deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers added him to the major league roster on March 25. On August 9, 2010, Edmonds was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chris Dickerson. Both Edmonds and Dickerson had to clear waivers because the non-waiver trade deadline had already passed. On February 4, 2011, Edmonds signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals; however, after continuing symptoms from a strained Achilles tendon suffered during the 2010 season, Edmonds officially announced his retirement from baseball on February 18, 2011. Broadcasting career On March 14, 2013, Fox Sports Midwest announced that they had hired Edmonds to join their St. Louis Cardinals broadcasting crew. Edmonds initially served as an analyst during Cardinals Live pre-game and post-game broadcasts. He replaced Cal Eldred, a former Cardinal pitcher who had broadcast for FSM for four years and was moving on to become a special assistant in the Cardinals organization. Since 2016, Edmonds has alternated between the "Cardinals Live" studio role and serving as a color commentator in the booth for certain games. Edmonds has expressed a desire to one day be a part of the Cardinals ownership group. Personal life Edmonds has two daughters from his first marriage, to Lee Ann Horton, who died of cancer in 2015. He has a son and a daughter from his second marriage, to Allison Jayne Raski, which lasted from 2008 to 2014. Edmonds married Meghan O'Toole King on October 24, 2014. She joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2015; Edmonds appeared on the show. They welcomed a daughter on Thanksgiving Day 2016 and twin boys on June 5, 2018. On October 25, 2019, the day after their fifth wedding anniversary, Edmonds filed for divorce. Edmonds and his family live in Frontenac, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Business ventures Edmonds opened several restaurants with business partner Mark Winfield. The pair opened their first restaurant in 2007, while Edmonds was still playing for the Cardinals. Called Jim Edmonds 15 Steakhouse, it closed in September 2013. Within a few months, they opened a new restaurant in the space called The Precinct; it would close in May 2015. In 2015, they opened a BBQ-style restaurant called Winfield's Gathering Place in Kirkwood, Missouri; it closed on July 2, 2016. Awards Edmonds' fielding ability has earned him recognition from Major League coaches and managers, who voted him a