Jason Stanford

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Jason Stanford
position=Starting pitcher
team=Chicago Cubs
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|1|23
birthplace=city-state|Tucson|Arizona
debutdate=July 6
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=2-5
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.61
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=51
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|2003-by|2004, by|2007)

Jason John Stanford (born January 23, 1977 in Tucson, Arizona) is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He is a 1995 graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson. Stanford attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas in 1996 and 1997, where he was an Academic All-American. In by|1998 and by|1999, he attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was an All-Conference USA selection both years. The Cleveland Indians signed Stanford as an amateur free agent in November 1999.cite web
url = http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/cle/player_bios.pdf
title = Cleveland Indians: Media Guide 2007
accessdate = 2007-04-25
format = PDF
publisher = MLB Advanced Media
pages = [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/cle/player_bios.pdf#page=113 p. 251] ]

He made his major league debut with the Indians in mlby|2003. In June mlby|2007, Stanford was promoted to the Indians from Buffalo after the team optioned the struggling starter Jeremy Sowers to the Triple-A club. He made his season debut against the Florida Marlins on June 14 during interleague play, but soon found himself moved to the bullpen, and then demoted to Triple-A Buffalo, where he finished the season. After signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals, Stanford was released on April 21, by|2008. On April 25, 2008, Stanford signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, but was released on May 21. He signed with the Chicago Cubs and was assigned to Triple-A Iowa in August.

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External links

*baseball-reference|id=s/stanfja01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=408037 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Jason-Stanford.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]