Sparked by Jimmy Crooks and Blaze Jordan, Cardinals Triple-A Affiliate Off to 6-0 Start
The Memphis Redbirds, Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, improved to 6-0 for the first time in franchise history on Thursday night. The success of players like Jimmy Crooks, Joshua Baez and Richard Fitts is showing just how deep and talented the Cards are in the Minor Leagues.
ST. LOUIS – While development is often more important than team success at the Minor League level, it’s hard to argue with the winning habits being built so far by the Memphis Redbirds – the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Redbirds improved to 6-0 for the first time in the history of the franchise on Thursday night with a 6-2 defeat of Norfolk (Orioles) at Memphis’ Autozone Park. THIS GAME SET ABLAZE! JORDAN STARTS THE SCORING WITH A @LennysSubs LONGBALL!
#LennysLongball @MatrixMidwest pic. twitter. com/nohO98n0Ds — Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) April 3, 2026 Blaze Jordan, a trade acquisition by the Cardinals last July when Steven Matz was dealt to the Red Sox, went 3 for 4 with two home runs and three RBI to propel the offense.
On the mound, Richard Fitts (5 2/3 innings pitched, seven hits, two earned runs and five strikeouts) and Scott Blewett (two innings, two hits, zero earned runs and three strikeouts) stated their cases again as to why they might be primed for promotions to the big leagues. Featuring a stacked lineup that features catcher Jimmy Crooks, Joshua Baez, Cesar Prieto, Leonardo Bernal, Matt Koperniak and Jordan, the Redbirds are hitting . 272 as a team with nine home runs.