Locke St. John

Kenton Locke St. John (born January 31, 1993) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers.

Locke St. John
Chicago Cubs
Relief pitcher
Born: (1993-01-31) January 31, 1993
Pell City, Alabama
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 25, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.40
Strikeouts5
Teams

Career

St. John attended Pell City High School in Pell City, Alabama.[1] He played college baseball at Southern Union Community College for two years and then transferred to the University of South Alabama for one season.[2] He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round, with the 970th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft.[3]

Detroit Tigers

St. John spent the 2014 through 2017 seasons in the Tigers organization.[4] During his time with them, he played for the GCL Tigers, Connecticut Tigers, West Michigan Whitecaps, and Lakeland Flying Tigers.[5][4] During the 2017 season, he converted from a conventional over the top pitcher, into a side-armer.[4]

Texas Rangers

St. John was selected by the Texas Rangers in the Triple-A phase of the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[6] He split the 2018 season between the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and the Frisco RoughRiders Double-A Texas League, going a combined 6–3 with a 2.67 ERA in 60.2 innings.[7][4] He opened the 2019 season back with Frisco,[8] and on June 6 he was promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[4] Between the two levels, St. John went 5–4 with a 4.38 ERA in 48 innings.

On June 20, 2019, St. John had his contract selected and he was promoted to the major leagues.[9] He made his major league debut on June 25, retiring the two batters he faced.[10] On September 1, 2019, St. John was designated for assignment after going 0–0 with a 5.40 ERA over 6.2 innings.[11] He was outrighted to Nashville on September 3.[12] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Detroit Tigers (second stint)

On January 4, 2021, St. John signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[13] Over 36 games for the Toledo Mud Hens in 2021, he posted a 2.58 ERA.

Chicago Cubs

On November 29, 2021, St. John signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[14] He was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs to begin the season, posting a 5.14 ERA across 5 apperances. On April 16, 2022, the Cubs selected St. John's contract.[15] St. John appeared in 1 game for Chicago, but surrendered 3 runs off of 2 home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. He was designated for assignment on May 3 following the promotion of Robert Gsellman.[16]

See also

References
  1. Ellen Sowa (March 1, 2017). "Memory lane: Minor League, Panther baseball players return home". St. Clair News-Aegis. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. Erich Hilkert (June 9, 2014). "Pell City native St. John picked in MLB Draft". The Daily Home. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. AL.com staff (June 13, 2014). "South Alabama pitcher Locke St. John to skip senior season with South Alabama, signs with Detroit". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. "Locke St. John Player page". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. Marc Allard (July 29, 2016). "Tigers ace Locke St. John bouncing back after rough start to career". The Bulletin. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. "Rangers swing Rule 5 deal for outfielder Tocci". MLB.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  7. Matt Present (June 27, 2019). "Former Wood Duck Locke St. John Makes MLB Debut for Rangers". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  8. Frisco RoughRiders (March 27, 2019). "Trio of star starters part of Riders initial roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. Mark Inabinett (June 20, 2018). "Pell City pitcher reaches big leagues with Texas Rangers". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  10. James Schmehl (June 25, 2019). "Chavez opens eyes with a strong start". MLB.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. RotoWire Staff (September 1, 2019). "Rangers' Locke St. John: Designated for assignment". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  12. RotoWire Staff (September 3, 2019). "Rangers' Locke St. John: Clears waivers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  13. Beck, Jason (January 4, 2021). "St. John returns to Detroit on Minors deal". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  14. Altman, Evan (November 29, 2021). "Cubs Sign Former Rangers LHP Locke St. John to Minors Deal". Cubs Insider. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Zeneka, TC (April 16, 2022). "Cubs Option Alfonso Rivas, DFA Cory Abbott, Greg Deichmann". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  16. https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/05/03/scott-effross-will-start-in-place-of-drew-smyly-bereavement-list-tonight/
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