With the fifth overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected flamethrowing left-handed starter Liam Doyle out of the University of Tennessee. While there was serious doubt regarding the Cardinals allowing him to throw in a game this fall, the organization just announced he will be making his professional debut on Saturday.
Doyle was just transferred from the Florida Complex League to Low-A Palm Beach, where the Cardinals' top pitching prospect is set to start on Saturday.
Liam Doyle will make his minor league debut for the Cardinals on Saturday
The Cardinals have historically been pretty careful with their pitching prospects, especially ones like Doyle who had large workloads in college the year they were drafted, but the Cardinals are going to give us a glimpse of Doyle on the mound before the minor league season is over.