Ian Bedell
# Ian Bedell

### Ian Bedell

Ian McAllister Bedell (born September 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Bedell attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he played baseball. As a sophomore in 2016, he went 7-1 with a 1.70 ERA over 53+2⁄3 innings. After reclassifying and graduating early, he enrolled at the University of Missouri to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Missouri in 2018, Bedell pitched to a 6.17 ERA over 11+2⁄3 innings. As a sophomore in 2019, he made 18 appearances and went 3-1 with a 1.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 40+1⁄3 innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen where he 4-0 with a 0.59 ERA over 30+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-Star. Bedell moved into the starting rotation for the 2020 season, starting four games and pitching to a 3.70 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bedell was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 122nd overall pick of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $800,000.

Bedell made his professional debut in the 2021 with the Peoria Chiefs. He pitched 2+2⁄3 innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery. Bedell returned to play in August 2022 and spent the season rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Cardinals and Palm Beach Cardinals, totaling a 3.18 ERA over 5+2⁄3 innings.<rerf>https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/bedell-beck-take-next-steps-in-pro-careers/article_c9959694-4a63-56ba-b33c-58b602d46af0.html</ref> Bedell returned to Peoria to open the 2023 season.

* Missouri Tigers bio
* Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* ↑ https://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/quad-city-times-all-metro-baseball-team/article_f286b0a9-23c6-5a2a-8752-bf82fdd7d87f.html
* ↑ https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/missouris-ian-bedell-still-expected-to-be-selected-in-the-2020-mlb-draft/article_26f4a0fe-9488-11ea-9067-dff45a69eaa8.html
* ↑ https://abc17news.com/sports/2020/06/13/former-missouri-pitcher-brings-it-full-circle/
* ↑ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2019/07/29/wareham-s-bedell-is-one/4585312007/
* ↑ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/draft-blog-cardinals-finish-up-draft-with-a-run-of-college-players-including-mizzous-bedell/article_cf1af363-ed37-596f-b07e-70ab02d67076.html
* ↑ https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/cardinals-select-central-alum-bedell/article_148be716-d6ce-5d47-80ea-ccb848744c56.html
* ↑ https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/missouris-ian-bedell-selected-by-childhood-favorite-st-louis-cardinals/article_db47c4b6-ac4b-11ea-b318-7f6e8314f563.html
* ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/ian-bedell-deal-with-cardinals#:~:text=Cards%20sign%204th%2Drounder%20Bedell%2C%20finish%20Draft%20deals,-St.&text=Louis%20went%207%2Dfor%2D7,on%20Friday%2C%20the%20club%20announced.
* ↑ https://theathletic.com/1852975/2020/06/11/st-louis-draft-pick-ian-bedell-is-a-throwback-pitcher-in-a-velocity-crazed-era/
* ↑ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor-leagues/with-full-health-and-a-new-slider-cardinals-prospect-ian-bedell-feels-100-normal-again/article_0e7b84d7-0b06-54d8-aa4a-cc1bac5dbfd7.html
* ↑ https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/midwest-league-baseball-peoria-chief-ian-bedell-shows-out-against-hometown-river-bandits/article_ca014994-d336-5781-8701-d53a80d28349.html
