Cards' Wong calls Rays 'bad organization' for not promoting brother

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong did not mince words when talking about the Tampa Bay Rays and the team's treatment of his brother, 23-year-old infielder Kean Wong.

The younger Wong has slashed .282/.345/.406 with nine home runs and seven stolen bases in 116 games with the Rays' Triple-A affiliate Durham Bulls this season. Kolten said his brother "got (passed) over three or four times," according to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

"He’s just in a bad organization which doesn’t give chances to guys who deserve chances. That’s tough for him. He’s a really good player and not to have a chance is sad."

Kean Wong, a Triple-A All-Star in 2018, won Top Star honors for the International League in the All-Star Game. He is also part of a Bulls team facing off against the Memphis Redbirds (the Cardinals' affiliate) in the Triple-A championship game on Tuesday night.

"To do it in the biggest games and not get a nod ... it’s a slap in the face to him. I had to talk to him and kind of keep him going. They called up a couple of guys that were below him (in classification). They just kind of overlooked him. That’s crazy, for what he’s done in his career."