When St. Louis City SC signed forward Brendan McSorley to a first-team contract Friday for the remainder of the season, the big change, he said, was not so much for him.

“Every day,” McSorley said Tuesday, “always trying to prove to myself that I belong here and making sure my work ethic matches it. Nothing's really gonna change for me. My mom might be a little more excited for the games, and nervous, but nothing's really gonna change for me. I'm gonna continue to work as hard as I can every single day.”

McSorley has six weeks at the MLS level to show he belongs after two seasons with City2 in MLS Next Pro gave a compelling case that he might. McSorley had eight goals this season with City2, second-most on the team behind Mykhi Joyner, and a team-high eight assists. He has not looked out

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