 And pitching in the Frontier League, which is independent ball. He was pitching for the Joliet Slammers. Before the Cardinals signed him in June of 2022 as a minor league free agent. And here he is in the big leagues. Two years later. 5-3 Nationals, bottom of the sixth. K. Barrett-Ruiz faces the tall righty who slings it in. And it's high ball one. Fastball mid-upper 90s. And a slider in the mid-80s.