Welcome to the big leagues, Carson Kelly.
Kelly, perhaps the top-rated position-player prospect in the Cardinals’ system, was recalled Friday from Triple-A Memphis. Yadier Molina’s previous backup at catcher, Eric Fryer, was designated for assignment.
In other moves Friday, outfielder Randal Grichuk and reliever Zach Duke were activated from the disabled list (Grichuk the 10-day list, Duke the 60-day). They take the spots of outfielder Magneuris Sierra and reliever Sam Tuivailala, who were optioned to the minors after Thursday’s loss to the Mets. Tuivailala was sent to Memphis, Sierra to Double-A Springfield.
Kelly, 23, was the starting catcher on the Pacific Coast League All-Star team this season.