Fermin went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 10-4 loss to the Mariners.
Fermin has seen minimal playing time since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Aug. 21 to replace Nolan Gorman. Over eight games since that date, Fermin has gone 3-for-15 (.200) with three walks, and his two-run single Sunday was the first time he plated a run in the majors all season. The infielder has a poor .148/.246/.197 slash line with no home runs, two stolen bases, six runs scored, a double and a triple over 69 plate appearances. He has a short-term path to playing time at second base as long as Brendan Donovan (foot) is out.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Summoned from minors
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The Cardinals recalled Fermin from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Fermin is taking the roster spot of the struggling Nolan Gorman, who has been optioned to Memphis. The 25-year-old Fermin will offer St. Louis a backup option at second base, third base and shortstop, and he could see some starts versus left-handed pitching.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Heads back to Triple-A
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The Cardinals optioned Fermin to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Fermin has slashed just .130/.216/.174 over 51 plate appearances with the big club this season. He should get the chance to play regularly as he heads back to Memphis.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Optioned to Triple-A
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Fermin was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
The 25-year-old infielder hit .200 across 18 MLB plate appearances with zero home runs and one steal. Fermin logged a .350/.458/.650 slash line with four home runs, five steals and a 3:11 K:BB in 18 games at Triple-A earlier this season.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Cardinals recalled Fermin from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Fermin was off to a fantastic start with Memphis, slashing .350/.458/.650 with four home runs, five steals and a 3:11 K:BB over 18 games. The 25-year-old will offer utility infield depth for the Cardinals, and it's possible he gets some starts at second base against lefties.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Cardinals optioned Fermin to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Fermin was the team's final roster cut ahead of Opening Day. The 24-year-old should be used as a utility infielder at Memphis.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Three-hit effort Friday
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Fermin went 3-for-3 in Friday's Grapefruit League win over the Mets.
Fermin's big game has him hitting .385 (5-for-13) over six spring games. The 24-year-old projects as a utility infielder if he makes the Cardinals' big-league roster out of camp. Fermin had limited success last year, batting .235 with a .594 OPS across 61 plate appearances. With established options at most, if not all, of the infield positions, Fermin's playing time is unlikely to be significant barring injuries to other players.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Summoned to big leagues
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Fermin was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Fermin is 4-for-25 at the plate during his brief time with the Cardinals this season. He will operate as a backup infielder.
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Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Activated off minor-league IL
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Fermin (quad) was activated from the injured list Monday at Triple-A Memphis.
Fermin missed the first couple months of the 2023 season due to a severe quad strain, but he's all set now to become a regular for Memphis following a 10-game rehab stint between the Florida Complex League and Low-A Palm Beach. St. Louis acquired the 24-year-old infielder from Cleveland over the winter in exchange for cash considerations. He slashed .215/.336/.322 with six homers and nine steals in 90 games last year at Triple-A Columbus.
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Indians' Jose Fermin: Active again at Double-A
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Double-A Akron activated Fermin (hamstring) from the 7-day injured list Sunday.
Fermin was sidelined for approximately two weeks with a low-grade left hamstring strain. The 22-year-old infielder was hitting .268 with zero home runs and one stolen base in 162 plate appearances for Akron prior to landing on the IL.
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Indians' Jose Fermin: Hits injured list at Double-A Akron
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Fermin was placed on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Akron with a left hamstring strain Sunday.
The 22-year-old infielder has put together a solid .268/.365/.326 slash line with 13 RBI, 21 runs scored and one stolen base across 162 plate appearances. Fermin has appeared to be more of a contact hitter in the lower levels of the minor leagues, and he's shown a good eye at the plate with a 9.2 percent walk rate compared to a 7.4 percent strikeout rate this year.
