DENVER – Former Illinois State baseball player Paul DeJong will soon be making his Major League Baseball debut.
A 2015 fourth-round draft pick (131st overall) of the St. Louis Cardinals, DeJong had his contract purchased by the Cardinals on Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals placed second baseman Kolton Wong on the 10-day disabled listed, retroactive to May 27.
DeJong, who had been playing at Triple-A Memphis, will wear jersey No. 11 for the Cardinals. He was batting .294 with a team-high 11 home runs and 31 RBIs in 46 games at Memphis.