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American baseball player (born 2002)

Baseball player
Thomas Saggese
Saggese with the Hickory Crawdads in 2022
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 25
Infielder
Born: (2002-04-10) April 10, 2002 (age 22)
Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Bats: RightThrows: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.204
Home runs1
Runs batted in4
Teams

Thomas Darren Saggese (sə-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

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

Professional career

Texas Rangers

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. 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. He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League for the seasons final week and playoffs. Over 103 games between the two teams, he slashed .312/.361/.506 with 15 home runs, 70 RBI, 25 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. Saggese received the Texas Rangers 2022 True Ranger Award, and was named to the South Atlantic League postseason All-Star Team. He returned to Frisco to open the 2023 season.

St. Louis Cardinals

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. 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. Over 139 games played, Saggese slashed .306/.374/.530 with 26 home runs, 111 RBI, and 34 doubles.

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

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.

References

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  4. "The Coast News Group". June 18, 2020.
  5. "Rangers ink Roby, Saggese; all 5 picks signed". MLB.com.
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  8. RotoWire, Staff (September 12, 2022). "Rangers' Thomas Saggese: Climbs to Double-A". CBSSports.com.
  9. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
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  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. September 8, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  15. Glaser, Kyle (September 27, 2023). "2023 Baseball America Minor League All-Star Teams". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  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 (September 10, 2024). "Cardinals promote top prospect Thomas Saggese to majors for MLB debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

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