- Zach Jackson
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Zach Jackson
position=Starting pitcher
team=Cleveland Indians
number=57
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|5|13
debutdate=June 4
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers
statyear=September 1, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=2-3
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.65
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=39
teams=
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2006,by|2008)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008-present)Zachary Thomas Jackson, (born
May 13 ,1983 inGreensburg, Pennsylvania ) is apitcher inMajor League Baseball . He plays for theCleveland Indians .The Blue Jays days
Jackson was drafted first in the first-year player draft by the
Toronto Blue Jays in by|2004 after completing his Junior year atTexas 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 withDave Bush andGabe Gross to the Brewers forLyle Overbay andTy Taubenheim in December by|2005.Milwaukee
The Brewers started Jackson playing in Triple-A for the
Nashville Sounds at the beginning of by|2006. Jackson pitched well and had a 3.00 ERA for the first month and a half. The Brewers called Jackson up onJune 2 to help with their current pitching problems. Jackson filled a major void left by the injuredTomo 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 by|2007 season.Cleveland
On
July 7 , by|2008, Jackson was part of the deal that sentCy Young award winnerCC Sabathia to Milwaukee forleft fielder Matt LaPorta , pitcherRob Bryson and a player to be named later. Jackson was recalled in August of 2008 to fill the starting pitcher spot vacated by recently-tradedPaul Byrd . [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/index.jsp?c_id=cle&year=2008&month=8]References
External links
* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=435638 Minor League Splits and situational stats]
* [http://www.brewcrewball.com/story/2006/5/19/6552/95582 Zach Jackson Interview at BrewCrewBall.com]
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