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Cardinals Recall Pedro Pagés For MLB Debut

By Darragh McDonald | April 4, 2024 at 3:00pm CDT

The Cardinals announced today that infielder Matt Carpenter has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain, retroactive to April 2. In a corresponding move, catcher Pedro Pagés was recalled from Triple-A Memphis and will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.

It’s unclear when or how Carpenter hurt himself. He last played on Monday but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s been hurt for days since he’s only been in part-time bench role for the Cards anyhow. It’s also unclear how long he’ll be out of action but more information will perhaps be forthcoming in the near future.

The mysterious injury to Carpenter allows the club to add a third catcher to their active roster. Willson Contreras was hit on the hand by a pitch yesterday and is out of today’s lineup with Iván Herrera starting. Brendan Donovan was also hit by a pitch yesterday, twice, and is also getting a day off today. That might leave the club a bit short-handed in their home opener today as the four position players not in the lineup today are Contreras, Donovan, Pagés and Brandon Crawford, who has never played a position other than shortstop in his career.

Regardless of the circumstances, the result is that Pagés gets called to the big leagues for the first time. Now 25, he was added to the club’s 40-man roster in November to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft. Long considered a strong defensive catcher, he took a step forward at the plate in 2023.

He got 497 plate appearances at the Double-A level last year and drew a walk in 11.9% of them, while only striking out at a 19.3% clip. He also hit 16 home runs and slashed .267/.362/.443 for a wRC+ of 113.

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19 Comments

  1. C4Luke

    1 year ago

    watch him not get a single ab

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  2. DonOsbourne

    1 year ago

    He we go again. Breaking out the fearsome three catcher formation. What purpose does this serve? 2026!

    1
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    • PistolPete44

      1 year ago

      Why is Caro on the team

      Reply
    • cards81

      1 year ago

      Contreras is hurt…they said the swelling is significant and they can’t even scan it…This is a made up injury to get a back-up catcher

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      • DonOsbourne

        1 year ago

        That makes sense. I hadn’t heard about Contreras. Herrera is filling in just fine so far.

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        Reply
  3. Yankee Clipper

    1 year ago

    Looks like they voted for Pedro…

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    Reply
  4. TJECK109

    1 year ago

    Slow day in baseball when we are reading about a 25 year old who played in AA last year being called up to be a 3rd catcher.

    Hope the guy gets some ABs now

    1
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    • CardsFan57

      1 year ago

      They buried the lead. This is all about the Contreras injury.

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      Reply
  5. Logjammer D"Baggagecling

    1 year ago

    The page has turned for Pedro Pagés career. Don’t know anything about him but welcome to the show

    Reply
  6. Old York

    1 year ago

    49% CS in his career with a 62% in 2023 and a 50% in 2024. No one will be running, even if the pitcher has thrown over twice. Automatic out! Beware!

    Reply
    • Sheldon Bowen

      1 year ago

      50 percent of the time it works everytime lol

      1
      Reply
  7. Suitcase Simpson

    1 year ago

    any relation to andy pagés

    Reply
    • gbs42

      1 year ago

      One is Venezuelan and other is Cuban, so probably not.

      Reply
  8. Baseball’s Topics on Baseball Today

    1 year ago

    I’d bet you $50 Carpenter’s oblique is just fine.

    1
    Reply
    • Redb1

      1 year ago

      Carpenters oblique is washed up

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      Reply
      • UncommonSense

        1 year ago

        There must be Pages and Pagés of guys down there in the minors

        Reply
  9. chiefnocahoma1

    1 year ago

    It’s okay to sit this one out.

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    Reply
  10. whitesox2112

    1 year ago

    What happened to this franchise OMG, who is running it moe Larry curley

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    • gbs42

      1 year ago

      Says the White Sox fan???

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