The St. Louis Cardinals have selected rookie right-handed pitcher Jacob Bosiokovic (bo-see-OH-co-vic) off the Memphis (AAA) roster prior to today’s game with Cincinnati Reds. Right-handed pitcher Gordon Graceffo was optioned to Memphis and Memphis left-handed pitcher Kolton Ingram was designated for assignment.
Bosiokovic was originally acquired by the Cardinals from the Rockies organization in the Triple-A portion of the 2019 Rule 5 Draft and has been with the organization from 2019-22 and again this season.
The 6-foot-5, 253 lb., hurler played in 205 games as a position player and appeared in 111 games as a pitcher since he began his professional career in 2016 with short-season Boise at age 22. During the 2023 season, he pitched for Charleston in the Atlantic League and was re-signed by the Cardinals as a free agent prior to the 2024 season.
The 30-year-old Ohio native was originally drafted as a first baseman out of The Ohio State University in 2016 by the Rockies and was converted to pitcher at the start of the 2019 season.
Bosiokovic has compiled a 3-0 record with a 3.00 ERA over 25 relief appearances with 22 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched at Memphis. In four years of pitching in affiliated baseball, he is 13-5 with a 4.06 ERA and 11 saves.
Graceffo made his Major League debut yesterday afternoon and threw 4.1 innings in relief marking the longest relief outing by a Cardinals pitcher making his MLB debut since 1980. He threw 67 pitches and allowed just one run on three hits with four strikeouts.
Ingram, 27, made 14 appearances for Memphis and was 2-0 with 3.93 ERA and three saves.
Bosiokovic would be the eighth Cardinals player to make his Major League debut this season when he first enters a game and the sixth pitcher. He will wear uniform No. 71.
