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Out · expected back around Feb 1
Fitts underwent right lat surgery in April after getting hurt while pitching at Triple-A Memphis. It's unclear where Fitts currently is in the rehab process, but Bloom said the righty is "hellbent on being part of this picture from the jump" next season. Assuming health, Fitts will be in the mix for a rotation spot next season. However, after all the time off there's a good chance he'll begin the campaign back at Memphis.
2025 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 11
- W-L
- 2-4
- ERA
- 5.00
- WHIP
- 1.31
- K
- 40
- IP
- 45.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | @BAL | W 4-3 | W | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jul 28 | @MIN | L 4-5 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jul 22 | @PHI | L 1-4 | L | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 7 | vs COL | W 9-3 | W | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 1 | vs CIN | W 5-3 | - | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | @LAA | L 2-5 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 2 | vs LAA | L 6-7 | L | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| May 27 | @MIL | L 1-5 | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 12 | @CWS | L 2-3 | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 7 | vs TOR | L 2-6 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Mar 30 | @TEX | L 2-3 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 25 | @TOR | L 1-6 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIN | L 2-4 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | @NYY | L 4-5 | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs CWS | L 2-7 | - | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Latest news
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Monday that Fitts (lat) is on track to be ready at the start of spring training but will have his workload monitored, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Fitts underwent right lat surgery in April after getting hurt while pitching at Triple-A Memphis. It's unclear where Fitts currently is in the rehab process, but Bloom said the righty is "hellbent on being part of this picture from the jump" next season. Assuming health, Fitts will be in the mix for a rotation spot next season. However, after all the time off, there's a good chance he'll begin the campaign back at Memphis.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 29
Fitts has undergone season-ending surgery on his right lat, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Fitts was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis earlier this week with a lat strain, and testing revealed the need for surgery. Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Friday that the long-term prognosis for Fitts is good, but the operation will cost him the rest of 2026 and it's possible he also gets a late start to the 2027 campaign. Fitts was acquired from the Red Sox over the offseason in the Sonny Gray trade and had posted a 1.76 ERA and 11:6 K:BB over 15.1 innings at Memphis.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 17
Triple-A Memphis placed Fitts on its 7-day injured list Monday due to a right lat strain.
Fitts had gotten off to a nice start with Memphis this season, collecting a 1.76 ERA and 11:6 K:BB over 15.1 innings covering his first three outings. He likely would have been the first pitcher to get the call when the Cardinals needed help in the big-league rotation, but now that opportunity could fall to Hunter Dobbins (knee). Fitts is likely to be sidelined several weeks and perhaps longer, depending on the severity of the strain.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 13
The Cardinals optioned Fitts to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Fitts' demotion signals that Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante have beaten him out in the camp competition for the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. After being acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts had an uneven performance over his three Grapefruit League starts, posting a respectable 9:3 K:BB but allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 18
Fitts notched four strikeouts over three scoreless innings in Wednesday's exhibition game versus Team Nicaragua.
Working in relief, Fitts surrendered four singles in his three frames, but he didn't walk anyone in addition to his four punchouts. His velocity remained up just as it was in his first Grapefruit League outing, averaging 96.6 mph with his four-seamer and 96.2 mph with his sinker. The big righty has spun five scoreless innings between the two appearances while collecting a 5:0 K:BB. Fitts is competing for a spot in the Cardinals' rotation, and that the team is mulling a six-man setup, at least initially, helps his odds.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 4
Fitts tossed two scoreless frames Wednesday against the Mets in his Grapefruit League debut.
Fitts surrendered a pair of singles, didn't walk anyone and notched one strikeout. Notably, the righty averaged 97.6 mph with his four-seamer and topped out at 98.6 mph. It's a big velocity jump after he averaged 95.9 mph with the heater in 2025, and it also reinforces that Fitts is healthy after he missed the final five weeks of the regular season with right arm neuritis. Fitts is competing for a spot in the Cardinals' rotation and certainly made a positive first impression.
RotoWire via ESPN · Feb 26