Earlier this week, the Cardinals placed two of the outfielders from their Opening Day roster on the injured list. Harrison Bader was shelved with a hamstring strain and Tyler O’Neill with a slight dislocation of his ulnar nerve. To fill the gaps that left in the active roster, utility infielder Yairo Munoz was recalled, and a promotion was made; St. Louis called up outfielder Lane Thomas to the Majors for the first time.
The 23-year-old Thomas is seventh-highest rated prospect in the system, according to MLB Pipeline, and is in his sixth year of professional ball.