Cards news: May 13 -- OF Rastelli sent back to Memphis, CF Myles Straw called up from AAA
The St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Vitale Rastelli got a rough introduction to major league baseball and has been sent back to AAA Memphis.
Called up due to an injury to starting center fielder Jung-hoo Lee, Rastelli, 21, got the chance to start 16 games yet hit just .140 with no home runs and two RBIs.
Getting called from Memphis is 35-year-old outfielder Myles Straw.
A defensive specialist, Straw played in 13 games/four starts for the Redbirds and hit .240 with one RBI.
Over the course of his career, Straw has played in 1,012 games/788 starts in the majors.
During that time he has hit .224 with nine home runs and 221 RBIs.
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