Naile was transferred from the Cardinals to the KIA Tigers of the KBO on Friday.
Naile appeared out of the Cardinals bullpen sparingly across the last two seasons, throwing a combined 24.1 innings. He struggled to a 7.40 ERA and 1.89 WHIP in that span and will seek to reinvigorate his career overseas.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Recalled from Memphis
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The Cardinals recalled Naile from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
Naile will take the place of Jake Woodford, who was optioned to the Florida Complex League in a corresponding move. Naile was decent in the minors this season but has struggled mightily in the majors, surrendering 15 runs over 15.1 innings. He will likely be limited to low-leverage outings while with St. Louis.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Recalled from Memphis
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St. Louis recalled Naile from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
Naile has posted an ugly 9.64 ERA in 14 innings of work this season at the major-league level, but the Cardinals need a fresh bullpen arm after having to place Guillermo Zuniga (forearm) on the 15-day injured list.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Recalled from Memphis
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The Cardinals recalled Naile from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
Naile was optioned to Triple-A on July 5 and has since put up a 2.25 ERA and 1.38 WHIP with eight strikeouts across eight innings. He has yet to find similar success in the majors, but the Cards will call on Naile to provide depth to their bullpen after losing a handful of players ahead of the trade deadline.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Optioned to Triple-A
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Naile was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Naile took one for the team Tuesday in Miami, yielding eight runs while throwing 58 pitches over just 1.1 innings. He's being sent out so the Cardinals can bring in a fresh arm.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Back in St. Louis
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The Cardinals recalled Naile from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
With Jake Woodford (shoulder) headed for the injured list, Naile will come up from the minors to give the Cardinals additional bullpen depth. The 30-year-old righty has appeared in three MLB games this season, surrendering five runs (two earned) on eight hits and three walks while striking out three batters across 4.1 innings.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Optioned back to Triple-A
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St. Louis optioned Naile to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Naile threw 35 pitches over two innings of relief in the Cardinals' blowout win over the Brewers on Monday and wasn't going to be available for a bit. He carries a 4.15 ERA in 4.1 major-league innings this year.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Selected by Cards
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The Cardinals selected Naile's contract from Triple-A Mempis on Friday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
With Jake Woodford (shoulder) landing on the 15-day injured list Friday, Naile will make his return to St. Louis. The 30-year-old reliever made seven appearances for the Cardinals last season, giving up five earned runs over nine innings. To make room for Naile on the 40-man roster, Wilking Rodriguez (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day IL.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Naile cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment Friday to the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate in Memphis.
The right-hander was pushed off the Cardinals' 40-man roster earlier this week following the acquisition of Anthony Misiewicz. Naile, 30, surrendered five earned runs over his first nine major-league innings with St. Louis in 2022.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Removed from 40-man roster
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The Cardinals designated Naile for assignment Wednesday.
Naile loses his roster spot to make room for newly acquired Anthony Misiewicz, whom the Cardinals traded for Wednesday. With a 5.00 ERA across nine innings in his debut season in 2022, Naile could earn a call-up at some point during the 2023 campaign.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Sent down Saturday
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Naile was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
Naile was called up by the Cardinals on Sept. 1, and he allowed five runs in three innings over two appearances during his time with the big-league club. He'll head back to the minors after Packy Naughton was recalled Saturday.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Recalled to majors
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Naile was recalled by the Cardinals on Thursday.
While with Triple-A Memphis this year, Naile has recorded a 3.48 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 67.1 frames out of the bullpen. He has made two brief stints in the majors, throwing just six innings over five appearances this season and has allowed just two hits in that time. He figures to provide depth to what is already a very solid Cardinals bullpen.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Up as 27th man
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The Cardinals recalled Naile from Triple-A Memphis and designated him as their 27th man for Thursday's doubleheader with the Cubs.
Naile is up with St. Louis for the third time this season after striking out four over 5.1 scoreless innings between his previous two stints. Despite his excellent results in the majors thus far, Naile will likely be headed back to Memphis immediately after the doubleheader.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Sent down to Triple-A
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Naile was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
He has not allowed a run while striking out four in 5.1 innings over four appearances in the majors this year. Dakota Hudson (neck) was activated ahead of his scheduled start Saturday in a corresponding move.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Returns to majors
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Naile was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
The right-hander was demoted to Memphis in early July and will rejoin the big-league club after Steven Matz (knee) was placed on the 15-day IL. Naile has appeared in three games for the Cardinals this season and has yet to allow a run over 4.2 innings.
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Cardinals' James Naile: Poised for first MLB call-up
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The Cardinals plan to select Naile's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
St. Louis will make the transaction official shortly before Monday's series opener. versus the Marlins once the team determines who will come off the 26-man active roster to open up a spot for Naile, who is projected to serve as a multi-inning relief arm out of the bullpen in his first stint in the majors. If the Cardinals opt to delay placing Jack Flaherty (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list, Naile could replace either Zack Thompson or Packy Naughton, both of whom worked in long relief during Flaherty's injury-shortened start in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Cubs. Over 27 appearances with Memphis on the season, the 29-year-old Naile has compiled a 3.28 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 42:11 K:BB in 46.1 innings.
