Jimmy Crooks - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Sitting in third straight game Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Impact After he was held out of the lineup for the first two games of the series while the Cubs send lefty starters to the mound, the left-handed-hitting Crooks will remain on the bench for the finale against a right-hander (Javier Assad). Crooks looks as though he'll have to settle for a part-time role while the Cardinals continue to carry two other catchers (Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages) on the active roster.

2 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Sunday Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Crooks is on the bench for the fourth time in five games, with three of those absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers. He's mustered an uninspiring .157/.246/.255 slash line over 57 plate appearances since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29. Until Crooks begins to pick up the pace at the plate, he could be in store for a limited role as part of a three-way timeshare at catcher with Pedro Pages and Ivan Herrera.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out third straight Crooks is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Crooks didn't start the previous two days due to Arizona having a lefty on the mound. He's absent from Thursday's lineup because Ivan Herrera has been Michael McGreevy's personal catcher this season. Crooks had started six of seven contests prior to this three-game stretch with no starts, so it's been an inconsistent stretch of playing time for the rookie catcher.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Idle against lefty Crooks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Arizona is sending its second lefty starter (Mitch Bratt) to the hill in as many days, and the left-handed-hitting Crooks has been left on the bench on both occasions. St. Louis will go with Pedro Pages as their starting catcher in place of Crooks.

JUNE 24 • ROTOWIRE

Arenado, Gurriel deliver RBI hits, D-back score winning run on passed ball in 4-3 win over Cards

Nolan Arenado and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had run-scoring hits and Arizona’s eventual winning run scored on a passed ball — all in the ninth inning — as the Diamondbacks beat the St. L...

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Drives in two during win Monday Crooks went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Monday's win over the Padres.

Impact Crooks provided the game's biggest hit in the fourth inning, lining a two-run double off Lucas Giolito to extend St. Louis' lead. The two RBI marked the second multi-RBI game of the catcher's young career. Since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29, he has gone 6-for-28 (.214) with one home run, two doubles, six RBI and two runs scored. Playing time will be inconsistent for Crooks, as he currently operates in a catching committee alongside Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages.

JUNE 16 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals' Dustin May continues to put health woes behind him with 1-hit shutout against Padres

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JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Dustin May perfect into 7th inning and completes 1-hitter as Cardinals blank Padres 3-0

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JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Idle Sunday Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Impact Crooks will be held out of the lineup for the second straight day while the Cardinals go with Ivan Herrera behind the plate for the series finale, after Pedro Pages had handled catching duties in Saturday's 9-6 win. Since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29, Crooks has gone 5-for-25 (.200 average) with one home run, four RBI and two runs.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Launches first home run Crooks went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

Impact Crooks put the Cardinals ahead 4-3 in the second inning with his 374-foot blast off Christian Scott, his first this season. Since he was called up on May 29, Crooks has split time behind the plate with both Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages, going 4-for-22 (.182) with a .614 OPS across seven games. Crooks appeared in 15 games with St. Louis in 2025, where he slashed .133/.152/.244 with one home run.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Soto's homer in 7th gives Mets 5-4 win over Cardinals

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JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Exiting lineup Wednesday Crooks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Impact Andre Pallante has worked in a battery with Ivan Herrera for all but one of his 12 starts this season, so Crooks will take a seat while Herrera steps in behind the plate for the middle game of the series. Since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29, Crooks has started in five of the Cardinals' ensuing 11 games while going 3-for-18 with a double, two walks and two RBI.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Crooks' callup reflects Cards' bigger plan for young talent Jimmy Crooks’ promotion to St. Louis was not just about finding more offense behind the plate. It was a window into how the Cardinals plan t...

JUNE 4 • MLB.COM

Joc Pederson leads Rangers past Cardinals 7-4 for 5th straight win

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JUNE 3 • Associated Press

Cardinals' Joshua Baez is destroying Triple-A pitching, so why isn't he in St. Louis? First we got Jimmy Crooks, then Nelson Velazquez, then Hunter Dobbins. The last infinity stone is clobbering Triple-A arms.

JUNE 1 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Sitting against lefty Sunday Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Though Crooks is expected to settle in as the Cardinals' primary catcher, he ended up making just one start during the club's three-game series with the Cubs after being called up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday. Both of the left-handed-hitting backstop's absences have come versus lefties, with Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages both receiving one start apiece behind the plate in place of Crooks.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals Next Call-Up After Jimmy Crooks Should Be Obvious The St. Louis Cardinals righty should be the next guy promoted to the majors.

MAY 30 • SI.COM

How Jimmy Crooks and Lars Nootbaar change the Cardinals' lineup construction Lars Nootbaar is due to return to the St. Louis Cardinals in the very near future, perhaps even against the Cincinnati Reds in St. Louis nex...

MAY 30 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Crooks joins catching mix; Velázquez also promoted in flurry of roster moves ST. LOUIS -- After two months adhering to a catching rotation that the Cardinals maintained coalesced into a number of benefits for the club...

MAY 29 • MLB.COM

Cardinals Rethink Iván Herrera, Pedro Pagés Roles Thanks to Jimmy Crooks The St. Louis Cardinals are going to have to sort out the catcher spot moving forward.

MAY 29 • SI.COM

Cardinals promote Crooks, Velázquez from Triple-A Memphis

The St. Louis Cardinals promoted catching prospect Jimmy Crooks and outfielder Nelson Velázquez from Triple-A before beginning a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs

MAY 29 • Associated Press

Expected to see steady playing time Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol indicated Friday that Crooks is set to receive the lion's share of playing time at catcher, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Ivan Herrera will continue to serve as the personal catcher for Michael McGreevy and Andre Pallante, but it will be Crooks unseating Pedro Pages as the team's primary catcher for the rest of the rotation. Crooks earned a promotion Friday after slashing .262/.412/.567 with 13 home runs this season with Memphis. The left-handed-hitting Crooks is not in Friday's lineup against the Cubs -- southpaw Shota Imanaga is starting for Chicago and Herrera is doing the catching for Pallante -- but he should be in the lineup Saturday.

MAY 29 • ROTOWIRE

How Cardinals Just Struck Gold With Jimmy Crooks Promotion The St. Louis Cardinals made the right call promoting Jimmy Crooks on Friday.

MAY 29 • SI.COM

Recalled to St. Louis The Cardinals recalled Crooks from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

Impact Crooks will join the big-league roster after recording 45 at-bats with the Cardinals in 2025. With Triple-A Memphis, Crooks belted 13 homers with a .262/.412/.567 slash line. Yohel Pozo will be optioned to Triple-A Memphis in order to make room for Crooks on the active roster.

MAY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Up to 13 home runs at Triple-A Crooks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a pair of walks in Triple-A Memphis' win over Jacksonville.

Impact The long ball was Crooks' 13th of the season, which is only one off the career-high 14 homers he had at Memphis in 2025. He's also sporting a 17.7 percent walk rate and 30.6 percent strikeout rate, so it's been a three-true-outcomes season. Crooks has a lot more offensive upside than Pedro Pages and is also a good defender, but the Cardinals like Pages' defense and handling of the pitching staff. So, while Crooks is worthy of another chance at the big-league level, his promotion doesn't appear imminent.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

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