Chris Roycroft

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69+2⁄3 innings pitched. Roycroft improved his performance the following season, recording a 1.08 ERA across 13 games for the Slammers. [3]

St. Louis Cardinals

On June 29, 2022, Roycroft signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. [4] He finished the year with the High–A Peoria Chiefs, compiling a 4.50 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 32 innings across 19 appearances.

Roycroft split the 2023 season between Peoria, the Double–A Springfield Cardinals, and Triple–A Memphis Redbirds. In 46 games out of the bullpen for the three affiliates, he accumulated a 7–8 record and 5.86 ERA with 64 strikeouts across 63 innings of work. [5] Roycroft was assigned to Triple–A Memphis to begin the 2024 season.

On May 6, 2024, Roycroft was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [1] He made his MLB debut the following day striking out 2 batters but surrendered a home run to Pete Alonso.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former undrafted free agent Chris Roycroft sees big league dreams come true: Cardinals Extra". 6 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "2021 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "An Introduction to Chris Roycroft". vivaelbirdos.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chris Roycroft Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chris Roycroft Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Chris Roycroft
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1997-06-21) June 21, 1997 (age 26)
Dundee, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 7, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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