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Mayers set to make big league debut
- Updated: July 23, 2016
ST. LOUIS — A day after it took Mike Mayers and his Triple-A teammates approximately 17 hours to complete their journey from El Paso to Memphis, the right-hander woke up to a phone call that added another unexpected detour to his itinerary.
Mayers, who was scheduled to start for Memphis on Saturday, was instead summoned to St. Louis, where he will make his Major League debut a day later as a spot-starter for the Cardinals. He learned of the assignment around 7 a.m. and arrived at Busch Stadium in time to settle in a day before his debut.
“There are a lot of great players in the organization, and to be the guy that they called up, to be able to pitch tomorrow night is quite an honor,” Mayers said. “I’m looking to pitch well, and whatever happens after that is out of my control. But hopefully I can make a good impression that will stick in their head a little bit.”
The Cardinals will be the last team in the Majors to employ a sixth starting pitcher this season when Mayers takes the mound in the nationally televised game against the Dodgers. The need to find a fill-in starter was the result of the Cardinals having to play a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Plans to fill Sunday’s start with someone from the bullpen …
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