Jordan Weems
| Jordan Weems | |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics – No. 70 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 7, 1992 Columbus, Georgia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 28, 2020, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.21 |
| Strikeouts | 18 |
| Teams | |
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Jordan Blake Weems (born November 7, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Boston Red Sox
Weems was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Columbus High School in Columbus, Georgia. Weems had committed to play college baseball at Georgia State.[1]
He spent the first five years in the minors as a catcher before converting into a relief pitcher in 2016.[2][3] He elected free agency after spending 9 years in the Red Sox system on November 4, 2019.
Oakland Athletics
On December 3, 2019, Weems signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics.[4] He made the Athletics Opening Day roster.[5] Weems made the Opening Day roster for the Athletics and made his major league debut on July 28, 2020 against the Colorado Rockies, giving up 2 runs over 4 innings of work.
References
- ^ Normandin, Marc (7 June 2011). "2011 MLB Draft: Jordan Weems Selected at #111 by Boston Red Sox". Over the Monster. SB Nation. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Weems unmasks his pitching ability - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ Writer, Kevin ThomasStaff (May 31, 2018). "Farm report: Red Sox prospect Jordan Weems is trying to catch on as a pitcher".
- ^ "A's converted pitcher Jordan Weems has catcher's mind-set and electric arm". SFChronicle.com. February 22, 2020.
- ^ "Hard-throwing reliever Jordan Weems to make A's roster". SFChronicle.com. July 19, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
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- Major League Baseball pitchers
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