Southaven's Blaze Jordan gets the call-up to the Cardinals

MINNEAPOLIS, MN., June 12, 2026 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that the team has selected the contract of rookie corner infielder Blaze Jordan from Memphis (AAA) and recalled right-handed pitcher Chris Roycroft from Memphis (AAA). Infielder Nolan Gorman and right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins were optioned to Memphis (AAA) following yesterday’s game. Infielder Ramón Urías (right elbow) has been transferred from the 10-day Injured List to the 60-day Injured List.

The 23-year-old Jordan, who the Cardinals acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz at last year’s trade deadline, has put together a strong start at Memphis where he was slashing .313/.373/.548 with a .921 OPS, 11 HR & 35 RBI in 57 games played.

The 6-0, 235-pound Southaven, Miss. native co-leads all Triple-A players with 19 doubles, ranks 8^th with 126 total bases and 8^th in hits with 72. Jordan, who bats right-handed, was leading the Memphis team with his .313 BA that ranks 9^th in the International League. Blaze shared Cardinals Minor League Co-Player of the Month honors for April with Palm Beach (A) infielder Jack Gurevitch.

Over the course of his professional career Jordan has compiled a .286 batting average with 73 HR & 375 RBI in 545 games played since debuting in 2021 following his draft selection by Boston in the 3^rd round (89^th player overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of DeSoto Central (MS) High School.

Jordan has played 262 career games at third base and 228 at first base, including 28 at the hot corner this season and 18 at the initial sack.

Jordan, who will wear uniform no. 33, is poised to become the fifth Cardinals player to debut this season, joining JJ Wetherholt, Matt Pushard, Bryan Torres and Brycen Mautz. The lone Cardinals player to debut in Minneapolis was Chris Richard on July 17, 2000, and he homered on the very 1^st pitch he ever saw. That game was played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Currently there is just one player with the given name of Blaze (Blaze Alexander-BAL) to have played in the Majors.

Roycroft, 28, who made the Cardinals Opening Day roster, has appeared in 52 career games in the majors, including five in 2026. The 6-7, 245-pound right-hander owns a career mark of 2-5 with a 5.98 ERA in 58.2 IP, striking out 51.

Following his option to Memphis (AAA) on April 5, Roycroft has appeared in 23 games for the Redbirds and gone 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA in 24.2 innings pitched.

However, since May 20, Roycroft has allowed earned runs in just one of eight games for a 2.08 ERA in 8.2 IP with 4 hits, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.

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Here's Jordan being introduced at the 2026 Cardinals Caravan in Memphis this past January.

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