Carlos Martinez learns Korean - A Hunt and Peck

Carlos Martinez is enthusiastic, fun-loving, and friendly. This has not just made him popular with us as the resident VEB darling, but also popular in the Cardinals clubhouse. Friendship knows no bounds, and Carlos will not let something like a silly language barrier keep him from making new friends with his new teammate Sueng Hwan Oh of Korea.

#repost .......with @repostapp #Usssss...... in the first-base line learning the language of korea with my #homboy @official_seunghwanoh_26 @kookie612 #openingday @mlbnetwork @mlb @cardinals #cardinalnation

A photo posted by Carlos Martinez (@tsunamy0327) on Apr 5, 2016 at 1:39pm PDT

Don't forget to help your favorite Birdo by donating to his foundation, Tsunami Waves. Proceeds go to help children in the St. Louis area and in the Dominican Republic.

what else is going on in baseball...

• Richard Justice: Dramatic finishes around MLB | MLB.com
• Statcast: Stanton's deep homer | MLB.com
• Justin Verlander is the first AL pitcher to get a hit on Opening Day since 1972 | MLB.com
• Richards, Cashner, Kennedy get better defense | MLB.com
• Let’s Get Irresponsibly Excited About Trevor Story | FanGraphs Baseball
• Felix Hernandez’s Ominous Company | FanGraphs Baseball
• Noah Syndergaard Is Aroldis Chapman Now | FanGraphs Baseball
• I read Tony Massarotti on the 'wussification' of baseball and America so you don't have to | Over the Monster
  (Also, see yesterday's Hunt and Peck)
• Two Rangers fans named their kids Pudge and Odor after their favorite players | SBNation.com
• Chance the Rapper designed a trio of really awesome White Sox hats | SBNation.com

what the cardinals are up to...

• Cardinals outplayed in every way by Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
• Hochman: It's just three (really bad) games | Benjamin Hochman | stltoday.com

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the nl central

• Cubs overpower Angels, sweep opening series | MLB.com
• Joe Maddon predicted former Wildcat Matt Szczur's big night after Villanova's buzzer-beater | MLB.com