Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 18The Triple-A Redbirds split at home vs Durham before dropping two of three at Jacksonville. Outfielder Joshua Baez is hot again, with three doubles, three homers, seven RBI and a slash line of .421/.500/1.053/1.553 for the week. Ramon Mendoza, Leo Bernal and Thomas Saggese are also excelling.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 17photo: Thomas Saggese and manager Ben Johnson (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation) Coming off the break, the Triple-A Redbirds went 2-4, all at home. Infielder Thomas Saggese hit .333 for the week with four steals and six runs scored, including a two-run walkoff home run on Thursday that broke Memphis’ four-game losing streak. Friday, July 17th…
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 16The Triple-A Redbirds are on a four-game losing streak and went 2-4 in Gwinnett heading into the break. In eight July games, Leo Bernal has three home runs, 12 RBI and a line of .323/.364/.710/1.074. Quinn Mathews is the reigning International League Pitcher of the Week.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 15The Triple-A Redbirds went 4-2 on the week. Outfielder Colton Ledbetter hit .625, including two home runs, scored nine times and posted an OPS of 1.835. Lefty Quinn Mathews is on a roll with a current scoreless streak of 12 1/3 innings.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 14To open the second half, the Cardinals Triple-A club went 1-5 at Jacksonville before winning two of the first three at home over Charlotte. Scott Blewett has stepped into the closer’s role with six saves in seven opportunities.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 13The Triple-A Redbirds clinched the first-half International League title and an automatic playoff berth on the final day of the first half of the 2026 season. RHP Luis Gastelum hasn’t allowed an earned run since May 17 and has struck out 23 hitters over his last 16 relief appearances. Leo Bernal hit two home runs and collected four RBI while Noah Mendlinger batted .417 over the 3-3 week.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 12The Triple-A Redbirds are in a fight for the first-half title. Outfielder Joshua Baez hit six home runs during the 4-2 week and reliever Luis Gastelum hasn’t given up a run in over a month.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 11The Triple-A Redbirds are on a four-game winning streak to hold on to first place. Red-hot pitchers Quinn Mathews and Luis Gastelum have yet to allow a run this month.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – Week 10The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds had a third consecutive 4-2 week and maintained their first-place spot in the International League West Division. Leo Bernal batted 8-for- 17 (.471) , including a home run, four RBI, an OBP of .526, and an OPS of 1.173.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook 2026 Week 9The Triple-A Redbirds logged a second consecutive 4-2 week and continue in first place. Outfielder Joshua Baez batted 9-for-22 (.409), including five home runs, 11 RBIs, eight runs, a slugging percentage of 1.227 and an OPS of 1.707.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 8The Triple-A Redbirds logged a 4-2 week and continue in first place. Catcher Jimmy Crooks led Memphis with a .429 average, .566 OBP, five runs scored and an OPS of 1.199.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 7The Triple-A Redbirds’ pitching faltered, allowing 55 runs as the team went 1-5 for the week. Outfielder Nelson Velazquez went 7-for-14 (.500) including two home runs and five RBI, both team highs.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 5The Memphis Redbirds went 4-2 for the week, holding onto first place. At the pitching staff changes, lefty Pete Hansen is unscored upon in his first two Triple-A starts. Infielder Brody Moore hit .429 to lead the offense.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 4The first place Redbirds went 4-2 in the last week. Catcher Jimmy Crooks continues to lead the offense with four home runs, seven RBIs and .944 slugging percentage over the six games.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 3The Triple-A Redbirds went 2-4 last week but held onto a share of first place. At shortstop, Cesar Prieto has been steady and dependable, hitting .309 with a .367 on-base percentage.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 2Middle infielders Bryan Torres and Cesar Prieto continue their hot hitting as the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds are the first professional team to win 10 games in 2026.
Memphis Redbirds Notebook – 2026 Week 1The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds are off to a franchise-best 6-0 record behind the big bats of Jimmy Crooks and Blaze Jordan. The two have already totaled six home runs and 12 RBI. Through two starts, Richard Fitts has a 1.74 ERA.
