On April 28, 2014, Randal Alexander Grichuk made his Major League debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Randal started his career in the Angels organization, then was sent to St. Louis along with Peter Bourjos in the deal that brought David Freese and Fernando Salas to Anaheim.
Randal spent the entire 2012 season at Class A Inland Empire, where he hit 18 home runs with 71 runs batted in.