Harrison Bader bids farewell in touching tribute to St. Louis

Former St. Louis Cardinals midfielder Harrison Bader gave an emotional farewell to the Cardinals after joining the New York Yankees.

former St. Louis Cardinals Midfielder Harrison Bader was timely traded to the New York Yankees. Bader spent his entire career in St. Louis up to the deadline and shared some sentimental words to say goodbye.

Bader wrote a long article for The Players’ Stand that expressed his gratitude to be part of the Cardinals franchise for several years.

He began the article by saying, “First of all, from the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you. St. Louis, I want to tell you — with all the love and respect in the world — how grateful and appreciative I am to have been a part of this community for the past six years.”

Despite not being the best player on the team, the 28-year-old showed his commitment to the team every day.

Former Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader showed commitment to St. Louis

Bader consistently played hard and posted positive messages about St. Louis on social media. He made an Instagram post, featured in his article with the Players Tribune, captioned “Hug me Brothaa,” in a celebratory moment with his former Cardinals and now Yankees teammate Matt Carpenter.

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In his six-year career, he achieved .246/.320/.409 for an OPS of .729. He played well and will always remember the support St. Louis gave him. He also hopes St. Louis will remember him.

Bader wrote, “If there’s one thing I want St. Louis to remember me most for, it’s my smile.”

It’s clear his time with the Cards meant a lot to him — but at least now that Carpenter is there, he’ll have a piece of St. Louis in New York with him, even if the Yankees forced him to get rid of his trademark locks .