Overview
- The St. Louis Cardinals designated left‑hander Caleb Ferguson for assignment before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, opening a standard waiver period for his next step.
- Ferguson struggled in a brief Cardinals stint, allowing eight earned runs on 11 hits and eight walks across 8 1/3 innings and posting an 8.64 ERA in nine appearances for St. Louis.
- Cardinals acquired Ferguson from the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 3 in exchange for cash considerations after he had a 4.01 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 22 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings with the Reds earlier this season.
- Because the trade deadline has passed, Ferguson can only change organizations through the waiver process; if he clears waivers the likely outcome is an outright to Triple‑A Memphis where he can then elect free agency instead of accepting the assignment.
- Ferguson is a 2014 Dodgers draftee who missed 2021 after Tommy John surgery, posted his best numbers in Los Angeles from 2018–2023, and has since become a journeyman reliever with brief stops on multiple clubs since 2024.