For Cardinals prospect Ian Bedell, he has to go back nearly two years to find the same feelings he did on Saturday when he made his 2023 season debut with Class High-A Peoria.
“That one was sweet,” Bedell said during a phone interview a day after striking out seven batters and allowing two hits over 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. “It had been probably since I guess, before spring training in '21 where I felt that good. But I wouldn't say the result was overly sweet. It was nice to see.”
For the University of Missouri product and 2020 fourth-round Cardinals draft pick, Saturday’s performance made him feel like his development as a minor leaguer had corrected its course.