There were moments during their shared time in Class AAA during the 2024 minor league season where Thomas Saggese said he and Jordan Walker would talk about how they could each make an impact in the majors.

“We're capable of really handling this league and doing well,” Saggese recalls of the moments two shared in Memphis.

What the pair 23-year-old Cardinals did Thursday provided a glimpse at the potential Saggese described.

In the seventh inning of a game tied 1-1 vs. the Pirates, Thomas Saggese belted a double off the base of the wall in center field to score Masyn Winn after Winn walked to lead off the frame. On the very next pitch, Walker pulled a sweeper from Pirates reliever Yohan Ramirez over the wall in center field for a two-run homer to help power the Cardinals to a 4-1 win at

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