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Another day, Another MLB Debut: Brycen Mautz Promoted for Saturday Start
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Brycen Mautz , the Cardinals ' Minor League Pitcher of theYear in 2025, will make his MLB debut on Sunday when he starts for the Cardsagainst the Reds , manager Oliver Marmol told reporters in Cincinnati on Saturdaynight.
With the Cardinals getting rained out on Friday and havingto use starters Andre Pallante and Kyle Leahy on Saturday, the Cardinals werelooking for an opportunity to add a sixth starter to give their staff abreather. Also, by promoting the 24-year-old Mautz for Sunday's start againstthe Reds , it sets up Matthew Liberatore , Michael McGreevy and Dustin May tomake the three starts in Milwaukee against the surging Brewers next week.
The Cardinals split Saturday's two games against a Reds squadthat has struggled most of May. The Cards won Game 1 8-1 thanks to an MLB debutfor the ages from Bryan Torres , who had his first MLB hit and a two-run homerin front of his friends and family who had traveled from Puerto Rico for thegame.
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In the nightcap, Jordan Walker blasted a three-run homerand singled in the tying run with two outs in the ninth only to see the Cardsfall 7-6 in 11 innings. Cardinals' Gold Glove shortstop Masyn Winn wasperfectly positioned for a ball hit back up the middle with a fifth infielderbrough in, but his throw home bounced and Spencer Speer scored before Yohel Pozo 'stag.
Mautz has pitched well in Triple-A
The 6-foot-3 Mautz was a second-round pick out of theUniversity of San Diego by the Cardinals in the 2022 MLB Draft. After steadilyworking his way through the system, he went 8-3 with a 2.98 in 2025 whilehelping Double-A Springfield win the Texas League title.
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This season, Mautz is 0-2 with a 2.90 ERA over nine startswith Triple-A Memphis. Over 40 1/3 innings of work, he has struck out 43batters, while walking 24. Triple-A hitters have four homers off Mautz, butthey have hit just .209 against him on the season.
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