St. Louis Cardinals select Liam Doyle with No. 5 pick
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Highest pick for Cardinals since 1998, Doyle led NCAA in strikeout rates this past season and had 101 more strikeouts than hits allowed for the Volunteers.
With the fifth overall pick of the MLB Draft, the Cardinals selected Liam Doyle. Before the draft, Doyle was compared to reigning Cy Young Winner Tarik Skubal.
The St. Louis Cardinals may have landed the most pro-ready pitcher in the MLB Draft, and some believe he could reach the major leagues very soon.
Liam Doyle and Seth Hernandez were both potential No. 1 picks who landed a bit later in the draft with NL Central teams.
The St. Louis Cardinals had the No. 5 pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft and used it to select left-handed flamethrower Liam Doyle out of Tennessee. H