that might not sound like much, sticking to the basics and being content with the boring runs somewhat counter to the personality of the 23-year-old shortstop decked out in diamonds and fittingly carrying the

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