Edmundo Sosa #63

Led Panama Metro to a pair of junior national titles in 2012 and 2013...represented Panama at the 18-and-Under World Championships in South Korea in Sept. 2012...resides in Panama City, Panama.

2018

Recalled from Memphis (9/23) and appeared in three Major League games, all as a pinch-hitter...Made MLB debut (9th Cardinal to debut) as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning vs. SF (9/23); walked/scored on Matt Carpenter's home run...Struck out in his first MLB at-bat; 2nd plate appearance vs. MIL (9/25)...Member of the Memphis Triple-A and Pacific Coast League championship team...Played in a career-high 123 games between Memphis (AAA) and Springfield (AA) in 2018 batting .270 with 12 HR, 59 RBI and 30 doubles...Started games at 2B, SS and 3B...Ranked 2nd among all Cardinals minor leaguers with 30 doubles (E. Montero, PMB, 37) and T-7th with 65 runs scored...Played in seven Pacific Coast League postseason games (3-11, .273, double, 2 runs)...Tallied 31 hits in May for Springfield (.307, 3 HR, 16 RBI)...Had a multi-home run game vs. Tulsa (6/11) going 4-for-5...Batted .333 (16-48) with runners in scoring position.

2017

Started 41 games at shortstop for Palm Beach (A), but started 7 of his last 10 games at second base ... Ran off a 12-game hitting streak starting on May 28 through the end of the season (interrupted by injury). Batted .356 (16-45) during the streak ... Was placed on the 7-day disabled list twice with a sprained right ankle (6/1-16) and a sprained left wrist (6/18-8/25), which included rehab assignments to the GCL Cardinals (R) and Springfield (AA) ... Was 1-for-9 in two games as the starting second baseman in the Florida State League playoffs ... Played 17 games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League batting .305 with a double, triple and seven RBI.

2016

Participated in early workouts and seminars as part of the Cardinals Spring Training Early Program (S.T.E.P.)...Played majority of the season with Peoria (A) where he was named a reserve Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star...Joined Palm Beach (A) in late July, but was placed on the disabled list (left wrist) on 8/1 and missed the remainder of the season...Recorded a trio of four-hit games and finished a triple short of the cycle while adding four runs scored (6/1 vs. WIS)...Selected as a reserve for the West Division squad in the Midwest League All-Star Game in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Went 0-1 with a walk and run scored in his two plate appearances...Compiled a season-high 14-game hitting streak (.339, 20-59) from 4/10-4/26, T10th-longest in the league...Rated as the No. 8 prospect and "Best Defensive Infielder" in Cardinals organization by Baseball America...Added to St. Louis' 40-man roster (11/18).

2015

Appalachian League Post-season All-Star at shortstop... ranked among Cardinals minor league leaders in slugging (.485, 7th), on-base + slugging (.854, 7th) and triples (4, T9th)...belted a career-high two home runs at Greenville (8/18)...rated as the No. 7 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America; also rated by the same publication as the No. 9 prospect in the Appy League following the season.

2014

Ranked 3rd in the Gulf Coast League in runs scored (37) and 2nd in at-bats (207)...was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored in GCL playoff semifinal game...named the No. 10 prospect in the GCL by Baseball America following the season.

2013

Tied for the DSL Cardinals lead in triples (3) and home runs (3)...his .846 OPS led GCL shortstops at age 17.