Jake Walsh #43

Played one season of college baseball at Jacksonville State (Ala.) University before transferring to Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla...Eventually landed at Florida Southern University...Was 12-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts at Florida Southern in 2017...Was team co-MVP and finalist for the Brett Tomko Award as Division II Pitcher of the Year...Struck out 104 batters over 99.2 innings with five double-digit strikeout games...Graduated from Melbourne (Fla.) High School in 2014...Selected by St. Louis in the 16th round of the 2017 First-Year Player draft...Signed with Atlanta as a Minor League free agent on Feb. 8, 2024.

2023

Spent the entire 2023 season with St. Louis' Triple-A Memphis...Appeared in 27 games, each out of the bullpen, combining to go 2-2 with a 5.28 ERA (18 ER/30.2 IP)...Struck out 34 and walked 23...Entered the season as St. Louis' No. 24 prospect in the organization, according to Baseball America.

2022

Was called up from Memphis (AAA) on May 11 and made his Major League debut vs. the Orioles at Busch Stadium, closing out a 10-1 win with four strikeouts over 2.0 innings pitched...Became the sixth Cardinals reliever all-time, and the first since Shelby Miller in 2012, to strike out four or more batters in 2.0 innings or less in a Major League debut...Is the only pitcher in Cardinals franchise history to make their debut vs. Baltimore. Joined Kramer Robertson (May 10) as the only two Cardinals all-time to debut vs. the Orioles. ..Stranded two inherited runners in his second outing, retiring two consecutive batters following a walk to load the bases vs. SF (5/13). ..Suffered his first loss at New York Mets (5/18) allowing four runs on two hits with a walk and a hit batter in an 11-4 loss...Optioned back to Memphis on May 21, was recalled on June 5, and optioned again June 7 without making a Major League appearance...Appeared in a game for one out on June 8 vs. Durham (AAA-Rays) before being removed from the game. Was placed on the Minor League 7-day Injured List on June 10 with a right elbow sprain and missed the rest of the season...Appeared in 13 games overall at Memphis with a perfect mark of six saves in six opportunities...Struck out 22 batters over 15.1 innings pitched...Posted a positive reverse split in Memphis, holding lefthanded batters to a .133 BA (4-30, HR), with right-handed batters hitting .269 (7-26) with one extra-base hit.

2021

Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) posting a 2-2 record with a 2.86 ERA and one save. Posted a 12.5 strikeouts/9 IP mark (25 K/18.0 IP)... Began the season in Springfield before a late-season promotion to Memphis, appearing in his first Triple-A game on Sept. 21... Recorded his first professional save vs. Charlotte (10/3), striking out two batters in a scoreless inning... Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May with a 2-1 record and 1.29 ERA. Struck out 19 batters over 14.0 innings with a 12.0 inning scoreless streak (5/9- 5/27), two appearances of 3.0 innings or more, including a season-high of 3.2 innings at Arkansas (5/14)... Did not allow a home run in his 13 appearances in Springfield... Pitched for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League posting an 0-1 record with an 8.10 ERA. Led the league with four saves in five opportunities.