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Baker</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Luken_Baker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Luken_Baker.jpg/220px-Luken_Baker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Luken_Baker.jpg/330px-Luken_Baker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Luken_Baker.jpg/440px-Luken_Baker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2836" data-file-height="3038" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Baker with the <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a> in 2019</div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span class="note" style="font-weight:bold">St. Louis Cardinals – No. 26</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">First baseman</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1997-03-10</span>) </span>March 10, 1997<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 27)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Spring,_Texas" title="Spring, Texas">Spring, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Bats:</b> Right</div><div><b>Throws:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #C41E3A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 4, 2023, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color: 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!important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2023 Major League Baseball season">2023</a>–present)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Luken Grosvenor Baker</b> (born March 10, 1997) is an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luken_Baker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Baker attended <a href="/wiki/Oak_Ridge_High_School_(Montgomery_County,_Texas)" title="Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)">Oak Ridge High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Conroe,_Texas" title="Conroe, Texas">Conroe, Texas</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Durbin_Feltman" title="Durbin Feltman">Durbin Feltman</a>. In July 2014, he won the Junior <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" title="Home Run Derby">Home Run Derby</a> at <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later won the Home Run Derby at the <a href="/wiki/Under_Armour_All-America_Baseball_Game" title="Under Armour All-America Baseball Game">Under Armour All-America Baseball Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a senior, he was named the <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Baseball_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year">Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baker was considered an early round prospect for the <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2015 Major League Baseball draft">2015 Major League Baseball draft</a>, but emailed major league teams telling them that he would not sign and would instead attend <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a> (TCU) to play <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_baseball" title="TCU Horned Frogs baseball">TCU Horned Frogs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> still selected him in the 37th round that same year, and he did not sign, enrolling at TCU.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, as a freshman at TCU, Baker was named the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a>'s Freshman of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started all 67 of TCU's games, batting .379 with 11 home runs and 62 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a sophomore in 2017, Baker played 47 games before he suffered a left arm injury during a collision at first base that ended his season. In those 47 games, he batted .317 with eight home runs and 41 RBIs,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> earning him a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baker returned healthy in 2018 for his junior season, but his season was cut short again after 31 games after he fractured his left fibula and tore a ligament during a slide, requiring season-ending surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luken_Baker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> selected Baker in the second round, with the 75th overall pick, in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2018 Major League Baseball draft">2018 Major League Baseball draft</a> and signed with them for $800,000.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his professional debut with the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League Cardinals">Gulf Coast League Cardinals</a>, and, after batting .500 in eight games, and was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Peoria_Chiefs" title="Peoria Chiefs">Peoria Chiefs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 37 games for the Chiefs to finish the season, he hit .288 with three home runs and 15 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baker spent the 2019 season with the <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After hitting .346 with four home runs and a 1.067 <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">OPS</a> in the month of August, he earned <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> Player of the Month honors.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the year slashing .244/.327/.390 with ten home runs and 53 RBIs over 122 games.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baker did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baker was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a> to begin the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He missed nearly all of August and the beginning of September while on the <a href="/wiki/Injured_list" title="Injured list">injured list</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 91 games for Springfield, Baker slashed .248/.322/.530 with 26 home runs and 68 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-s457_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s457-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In mid-September, he was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-A East">Triple-A East</a> with whom he appeared in two games to end the season.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baker returned to Memphis to begin the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-u778_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-u778-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 124 contests, Baker slashed .228/.289/.394 with 21 home runs and 66 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-a366_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a366-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cardinals assigned Baker to Memphis to begin the 2023 season. In 54 games, he batted .313/.434/.641 with 18 home runs and 53 RBIs. On June 4, 2023, Baker was selected to the <a href="/wiki/40-man_roster" class="mw-redirect" title="40-man roster">40-man roster</a> and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He was slotted into the starting lineup as the <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a>, batting seventh against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 33 games during his rookie campaign, Baker hit .209/.313/.314 with two home runs and 10 RBI. After the season, he won the <a href="/wiki/International_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="International League Most Valuable Player Award">International League Most Valuable Player Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baker was optioned to Triple–A Memphis to begin the 2024 season.<sup id="cite_ref-m799_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-m799-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luken_Baker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/07/baseball-oak-ridges-luken-baker-wins-junior-home-run-derby-at-target-field/">"Baseball: Oak Ridge's Luken Baker wins Junior Home Run Derby at Target Field"</a>. <i>Blog.chron.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Hinch">Hinch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Million" title="Doug Million">Million</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Hutchinson" title="Chad Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Matt_White_(minor_league_pitcher)" title="Matt White (minor league pitcher)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Darnell_McDonald" title="Darnell McDonald">McDonald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Henson" title="Drew Henson">Henson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/B._J._Garbe" title="B. J. 