Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado activated from paternity list

The St. Louis Cardinals activated star third baseman Nolan Arenado from the paternity list prior to Saturday night's home game against the Atlanta Braves.

Arenado departed the team Thursday at Chicago to return to St. Louis for the birth of a child. He missed games on Thursday and Friday.

The seven-time All-Star was in the lineup at third base and batting fourth for Saturday's game.

Arenado, 31, is batting .300 with 26