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Thomas Saggese
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 25
Infielder
Born: (2002-04-10) April 10, 2002 (age 22)
Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through September 17, 2024)
Batting average.148
Home runs1
Runs batted in3
Teams

Thomas Darren Saggese (soo-JAY-see; born April 10, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

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Saggese attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. As a junior in 2019, he hit .422 with 10 home runs over 102 at-bats.[1] He batted .440 with three home runs over seven games in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round with the 145th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4] He signed with the club for $800,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Pepperdine University.[5]

Professional career

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Texas Rangers

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Saggese made his professional debut in 2021 with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, batting .256 with 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and 11 stolen bases over 73 games.[6] He opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, where he was named the Rangers' Minor League Player of the Month for July.[7] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League for the seasons final week and playoffs.[8] Over 103 games between the two teams, he slashed .312/.361/.506 with 15 home runs, 70 RBI, 25 doubles, and 12 stolen bases.[9] Saggese received the Texas Rangers 2022 True Ranger Award, and was named to the South Atlantic League postseason All-Star Team.[10][11] He returned to Frisco to open the 2023 season.[12]

St. Louis Cardinals

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On July 30, 2023, Saggese, John King, and Tekoah Roby were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton.[13] He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A International League in early September.[14] Over 139 games played, Saggese slashed .306/.374/.530 with 26 home runs, 111 RBI, and 34 doubles.[15]

After the season, he won the 2023 Texas League Most Valuable Player Award.[16]

On September 10, 2024, Saggese was selected to the 40-man roster, promoted, and made his MLB debut against the Cincinnati Reds in replacement of Brendan Donovan, who was out due to a foot injury.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "'I've flown under the radar': Explaining Rangers' surprising Day 2 draft picks". The Athletic.
  2. ^ "North County players Thomas Saggese, Braden Olthoff rising in MLB Draft". June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rangers pick four in Day 2 of MLB Draft". June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Coast News Group". June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rangers ink Roby, Saggese; all 5 picks signed". MLB.com.
  6. ^ "30 Young Minor League Hitters Looking to Build on 2021 Success". March 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Rangers announce Minor League Award winners for July". MLB.com.
  8. ^ RotoWire, Staff (September 12, 2022). "Rangers' Thomas Saggese: Climbs to Double-A". CBSSports.com.
  9. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  10. ^ Bigley, Zach (October 3, 2022). "Former Riders sweep 2022 Rangers MiLB awards". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  11. ^ Resnick, Jacob (November 9, 2022). "High-A award winners and All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  12. ^ "Where the Rangers' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com.
  13. ^ Anderson, R. J. "Jordan Montgomery trade: Rangers grab another starter, Cardinals get three prospects in deal, per report". CBSSports.com.
  14. ^ "Cardinals' Thomas Saggese: Promoted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  15. ^ Glaser, Kyle (2023-09-27). "2023 Baseball America Minor League All-Star Teams". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  16. ^ Trezza, Joe. "The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Perry, Dayn (2024-09-10). "Cardinals promote top prospect Thomas Saggese to majors for MLB debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
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