| Liam Doyle | |
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 Doyle with Tennessee in 2025 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:June 3, 2004 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Liam Shannon Doyle (born June 3,2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Doyle was born in Boston but grew up in New Hampshire. [1] He attended Pinkerton Academy in Derry,New Hampshire. [2] Over his junior and senior seasons in high school he combined to go 15–2 with a 0.68 earned run average (ERA) with 226 strikeouts in 113 innings. [3]
Doyle started his college baseball career with Coastal Carolina University in 2023. He appeared in 23 games with seven starts and went 3–1 with a 4.15 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 56+1⁄3 innings. [4] After the season, Doyle played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, [5] and entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Mississippi. [6] In his lone season at Ole Miss in 2024, he started 11 of 16 games, going 3–4 with 5.73 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 55 innings. [7] Doyle entered the transfer portal after the season and transferred to the University of Tennessee. [8]
Doyle entered the 2025 season as Tennessee's number one starter. [9] In March 2025, Doyle was ranked by Keith Law of The Athletic as the top prospect in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. [10] [11] Against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, he combined with four other pitchers to throw the first no-hitter for Tennessee since 2002. [12] [13] Doyle appeared in 19 games (with 17 starts) for Tennessee, going 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and 164 strikeouts and was named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year. [14]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Doyle in the first round, with the fifth overall pick, in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. [15] On July 17, 2025, Doyle signed with the Cardinals for a $7.25 million signing bonus. [16]
Doyle made his professional debut after signing on September 6, 2025, with the Palm Beach Cardinals, giving up one run and recording three strikeouts over 1+2⁄3 innings. [17] He was then promoted to the Springfield Cardinals. [18]
