Pedro Pagés (catcher)
| Pedro Pagés | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 43 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 17, 1998 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 7, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics (through May 14, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Teams | |
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Pedro José Pagés (born September 17, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
College career[edit]
Pagés played college baseball at Florida Atlantic University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Pagés was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB draft.[2] On November 14, 2023, the Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[3] He began the 2024 season, with the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds.[4] 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.[5] He made his MLB debut on April 7 as a pinch hitter.[6] 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 II was optioned to AAA. On April 30, 2024, Pagés hit a sacrifice fly for his for RBI in MLB.[7]
His first hit came on May 14, 2024, in a key at-bat with the bases full in the third inning against the Angels at Angel Stadium, he hit a double that drove in all three runners, in a 7-6 win.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "#37 Pedro Pages - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (2022-05-18). "Pedro Pages serving the Springfield Cardinals in multiple ways this season". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Cardinals make moves to protect Sem Robberse, Adam Kloffenstein and Pedro Pages". STLtoday.com. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Cardinals' Pedro Pagés: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Recalled from Memphis". cbssports.com. April 4, 2024.
- ^ "MLB.com | The Official Site of Major League Baseball". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "MLB Gameday: Cardinals 2, Tigers 1 Final Score (04/30/2024)". MLB.com.
- ^ "Pagés' first MLB hit a big one in Cardinals' victory". MLB. May 14, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Maracay
- Florida Atlantic Owls baseball players
- Hyannis Harbor Hawks players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Salt River Rafters players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- State College Spikes players