Chris Roycroft | |
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 58 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Dundee, Illinois, U.S. | June 21, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through May 15,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 1.80 |
Strikeouts | 6 |
Teams | |
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Chris Michael Roycroft (born June 21,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Roycroft attended Willowbrook High School and Aurora University,where he played college baseball and college basketball at the NCAA Division III level. He was undrafted in 2019. [1]
On February 9,2021,Roycroft signed his first professional contract with the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. [2] He made 26 appearances for Joliet in 2021,logging a 4–4 record and 5.81 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 69+2⁄3 innings pitched. Roycroft improved his performance the following season, recording a 1.08 ERA across 13 games for the Slammers. [3]
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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