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Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Muller" title="Kyle Muller">Muller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/MacKenzie_Gore" title="MacKenzie Gore">Gore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Weathers" title="Ryan Weathers">Weathers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Witt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Kelley" title="Jared Kelley">Kelley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Lesko" title="Dylan Lesko">Lesko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Brock_Porter" title="Brock Porter">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Max_Clark_(baseball)" title="Max Clark (baseball)">Clark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Konnor_Griffin" title="Konnor Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="International_League_MVP_Award3459" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:IL_MVPs" title="Template:IL MVPs"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:IL_MVPs" title="Template talk:IL MVPs"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IL_MVPs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:IL MVPs"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="International_League_MVP_Award3459" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/International_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="International League Most Valuable Player Award">International League MVP Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Marv_Owen" title="Marv Owen">Owen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Red_Rolfe" title="Red Rolfe">Rolfe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Ike_Boone" title="Ike Boone">Boone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/George_Puccinelli" title="George Puccinelli">Puccinelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Beauty_McGowan" title="Beauty McGowan">McGowan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Crouse" title="Buck Crouse">Crouse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Carnegie" title="Ollie Carnegie">Carnegie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Witek" title="Mickey Witek">Witek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ryba" title="Mike Ryba">Ryba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Red_Barrett" title="Red Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Red_Schoendienst" title="Red Schoendienst">Schoendienst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Moss" title="Howie Moss">Moss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Sherm_Lollar" title="Sherm Lollar">Lollar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Eddie Robinson (baseball)">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bloodworth" title="Jimmy Bloodworth">Bloodworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Morgan_(baseball)" title="Bobby Morgan (baseball)">B. Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Poholsky" title="Tom Poholsky">Poholsky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Archie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Archie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilliam" title="Jim Gilliam">Gilliam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Nelson" title="Rocky Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Elston_Howard" title="Elston Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Nelson" title="Rocky Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Goliat" title="Mike Goliat">Goliat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Baxes" title="Mike Baxes">Baxes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Nelson" title="Rocky Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Herrera" title="Pancho Herrera">Herrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jim_King_(baseball)" title="Jim King (baseball)">King</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Savage" title="Ted Savage">Savage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Tony Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buford" title="Don Buford">Buford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe Morgan (baseball manager)">J. Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Foy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Epstein" title="Mike Epstein">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Aaron" title="Tommie Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Rettenmund</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Alvarado" title="Luis Alvarado">Alvarado</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Freed" title="Roger Freed">Freed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/George_Kopacz" title="George Kopacz">Kopacz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fuller_(outfielder)" title="Jim Fuller (outfielder)">Fuller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Vail" title="Mike Vail">Vail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Dauer" title="Rich Dauer">Dauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Klutts" title="Mickey Klutts">Klutts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lis" title="Joe Lis">Lis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Cox_(baseball)" title="Ted Cox (baseball)">T. Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Allenson" title="Gary Allenson">Allenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stapleton_(infielder)" title="Dave Stapleton (infielder)">Stapleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Brant" title="Marshall Brant">Brant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(baseball)" title="Brett Butler (baseball)">Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Ashford" title="Tucker Ashford">Ashford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Teufel" title="Tim Teufel">Teufel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Bradley_(baseball)" title="Scott Bradley (baseball)">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pasqua" title="Dan Pasqua">Pasqua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Dodson_(baseball)" title="Pat Dodson (baseball)">Dodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Milligan" title="Randy Milligan">Milligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Worthington" title="Craig Worthington">Worthington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Malley" title="Tom O'Malley">O'Malley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Hensley_Meulens" title="Hensley Meulens">Meulens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Bell_(baseball)" title="Derek Bell (baseball)">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/J._T._Snow" title="J. T. Snow">Snow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Thome</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Manto" title="Jeff Manto">Manto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Huskey" title="Butch Huskey">Huskey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hiatt" title="Phil Hiatt">Hiatt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Petagine" title="Roberto Petagine">Petagine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Petagine" title="Roberto Petagine">Petagine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cox_(baseball)" title="Steve Cox (baseball)">S. Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Mottola" title="Chad Mottola">Mottola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Toby_Hall" title="Toby Hall">Hall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Raúl González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Seguignol" title="Fernando Seguignol">Seguignol</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jhonny_Peralta" title="Jhonny Peralta">Peralta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Victorino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Witt" title="Kevin Witt">Witt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hessman" title="Mike Hessman">Hessman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bailey" title="Jeff Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Duncan" title="Shelley Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Dan Johnson (baseball)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Russ_Canzler" title="Russ Canzler">Canzler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mauro_G%C3%B3mez" title="Mauro Gómez">Gómez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Colabello" title="Chris Colabello">Colabello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Souza_Jr." title="Steven Souza Jr.">Souza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hague" title="Matt Hague">Hague</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gamel" title="Ben Gamel">Gamel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Hoskins" title="Rhys Hoskins">Hoskins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Joey_Meneses" title="Joey Meneses">Meneses</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Mountcastle" title="Ryan Mountcastle">Mountcastle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <i>none</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Aderlin_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aderlin Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Aranda" title="Jonathan Aranda">Aranda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Johnathan_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Johnathan Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="St._Louis_Cardinals_current_roster2095" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #C41E3A !important; 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