JUPITER, Fla. —Korean import Kwang-Hyun Kim and oft-injured Brett Cecil, both lefthanders, made their Cardinals spring debuts Saturday and each pitched an impressive scoreless inning against the New York Mets.
“KK” Kim, signed to a two-year, $8 million contract as a free agent, struck out two and walked one while pitching the fifth inning. Cecil, finishing up a four-year, $30.5 million free-agent contract, pitched for the first time since last spring training and struck out one besides getting a ground-out and a foul out in the sixth.
Cecil, who hit the first man he faced had missed the 2019 regular-season after surgery to relieve a carpal tunnel issue.