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DeJong was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

DeJong started 11 consecutive games for the Cardinals while Kolten Wong was on the disabled list with an elbow injury, but he hadn't appeared in the three games since the latter's return. The 23-year-old third baseman memorably homered in his first major-league at-bat, but he went through some growing pains thereafter, slashing .244/.244/.390 over 41 plate appearances. However, he acquitted himself well defensively at second base and will continue gaining some seasoning with the Redbirds, for whom he's slashed .294/.331/.541 with 11 homers and 31 RBI across 46 games.

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