Cardinals' switch-pitching phenom Jurrangelo Cijntje shows off rare talent in season debut
He's a special talent.
Cardinals' switch-pitching phenom Jurrangelo Cijntje shows off rare talent in season debut originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jurrangelo Cijntje took the mound for his minor league season debut on Friday, and it was his first chance to pitch a regular season game in the St.
Louis Cardinals ' organization. He arrived in the offseason from the Seattle Mariners in the trade for Brendan Donovan, and he's opened this season at Double-A Springfield. So far, so good for the switch pitcher.
Cijntje's stats on Friday were phenomenal: 5. 2 innings 1 hit allowed 0 runs allowed 2 walks allowed 7 strikeouts MORE: Explaining the absurdity of 2 MLB players named Max Muncy Cijntje induced 11 swings-and-misses, according to MLB Pipeline. As for the switch-pitching: Cijntje pitched right-handed to all but one batter.
Jurrangelo Cijntje's first official start with the @Cardinals is a certified š 5 2/3 IP 1 H 0 R 2 BB 7 K MLB's No. 85 prospect picks up 11 swings-and-misses for the Double-A @Sgf_Cardinals and pitches to one batter left-handed: pic. twitter.