Pedro Pagés (catcher)
| Pedro Pagés | |
|---|---|
 Pagés with the Cardinals in 2023 | |
| 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 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 27 |
| 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 graduated from Gulliver Preparatory School and 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 Double–A Springfield, 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]His first career home run was a go ahead homer against the Chicago Cubs.
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.
- ^ Worthy, Lynn; Guerrero, Daniel (October 18, 2024). "Cardinals make moves to protect Sem Robberse, Adam Kloffenstein and Pedro Pages". STLtoday.com. Retrieved October 23, 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.
- ^ Maguire, Brent (May 15, 2024). "Pedro Pagés notches 3-run double for 1st MLB hit". MLB.com. Retrieved September 5, 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