St. Louis Cardinals minor league players


Below is a partial list of players in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization and rosters of their minor league affiliates. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball, but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety. Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.

Players

Jesús Báez

Jesús Manuel Báez is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Báez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in January 2022. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Mets.
Báez played 2023 with the Florida Complex League Mets and 2024 with the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones. He opened the 2025 season with St. Lucie and was later assigned to Brooklyn.
On July 30, 2025, the Mets traded Báez, Nate Dohm, and Frank Elissalt to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Ryan Helsley. The Cardinals assigned him to the Peoria Chiefs.

Ian Bedell

Ian McAllister Bedell is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Bedell attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he played baseball. As a sophomore in 2016, he went 7–1 with a 1.70 ERA over innings. After reclassifying and graduating early, he enrolled at the University of Missouri to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Missouri in 2018, Bedell pitched to a 6.17 ERA over innings. As a sophomore in 2019, he made 18 appearances and went 3–1 with a 1.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts over innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen where he was 4–0 with a 0.59 ERA over innings, was named a league All-Star, and won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award. Bedell moved into the starting rotation for the 2020 season, starting four games and pitching to a 3.70 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bedell was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 122nd overall pick of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $800,000.
Bedell made his professional debut in the 2021 with the Peoria Chiefs. He pitched innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery. Bedell returned to play in August 2022 and spent the season rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, totaling a 3.18 ERA over innings. Bedell returned to Peoria for the 2023 season. Over 27 games, he went 4–2 with a 2.44 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 96 innings and was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Year. Bedell was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals to open the 2024 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds. Over 21 games between both teams, Bedell posted a 3-4 record and 4.85 ERA. Bedell returned to Memphis to open the 2025 season and spent time on the injured list during the season. Bedell started 14 games for Memphis and went 0-5 with a 7.96 ERA over 52 innings.

  • Leonardo Bernal

Leonardo Abdiel Bernal is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.
Bernal signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in January 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. He played 2022 and 2023 with the Palm Beach Cardinals.
In 2024, Bernal played with the Peoria Chiefs and Springfield Cardinals. After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs.
Bernal made 107 appearances for Springfield in 2025, batting.247/.332/.394 with 13 home runs, 70 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. On November 18, 2025, the Cardinals added Bernal to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Won-Bin Cho

Won-Bin Cho is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Cho signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in January 2022. He signed with the Cardinals rather than pursue a career in the KBO League.
Cho made his professional debut that year with the Florida Complex League Cardinals. In 2023, he played with the Palm Beach Cardinals.

Brandon Clarke

Brandon Christopher Clarke is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Clarke attended Independence High School in Ashburn, Virginia. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 during his junior year. He enrolled at the University of Alabama to play college baseball but did not appear in a game while dealing with thoracic issues. After his freshman year at Alabama, Clarke transferred to the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, where he played two seasons. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.
Clarke signed with the Red Sox and made his professional in 2025 with the Salem Red Sox. After three starts, he was promoted to the Greenville Drive. Over 14 starts between the two affiliates, Clarke went 0-3 with a 4.03 ERA, 60 strikeouts, and 27 walks over 38 innings pitched.
On November 25, 2025, the Red Sox traded Clarke, along with Richard Fitts, and a player to be named later or cash to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Sonny Gray and cash considerations.

Braden Davis

Braden Michael Davis is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Davis attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas, where he played baseball and earned All-State honors as a senior. He played two years of college baseball at Sam Houston State University. As a freshman in 2022, he pitched to a 1.62 ERA over 11 relief appearances. As a sophomore in 2023, he appeared in 24 games and went 5-4 with a 2.78 ERA over innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores. He transferred to the University of Oklahoma for the 2024 season, going 9-4 with a 4.30 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 92 innings and 16 starts.
Davis was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the team. He made his professional debut in 2025 with the Palm Beach Cardinals and was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs in July. Over 25 games between the two teams, Davis went 5-3 with a 2.85 ERA and 153 strikeouts over innings. His 153 strikeouts were most in the Cardinals system and ninth-most across the minor leagues.

  • Nate Dohm

Nathaniel Steven Dohm is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Dohm attended Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, where he played baseball. After graduating, he enrolled at Ball State University where he played one season of college baseball, going 4–3 with a 5.71 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 51 innings. After the season, he transferred to Mississippi State University. As a sophomore for Mississippi State in 2023, he appeared in 17 games and went 6–4 with a 4.07 ERA. Dohm missed time as a junior in 2024 due to a forearm strain, but still appeared in eight games in 2024, going 4–0 with a 1.23 ERA and 37 strikeouts. After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, and signed with the team for $797,500.
Dohm made his professional debut in 2025 with the St. Lucie Mets. In mid-May, he was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.
On July 30, 2025, Dohm was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ryan Helsley. The Cardinals assigned him to the Peoria Chiefs. Over 23 games between St. Lucie, Brooklyn and Peoria, Dohm went 3-7 with a 3.24 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 75 innings.

  • Skylar Hales

Skylar Dhiraj Hales is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Hales attended Reno High School in Reno, Nevada. Undrafted out of high school, he attended Santa Clara University to play college baseball for the Broncos. He enjoyed his best collegiate season as a junior in 2023, going 6–5 with a 3.42 ERA and 69 strikeouts over innings. Hales participated in the 2023 MLB Draft Combine. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB draft and signed with them for a $565,000 signing bonus.
Hales split his debut professional season of 2023 between the ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A Carolina League, going a combined 0–1 with a 4.22 ERA and 11 strikeouts over innings. He opened the 2024 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, going 1–0 with a 4.39 ERA and 35 strikeouts over innings. He was promoted in June to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. Over 24 relief appearances with Friso, Hales went 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA. He opened the 2025 season with Frisco and was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in June.
On July 31, 2025, Hales was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Phil Maton.

  • Ixan Henderson

Philip "Ixan" Henderson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Henderson attended Clovis West High School in Fresno, California and played college baseball at California State University, Fresno. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
Henderson made his professional debut in 2023 with the Palm Beach Cardinals. He pitched 2024 with Palm Beach and the Peoria Chiefs and pitched in the Arizona Fall League after the season. Henderson played the 2025 season with the Springfield Cardinals. He was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year.