Andre Jackson

Andre Terrell Jackson (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

For the American basketball player, see Andre Jackson Jr.
Andre Jackson
Jackson with the Indianapolis Indians in 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 41
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996
Vail, Arizona, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 2021, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record1–4
Earned run average4.25
Strikeouts76
Teams

Amateur career

Jackson was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft out of Cienega High School in Vail, Arizona, but did not sign and chose instead to attend college at the University of Utah.[1][2] In 2015, Jackson's freshman year, he played as an outfielder, and hit .179 over 44 games. As a sophomore in 2016, he batted .299 with twenty RBIs over 34 games alongside pitching to a 6.41 ERA over 11 relief appearances.[3] After the season, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the 2017 season.[4] Despite this, he was still selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft as a pitcher.[5][6]

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Jackson signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut in 2018, splitting time between the Rookie-league Arizona League Dodgers and the Great Lakes Loons of the Single-A Midwest League, going a combined 3–5 with a 4.10 ERA over 18 games (17 starts), striking out 76 batters over 68 innings.[7] He returned to Great Lakes in 2019 before being promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the High-A California League.[8] Over 25 starts between the two clubs, he went 7–2 with a 3.06 ERA.[9] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[10]

The Dodgers added Jackson to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[11] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central.[12] In June, Jackson was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field.[13] After pitching to a 3–2 record with a 3.27 ERA over 15 games (13 starts) and 63+1⁄3 innings with Tulsa, he was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Triple-A West in late July.[14] Jackson was called up to the majors for the first time on August 16, 2021, and made his MLB debut that same night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[15] He pitched four scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts, two hits, and four walks allowed. His first MLB strikeout was of Rodolfo Castro.[16][17] He appeared in three total games for the Dodgers, pitching 11+2⁄3 innings while allowing three runs on ten hits for a 2.31 ERA.[18]

In 2022, Jackson again spent most of the season in Triple–A, where he pitched in 21 games (19 starts) and had a 2–7 record and 5.00 ERA.[19] He pitched in four games for the major league club, working 9+2⁄3 innings out of the bullpen and allowed two earned runs.[18]

In 2023, Jackson made 11 appearances for Oklahoma City, with a 5.86 ERA in 27+3⁄3 innings[19] and also made seven appearances out of the bullpen for the Dodgers, where he had a 6.62 ERA with 16 strikeouts and two saves in 17+2⁄3 innings pitched.[18] On June 20, 2023, he was designated for assignment.[20]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 25, 2023, Jackson was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.[21][22]

References
  1. Morales, Andy (2014-08-13). "Andre Jackson gives us some insight on the MLB draft process and his decision to attend Utah". Allsportstucson.Com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. Star, Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily. "Gaona: Jackson looking forward to Tucson return". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. "Andre Jackson - Baseball - University of Utah Athletics".
  4. Crawford, Brian (May 17, 2018). "Dodgers Prospect Andre Jackson Healthy Once Again". Baseball Essential.
  5. Hansen, Greg. "Foothills' Gonzalez and Cienega's Jackson picked in MLB draft". Arizona Daily Star.
  6. "Six players with local ties drafted in the final day of MLB draft - Deseret News". Deseret.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. "Get to know Great Lakes Loons 2019 players, coaches". mlive. April 2, 2019.
  8. Wolf, Jordan (2019-05-24). "Andre Jackson shoves once again for Great Lakes Loons | High-A Central". Milb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  9. "A dozen unheralded pitching prospects to put on your dynasty league radar – The Athletic". Athletique.com. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  10. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled".
  11. Gurnick, Ken (November 20, 2020). "Dodgers protect 4 prospects from Rule 5". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. Lewis, Barry. "Drillers update: Dodgers prospect Andre Jackson starts Wednesday as Tulsa sets pitching rotation". Tulsa World.
  13. "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.
  14. Walton, Ryan (August 1, 2021). "Ryan Pepiot, Andre Jackson promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City". True Blue LA.
  15. Harris, Blake (August 16, 2021). "Dodgers call up No. 7 prospect Andre Jackson". SB Nation. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  16. Toribio, Juan (August 16, 2021). "'This is real': Jackson excels in MLB debut". mlb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  17. "Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score, August 16, 2021". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  18. "Andre Jackson Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  19. "Andre Jackson Amateur, College & Minor League Statistics". baseball reference. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  20. "Dodgers' Andre Jackson: Dropped from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  21. "Dodgers News: RHP Andre Jackson Traded to Pirates". dodgernation.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  22. "Pirates trade for Dodgers reliever Andre Jackson, Mark Mathias designated for assignment". post-gazette.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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