Nolan Gorman back from injury for 2024 Cardinals

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Passing on the popcorn speaks to just how serious Gorman is about his craft and improving on it so that the Cardinals can count on him more in 2024. In what proved to be a breakout 2023, Gorman smashed a team-best 27 home runs in just 119 games. While some saw it as a harbinger of what might be to come from the lefty slugger with the thunderous power, Gorman’s analysis was far less impressed.\n\n“Looking back on it, the year was fine,” said Gorman, who saw his strong start interrupted by a June where he hit just .143 with two home runs. “On a personal level, it was fine, but I have to learn how to better get out of a rut. That was pretty terrible.”\n\nThough he’s never been one to outwardly show much emotion, Gorman’s thoughts are constantly churning about ways he can be better for a Cards club attempting a comeback of its own. Whether it’s thinking about eating less popcorn or refocusing his workouts more around load capacity and endurance rather than raw strength, Gorman has his sights set on a bigger and better future for himself.\n\nIf he figures out his balky back — an injury that dates back to his high school days in suburban Phoenix and was made worse by a wayward deadlifting session in 2020 — Gorman quietly wonders what heights he might be able to reach in the years ahead.\n\n“I wouldn’t say I sit there and think, ‘Who am I going to become?’ It’s more like knowing that I have this capability and envisioning what I want to do to get there and hopefully that leads to success,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I’m just hoping to be one of those \\[superstar\\] guys; I know I’m capable of doing that, so I think about doing it. I’m capable of doing \\[a 35-home run season\\] and whatnot, so yes, I definitely think about that. But with me, it’s, ‘How do I get there? What do I need to work on?’ I just have to figure out how to get there.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-26T22:52:37.629Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/26/c7c5d9c5-65d93ad8-d19d910d-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals to the 11-7 victory over the D-backs with two home runs and three RBIs”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:59″,”slug”:”nolan-gorman-s-two-homer-day”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-138″,”title”:”St. Louis Cardinals”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:138″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-669357″,”title”:”Nolan…