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Cardinals star Masyn Winn involved in car crash — hours after his game-winning hit against Mets

St. Louis Cardinals star Masyn Winn was involved in a car crash hours after he tallied his first game-winning hit Wednesday afternoon against the New York Mets.

NY Post Sports An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows St. Louis Cardinals players celebrate with Masyn Winn after the shortstop hit a walk-off single against the New York Mets on April 1, 2026

The 24-year-old shortstop was driving along Interstate 64 near St. Louis at the time of the single-car crash, the Cardinals said in a statement,according to Fox 2 Now.

"We are grateful that he is OK, and thank the first responders in our community who helped Masyn tonight," the team said.

St. Louis Cardinals players celebrate with Masyn Winn after the shortstop hit a walk-off single against the New York Mets on April 1, 2026. AP

Wet pavement was ruled the cause of the crash, according to the report.

Winn was alone in the car at the time of the incident and was helped by both police officers and officials from the Cardinals' security and medical staff.

He was transported to a hospital for evaluation, where he was found not to have suffered any serious injuries and was later released.

It was not known if Winn would be available for the Cardinals' afternoon game in Detroit on Thursday.

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The Post has reached out to the Cardinals.

Masyn Winn hits a walk-off single against the Mets in the bottom of the 11th inning at Busch Stadium on April 1, 2026. Getty Images Cardinals' Masyn Winn is mobbed by his teammates after his game winning hit. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

Winn struck a bloop single into short right field with two outs in the 11th to propel the Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Mets, winning the series two games to three.

The walk-off was the first of Winn's career after making his debut with St. Louis in August 2023.

Coincidentally, Winn had also recorded his first big league hit against the Mets, an infield single on Aug. 18, 2023, where then-Mets first basemanPete Alonso tossed the ballinto the stands.

Alonso, now with the Orioles, sent Winn a bottle of 1942 tequila and a signed bat as a peace offering after his on-field blunder.

"I just wanted to send him something because I didn't want him to think about anything," Alonso said at the time. "I just wanted to send him something because I didn't want him to think about anything."

The fan who caught the ball later returned it to the Cardinals and Winn.

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Good fortune has been on Sweden's side during their road to qualifying for the2026 World Cup.

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TheBlågultwent winless in the group stage during qualifying, losing four and drawing two to finish at the bottom of Group B. Yet, Sweden had earned in the UEFA playoffs in Path B with Ukraine, Poland and Albania, two wins away from going to the World Cup.

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Viktor Gyökeres netted a hat-trick during the 3-1 win over Ukraine, and five days later scored thetie-breaking goal in the 88th minute against Polandto secure Sweden's spot in this summer's tournament.

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The people were not authorized to publicly discuss the private conversations and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.

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The disappearance of Christina Marie Plante from Star Valley, a small community in a mountainous area northeast of Phoenix, in 1994 sparked an extensive search that included volunteers, the sheriff's office said.

Although the case went cold, it was never closed, and it was periodically re-reviewed, the sheriff's office said. It was assigned to a cold case unit after the unit was formed.

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"Utilizing advances in technology, modern investigative techniques, and detailed case review, detectives developed new leads that ultimately led to a breakthrough," the sheriff's office said in a statement.

The sheriff's office said that out of respect for Plante's privacy, additional details were not being released Wednesday.

When she disappeared on May 16, 1994, she was reported to have last been seen going on foot to a stable where her horse was kept, the sheriff's office said in a missing person poster.

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