Pedro_Pagés_(catcher)

Pedro Pagés (catcher)

Pedro Pagés (catcher)

Baseball player

Pedro José Pagés (born September 17, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Career

Pagés played college baseball at Florida Atlantic University. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB draft.[1]

On November 14, 2023, the Cardinals added Pagés to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] He began the 2024 season, with the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds.[3] On April 4, 2024 Matt Carpenter was placed on the 10 day injured list resulting in Pages being promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[4] He made his MLB debut on April 7 as a pinch hitter.[5] On April 11, 2024, Pages was sent down but just 10 days later pages was called back up. This was a corresponding move as Victor Scott ll was optioned to AAA. On April 30, 2024, Pagés hit a sacrifice fly for his for RBI in the MLB.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Scranton, Lyndal (2022-05-18). "Pedro Pages serving the Springfield Cardinals in multiple ways this season". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. [2]
    "Cardinals make moves to protect Sem Robberse, Adam Kloffenstein and Pedro Pages". STLtoday.com. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. [3]
    "Cardinals' Pedro Pagés: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 27, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Recalled from Memphis". cbssports.com. April 4, 2024.
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    "MLB.com | The Official Site of Major League Baseball". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  6. [6]
    https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cardinals-vs-tigers/2024/04/30/746477/final/box
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