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Name Team Age
Jay Kress Retired (2022, Age 41) 72
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1998)		 RP L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League 0 21 years (16 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  D- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
C- B  B-
Leadership   Mentor Value  
B+ A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 11/7/1980
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
2001 STL 1 2 51 0 0 0 37 7 45.1 57 30 27 0 24 41 1.79 5.36
2002 STL 1 3 49 0 0 0 34 12 46.0 46 20 16 0 26 33 1.57 3.13
2003 STL 1 2 40 0 0 0 30 6 38.0 32 14 10 0 14 34 1.21 2.37
2004 STL 0 1 45 0 0 0 38 5 41.0 33 12 11 1 13 34 1.12 2.41
2005 STL 3 2 47 0 0 0 33 2 52.2 25 12 12 0 19 53 0.84 2.05
2006 STL 2 3 55 0 0 0 44 4 54.1 37 13 13 1 18 45 1.01 2.15
2007 STL 0 5 64 0 0 0 53 9 59.1 57 26 21 0 26 43 1.40 3.19
2008 STL 2 4 50 0 0 0 34 7 52.2 50 26 24 2 28 47 1.48 4.10
2009 STL 0 3 51 0 0 0 41 6 49.2 48 19 19 1 13 33 1.23 3.44
2010 STL 1 2 52 0 0 0 39 6 48.1 49 23 23 2 16 29 1.34 4.28
2011 STL 2 2 55 0 0 0 43 9 55.1 50 16 14 0 16 37 1.19 2.28
2012 STL 0 1 53 0 0 0 44 6 55.2 55 15 15 1 12 37 1.20 2.43
2013 STL 3 5 57 0 0 0 40 8 59.1 50 26 23 0 21 51 1.20 3.49
2014 STL 2 2 64 0 0 0 55 6 64.0 50 22 21 0 24 51 1.16 2.95
2015 STL 0 2 53 0 0 0 44 7 53.1 45 20 19 0 16 47 1.14 3.21
2016 STL 4 3 44 0 0 0 32 8 43.2 40 25 24 0 25 38 1.49 4.95
2017 STL 2 3 60 0 0 0 41 11 57.2 59 29 29 2 22 51 1.40 4.53
2018 STL 0 8 49 0 0 0 32 11 40.2 51 38 35 1 20 41 1.75 7.75
2019 STL 1 4 61 0 0 0 43 11 60.0 65 38 31 3 31 45 1.60 4.65
2020 STL 2 7 50 0 0 0 31 15 47.0 62 39 39 0 19 33 1.72 7.47
2021 STL 0 3 35 0 0 0 13 6 34.0 40 29 25 0 20 28 1.76 6.62
2022 STL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 10 11 7 0 3 3 3.90 18.90
2053 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 27 67 1089 0 0 0 801 162 1061.1 1011 503 458 14 426 854 1.35 3.88
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2022-11-01Jay Kress has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
2022-06-10The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jay Kress for assignment.
2022-05-12The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jay Kress to the major league team.
2022-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Al Coleman to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jay Kress for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Tim Veselic for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jeff Harris for assignment.
2020-05-17Jay Kress of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2019-11-01Jay Kress now holds the league record for career saves.
2018-05-10Jay Kress of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2012-07-14Jay Kress of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2004-06-09Jay Kress of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2001-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jay Kress to the major league team.