Jump to content

Kyle Leahy

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kyle Leahy
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1997-06-04) June 4, 1997 (age 27)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 2023, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average4.65
Strikeouts35
Teams

Kyle Yandow Leahy (LAY-hee; born June 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

[edit]

Amateur career

[edit]

Leahy graduated from Erie High School in Erie, Colorado, in 2015. Playing for the school's baseball team, he had a 9–1 win–loss record and a 0.41 earned run average (ERA) in his senior year, and was named the Longmont Times-Call's player of the year. He enrolled at Colorado Mesa University to play college baseball for the Colorado Mesa Mavericks.[1]

Professional career

[edit]

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Leahy in the 17th round, with the 513th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Johnson City Cardinals, pitching to a 5.52 ERA across 13 contests.[3] Leahy split the 2019 season between the Single–A Peoria Chiefs, High–A Palm Beach Cardinals, and Double–A Springfield Cardinals. In 23 games (22 starts) between the three affiliates, he accumulated a 5–13 record and 3.73 ERA with 102 strikeouts in 123.0 innings pitched.[4] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In 2021, Leahy appeared in 25 games and struggling to an 0–8 record and 8.20 ERA with 63 strikeouts across 86+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6] In 2022, Leahy spent time with Springfield for a third season, also appearing in one game for the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds. In 28 games (26 starts) for Springfield, he pitched to a 10–7 record and 5.29 ERA with a career–high 146 strikeouts across 144+2⁄3 innings of work.[7] Leahy began the 2023 season back with Triple-A Memphis, pitching in 28 games and recording a 4.06 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched.[8]

On July 6, 2023, Leahy was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] In 3 games for St. Louis, he allowed four runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in 1+2⁄3 innings pitched. Following the season on October 26, Leahy was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Memphis.[10]

On April 30, 2024, the Cardinals selected Leahy's contract, adding him back to the major league roster.[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Baseball: Erie grad Kyle Leahy called up to the bigs". coloradohometownweekly.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Baseball: Erie grad Kyle Leahy drafted by Cardinals". bocopreps.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Waterloo Buck Kyle Leahy Debuts with the Cardinals". northwoodsleague.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kyle Leahy Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kyle Leahy - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Kyle Leahy - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Cardinals' Kyle Leahy: Selected to MLB bullpen". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Cardinals Select Kyle Leahy". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cardinals Outright Andrew Suárez, Casey Lawrenc". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Cardinals Select Kyle Leahy". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyle_Leahy&oldid=1248552042"