Cards rookie Reyes soaking up big league experience

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals reliever Alex Reyes has lived up to every expectation set for him so far in the Major Leagues. The 21-year-old has responded and executed his pitches in each situation that has been put before him since he was called up.

The right-hander opened his big league career with five scoreless appearances, totaling 9 1/3 innings and 13 strikeouts. Those early numbers would make it easy for any player to be overconfident. Not Reyes, who clearly still knows his place as a rookie.

“He’s a kid who has a lot of hype coming with him,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of the Cards’ top prospect, per MLBPipeline.com. “But he’s not overwhelmed with that to the point of not remembering where he is in this game.”

Matheny pointed to the Cardinals’ flight home from Philadelphia to wrap up their recent road trip as an example. The team was preparing to leave when Reyes and fellow rookie Luke Weaver were the first to approach the plane on the tarmac as the rain poured down. The two looked at each other and decided to …

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