Michael Siani #27

Graduated from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, where he was named the 2017-18 Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year...Is first player to make it to MLB who received a scholarship established by current Angels broadcaster and former MLB pitcher Mark Gubicza, who also attended William Penn Charter School...Gubicza established the scholarship in memory of his late father in 1991, aimed at helping students from his Roxborough neighborhood pursue their dreams...Attended a leadership training program at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after the 2018 season...Played on USA Baseball's gold medal team in 2017 at the 18U World Cup...Originally selected by Cincinnati in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft...Earned the Cincinnati Reds Community Service Award in 2019...Huge fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and was on the sidelines at Lincoln Financial Field for their 2024 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars when Saquon Barkley did his backward leap over a defender...Younger brother, Sammy, was selected by Pittsburgh with the 37th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and is an outfielder in the Pirates organization...Resides in Glenside, Pa.

2024

NL Ranks: Sacrifice Bunts (11, 1st*), Bunt Hits (6, T-4th) NL Rookie Ranks: Stolen Bases (20, fourth)...Made the Cardinals Opening Day roster and remained there the entire season...Led MLB with 11 sacrifice bunts, most by a Cardinal since Adam Wainwright (14 in 2021) and most by a Cardinals position player since Placido Polanco (14 in 2001)...Recorded 10 from Opening Day through July 31 and one the remainder of the season...Hit his first Major League home run on May 20 vs. Baltimore, a three-run shot off Dean Kremer...Totaled a career-high four RBI in the game...Led the Cardinals with 20 stolen bases (23 attempts)...Ranked 25th among National League base thiefs...Recorded two stolen bases twice; at MIA (6/19) and at ATL (7/20-G2)...Ran off a 12-game hitting streak (7/20-8/2), fourth-longest among Cardinals players; third-longest among Cardinals rookies (Winn 18, Pagés 13)...Was one of three outfielders with a qualifying 1.000 fielding percentage (Jackson Chourio & Aaron Judge)...Joined Orlando Palmeiro (2003), Jon Jay (2012) and Curt Flood (1966) as Cardinals with qualifying perfect fielding percentages in the outfield...Ranked fourth among MLB outfielders in Zone Rating (.955) trailing Daulton Varsho (.969), Jake Meyers (.961) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (.956)...Ranked fifth in Major League Baseball with 16 outs above average...Tied for third in runs prevented with 16 per Baseball Savant...Led the Cardinals and National League with a .400 BA (16-40) from the All-Star Break to end of August...Only Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., posted a higher mark (.411) over that period in MLB...Hit safely in all six games vs. ATL (9-18) in 2024...His .500 BA and .526 OBP led all of MLB among players with 18 or more plate appearances...Recorded a sac bunt and sac fly vs. HOU (6/5) first Cardinals outfielder to do so since Vince Coleman (9/10/1988)...Collected his first hit as a Cardinal with a triple vs. MIA (4/7), becoming the first Cardinals player to triple for his first hit since Lars Nootbaar (6/23/21 at DET)...Missed 23 games with a right oblique strain (Aug. 4-31).

2023

Opened the season with Louisville (AAA) rated as the No. 18 prospect and best defensive outfielder in the Cincinnati organization by Baseball America...Had multi-hit performances in seven of 10 games from 7/5-21 while with Louisville, hitting .500 (16-32) with six doubles, a triple, a home run, eight RBI, 11 walks, 13 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 1.472 OPS during that stretch...Promoted to Cincinnati on 8/21 and saw time in three games with the Reds before being designated for assignment on 8/31...Claimed off waivers by St. Louis on 9/2 and played in 10 games with Memphis (AAA) before being promoted by the Cardinals on 9/22...Matched a season-high with three hits in his second game with Memphis on 9/8 at Nashville, going 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored...Appeared in five games with the Cardinals, all as a reserve (CF-3, DH-2)...Stole his first Major League base on 9/23 at San Diego as the back half of a double steal with Jordan Walker in the 11th inning after entering earlier in the inning as a pinch runner for Luken Baker. 

2022

In 129 appearances for Chattanooga and Louisville combined to hit .252 with 40 extra-base hits and 52 stolen bases...Led the Southern League in stolen bases (49)...Ranked among Reds minor league leaders in stolen bases (1st, 52), runs (2nd, 82), triples (2nd, 7), walks (3rd, 65), hits (T3rd, 124), total bases (4th, 199), extra-base hits (T8th, 40) and RBI (9th, 55)...Was promoted from Louisville on 9/21, when CF Nick Senzel was disabled, and in his Major League debut made nine appearances for the Reds... For the Reds, made all seven of his starts in CF...started four of the last six games of the season...On 9/22 vs Mil started in CF in his Major League debut...became the 66th of 66 players to appear in a game for the Reds, extending the club record (2003, 57 players), the 23rd of 23 rookies to appear in a game and the 12th of 12 Reds players to make his Major League debut...On 9/27 at Pit recorded his first 2 Major League hits, both singles off Mitch Keller...left the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning after diving for a ball in the outfield...didn't miss a game...Began the season at Chattanooga...on 9/13 was promoted to Louisville.

2021

Spent the regular season at Dayton, where he ranked sixth in the High A Central with 30 stolen bases...made 75 starts in CF and 21 starts as the Dragons' designated hitter...Following the season played for the Surprise Saguaros in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (14g, .300, 3 2b, 1hr, 6rbi, 10sb, .451obp, .450slg, .901ops).

2020

Spent the season at the alternate training site as part of the Reds' 60-player pool Summer Camp roster...Was not on the Reds' 40-man Postseason roster.