photo: Blaze Jordan (Portland Sea Dogs)
First baseman Blaze Jordan joins the Cardinals organization from Boston for left-handed pitcher Steven Matz.
St. Louis Cardinals release
The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired minor league first baseman Blaze Jordan from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for left-handed pitcher Steven Matz.
We have acquired 1B/3B Blaze Jordan from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for LHP Steven Matz. pic.twitter.com/0GuddIkWFe
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 31, 2025
Jordan, 22, was the Red Sox 3rd round (89th overall) selection in the 2020 MLB Draft out of DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Miss., a city outside of the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate in Memphis and the high school that produced Braves third baseman Austin Riley.
This season, Jordan is batting .308 with 12 home runs and 62 RBI to add to his 22 doubles. The 6-foot, 220 lb., right-handed hitting Jordan boasts a .377 on-base percentage, .495 slugging totaling a .872 OPS.
He began the 2025 season in Double-A Portland and was promoted to Worcester (AAA) on June 3 after being named Eastern League Player of the Month for May.
At the time of this trade, Jordan is leading all full-season Red Sox minor leaguers in batting (.308), RBI (62), hits (99), total bases (159); ranked 2nd in runs (59), extra base hits (35) and slugging (.495); and 4th in home runs (12).
Blaze Jordan crushed his 6th Triple-A homer yesterday! 💥 pic.twitter.com/cGCVkryqY5
— Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) July 28, 2025
Defensively, Jordan has played both corner infield positions in his professional career. He has compiled a .991 career fielding percentage at first base and has committed only one error in 348.0 innings and 304 total chances this season.
Jordan was currently ranked as the No. 24 prospect in the Red Sox organization by Baseball America.
Matz, 34, pitched in 84 games over four seasons for the Cardinals and was 15-14 with a 4.24 ERA over 252.1 innings pitched.
What others say
MLB Pipeline
They immediately placed Jordan at no. 19 on their Cardinals prospect list, which is just after Nathan Church and a few spots ahead of Matt Koperniak.
Ian Cundall, Sox Prospects
Here’s Blaze Jordan singling earlier today off Andrew Painter, in what turned out to be his final game in the Red Sox system. In 358 PA between AA/AAA this year, he hit .308/.377/.495 with 22 2B, 12 HR, 9.2% BB and 10.6% K. pic.twitter.com/GolFHZQJit
— Ian Cundall (@IanCundall) July 31, 2025
New Cardinal 1B/3B Blaze Jordan is 19th in the @SoxProspects rankings. Hits the ball hard & makes a lot of contact. Has made strides w/approach & improved vs. velo this year, but still a fringy profile. Rule 5 eligible this winter. Full scouting report: https://t.co/u74dXKUaPg
— Ian Cundall (@IanCundall) July 31, 2025
Reported in November 2021: "The Red Sox made a competitive offer to Matz and were aggressively involved" before he signed a 4-year, $44 million deal with St. Louis.
Red Sox taking on the rest of Matz's $12M salary this year. About $4M for two months.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 31, 2025
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