Zach Jackson
| Zach Jackson | |
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 Jackson pitching for the Columbus Clippers, Triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians in 2009. |
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| Texas Rangers – No. 33 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: May 13, 1983 Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 2006 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 4-5 |
| Earned run average | 5.81 |
| Strikeouts | 63 |
| Teams | |
Zachary Thomas Jackson, (born May 13, 1983) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers organization.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Toronto Blue Jays
Jackson was drafted first in the first-year player draft by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004 after completing his Junior year at Texas A&M University. He pitched very well, jumping to Triple-A in his first year. At the end of the year, the Blue Jays traded him along with Dave Bush and Gabe Gross to the Brewers for Lyle Overbay and Ty Taubenheim in December 2005.
[edit] Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers started Jackson playing in Triple-A for the Nashville Sounds at the beginning of 2006. Jackson pitched well and had a 3.00 ERA for the first month and a half. The Brewers called Jackson up on June 2 to help with their current pitching problems. Jackson filled a major void left by the injured Tomo Ohka, replacing him in the starting lineup. He fared much better than expected and was sent back down to Triple-A to fine tune his game, where he spent the entire 2007 season.
[edit] Cleveland Indians
On July 7, 2008, Jackson was part of the deal that sent Cy Young award winner CC Sabathia to Milwaukee for left fielder Matt LaPorta, pitcher Rob Bryson and Michael Brantley. Jackson was recalled in August 2008 to fill the starting pitcher spot vacated by recently-traded Paul Byrd.[1]
[edit] Toronto Blue Jays
On January 9, 2010, Jackson was traded back to his first team, the Toronto Blue Jays, for a player to be named later.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/index.jsp?c_id=cle&year=2008&month=8
- ^ Gonzalez, Alden. Blue Jays reacquire lefty Jackson, MLB.com. Published January 9, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Minor League Splits and situational stats
- Zach Jackson Interview at BrewCrewBall.com
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Auburn Doubledays players
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Texas A&M Aggies baseball players
- Louisville Cardinals baseball players
- People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
