Hancel Rincon #48

2025

Appeared in 19 games, making 17 starts between Peoria (A+) and Springfield (AA)...His season was cut short after suffering a left hip impingement injury and was placed on the 7-day Injured List (8/2), which carried him through the end of the season...Posted a cumulative 4-5 record with a 3.92 ERA striking out a career-high 108 batters over 96.1 innings pitched. Matched his highest strikeout/9 IP mark (10.1) in a single season of his career...Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June after posting a 2-1 record with a 3.42 ERA in five appearances (four GS) covering 26.1 innings with 37 strikeouts for an outstanding 12.7 strikeouts/9 IP...Made four quality starts, topping out at a season-high 6.0 innings four times during the season...Began the season with eight scoreless innings over his first two starts at South Bend (4/8 & 4/13)...Made two relief appearances vs. Cedar Rapids (4/18) and vs. Tulsa (6/14)...Struck out a career-high 11 batters over six innings vs. Corpus Christi (6/22) while with Springfield...Held his opposition to six hits or less in 13-of-17 starts with a season-low one hit twice (6/22 vs. Corpus Christi & 7/25 at Tulsa)...Hurled a season-high 89 pitches at Wichita (6/29) covering five innings...Held right-handed batters to a .211 BA (52-for-247, five HR), striking out 29% of righties faced.