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Liam Doyle
Doyle with Tennessee in 2025
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (2004-06-03) June 3, 2004 (age 21)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Teams

Liam Shannon Doyle (born June 3, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Amateur career

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Doyle was born in Boston but grew up in New Hampshire.[1] He attended Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire.[2] Over his junior and senior seasons in high school he combined to go 15–2 with a 0.68 earned run average (ERA) with 226 strikeouts in 113 innings.[3]

Doyle started his college baseball career with Coastal Carolina University in 2023. He appeared in 23 games with seven starts and went 3–1 with a 4.15 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 56+1⁄3 innings.[4] After the season, Doyle played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[5] and entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Mississippi.[6] In his lone season at Ole Miss in 2024, he started 11 of 16 games, going 3–4 with 5.73 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 55 innings.[7] Doyle entered the transfer portal after the season and transferred to the University of Tennessee.[8]

Doyle entered the 2025 season as Tennessee's number one starter.[9] In March 2025, Doyle was ranked by Keith Law of The Athletic as the top prospect in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11] Against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, he combined with four other pitchers to throw the first no-hitter for Tennessee since 2002.[12][13] Doyle appeared in 19 games (with 17 starts) for Tennessee, going 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and 164 strikeouts and was named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year.[14]

Professional career

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The St. Louis Cardinals selected Doyle in the first round, with the fifth overall pick, in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[15] On July 17, 2025, Doyle signed with the Cardinals for a $7.25 million signing bonus.[16]

Doyle made his professional debut after signing on September 6, 2025, with the Palm Beach Cardinals, giving up one run and recording three strikeouts over 1+2⁄3 innings.[17] He was then promoted to the Springfield Cardinals.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Rains, Rob (July 13, 2025). "Cardinals use top draft pick on a strikeout machine Liam Doyle from Tennessee". KSDK. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Dyer, Dave (May 27, 2021). "Rioux and Doyle go way back, now key Pinkerton's top pitching staff". The Derry News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Longo, Hector (July 12, 2023). "Derry's Doyle living out a dream". The Derry News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Hall, Alex (July 20, 2023). "Lure of SEC, legendary pitching coach, draws Pinkerton's Doyle to Ole Miss". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Liam Doyle - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Longo, Hector (July 12, 2023). "Dream Transfer: Breakout spring at Coastal Carolina lands Derry's Doyle a spot with NCAA power Ole Miss". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Eckert, David (July 1, 2024). "Liam Doyle enters transfer portal as Ole Miss baseball suffers another key loss | Reports". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Wilson, Mike (July 9, 2024). "Liam Doyle commits to Tennessee baseball as Ole Miss transfer pitcher". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  9. ^ Wilson, Mike (February 14, 2025). "Liam Doyle dazzles as Tennessee baseball starts national title defense with win vs Hofstra". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Wilson, Mike (March 6, 2025). "Tennessee's Liam Doyle ranked as No. 1 prospect for 2025 MLB Draft by The Athletic's Keith Law". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Cookston, Hunter (March 7, 2025). "Tennessee Baseball's ace Liam Doyle recognized as potential first overall pick in MLB Draft". Sporting News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Mast, Allison (March 8, 2025). "Top 100 Draft prospect spearheads Tennessee's first no-hitter since 2002". MLB.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  13. ^ Paschall, David (March 7, 2025). "Doyle dominant again as Vols roll on combined no-hitter". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  14. ^ Paschall, David (May 29, 2025). "Doyle in 'a positive place' for Vols entering Knoxville Regional". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  15. ^ Wilson, Mike (July 13, 2025). "Liam Doyle picked No. 5 by St. Louis Cardinals in 2025 MLB Draft, another Tennessee first-rounder". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  16. ^ Franco, Anthony (July 17, 2025). "Cardinals Sign First-Round Pick Liam Doyle". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  17. ^ "Cardinals' Liam Doyle: Promoted to Double-A". CBS Sports. September 9, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  18. ^ Guerrero, Daniel (September 9, 2025). "Cardinals prospect, former 5th overall pick Liam Doyle receives promotion to Class AA". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
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