The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have recalled rookie left-handed pitcher Austin Gomber from Memphis (AAA). The team also announced that right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty was optioned to the triple-A Redbirds following last night’s game.
Gomber, 24, the Cardinals Minor League co-Pitcher of the Year in 2015, is coming off a record-setting 16 strikeout performance on April 23 at Iowa and is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his four starts (25.2 IP) for Memphis, striking out 27 and limiting the opposition to a .228 BA.
The 6-5, 230-pound former 4th round draft selection (135th player overall) by the Cardinals in 2014 out of Florida Atlantic University, is a career 36-20 with a 2.83 ERA in 84 professional starts.
Gomber has been assigned uniform no. 68. He will join pitcher Jordan Hicks, infielder Yairo Muñoz and outfielder Tyler O’Neill among rookies to have made their Major League debuts for the Cardinals this season.
