Jason Kershner

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name =Jason Kershner
team =Seattle Mariners
number =41
position =Pitcher
birthdate= birth date and age|1976|12|19
bats =Left
throws =Left
debutdate =July 25
debutyear =2002
debutteam =San Diego Padres
statyear =2007
stat1label =Win-Loss
stat1value =3-5
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value =4.22
stat3label =Strikeouts
stat3value =65
awards =
teams =
*San Diego Padres (by|2002)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2002–by|2004)

Jason Ashley Kershner (born December 19, 1976 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is a baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has played three seasons at the major league level, playing for the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays.

He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in 12th round of the by|1995 amateur entry draft. Kershner played his first professional season with their Rookie league Martinsville Phillies in 1995. He spent the by|2007 season playing for the Cincinnati Reds Triple-A club, the Louisville Bats. He started the by|2008 season playing for the Phillies Double-A affiliate, the Reading Phillies, but was released in late June.

On July 10, 2008, Kershner signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/K/Jason-Kershner.shtml "Jason Kershner Statisitics".] "The Baseball Cube". 7 January 2008.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kershja01.shtml "Jason Kershner Statisitics".] "Baseball-Reference". 7 January 2008.