Pedro Pagés (catcher)
Pedro Pagés | |
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 43 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Maracay, Venezuela | September 17, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through May 22, 2024) | |
Batting average | .067 |
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 drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round, with the 185th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Low–A State College Spikes, hitting .291 with two home runs and 21 RBI in 50 games. Pagés did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
He returned to action in 2021 with the High—A Peoria Chiefs, playing in 80 games and batting .249/.337/.385 with nine home runs and 39 RBI.[4] Pagés split the 2022 season between the Double–A Springfield Cardinals and Triple–A Memphis Redbirds. In 86 games for the two affiliates, he hit a cumulative .227/.312/.381 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI.[5]
Pagés spent the 2023 campaign with Triple–A Memphis, compiling a .267/.362/.443 batting line with career–highs in home runs (16) and RBI (72) across 117 games. On November 14, 2023, the Cardinals added Pagés to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6]
Pagés was optioned to the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds to begin the 2024 season.[7] 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.[8] He made his MLB debut on April 7 as a pinch hitter.[9] On April 11, Pagés was sent down, but just 10 days later he was called back up. This was a corresponding move as Victor Scott II was optioned to Triple–A. On April 30, Pagés hit a sacrifice fly for his first run batted in.[10] His first career hit came on May 14, in a key at-bat with the bases full in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Pagés hit a double that drove in all three runners as part of a 7-6 victory.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "#37 Pedro Pages - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (May 18, 2022). "Pedro Pages serving the Springfield Cardinals in multiple ways this season". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pedro Pages - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pedro Pages Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinals make moves to protect Sem Robberse, Adam Kloffenstein and Pedro Pages". STLtoday.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "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 April 7, 2024.
- ^ "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