Jack O'Loughlin (baseball)

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20+23 innings of work. [2] He returned to Connecticut in 2019, making 13 appearances (12 starts) and registering a 3.13 ERA with 49 strikeouts across 60+13 innings pitched. [3]

O'Loughlin did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] He returned to action in 2021, splitting the year between the rookie–level Florida Complex League Tigers, Low–A Lakeland Flying Tigers, and High–A West Michigan Whitecaps. On 18 July 2021, while pitching for Lakeland, he was named the Low-A Southeast Pitcher of the Week. [5] In 14 cumulative starts, O'Loughlin worked to a 5–2 record and 2.64 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 61+13 innings pitched. [6]

He spent the 2022 season back in West Michigan, recording a 4.01 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 51+23 innings pitched across 27 contests. [7] In 2023, O'Loughlin split the year between West Michigan and the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens. In 27 games (25 starts), he pitched to a cumulative 6–10 record and 3.99 ERA with 118 strikeouts across 124.0 innings of work. O'Loughlin elected free agency following the season on 6 November 2023. [8]

Oakland Athletics

On 9 November 2023, O'Loughlin signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization. [9]

International career

He represented the Australia national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, [10] pitching in Australia's games against South Korea [11] and the Czech Republic. [12]

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Jack O'Loughlin
Oakland Athletics – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 23)
Adelaide, Australia
Bats: Left
Throws: Left