Jackson Tetreault | |
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![]() Tetreault with the Auburn Doubledays in 2017 | |
Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Manchester, NH, U.S. | June 3, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 14, 2022, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 2–2 |
Earned run average | 5.14 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Jackson Tetreault (born June 3,1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.
A native of Ruskin,Florida,Tetreault attended Earl J. Lennard High School. His father,Curt Tetreault,was one of his baseball coaches,as well as a local tennis pro;he taught his son how to incorporate some of the mechanics of a tennis serve into his pitching windup,delivery,and followthrough. [1] After high school,Tetreault pitched one season for Cameron University in Oklahoma before transferring back to the Tampa Bay Area to attend and play baseball at State College of Florida,Manatee–Sarasota. [1]
The Washington Nationals drafted Tetreault in the seventh round,with the 223rd overall selection,of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft [2] and signed him for a reported $300,000 bonus. [1]
After pitching for the Gulf Coast League Nationals and Auburn Doubledays,short-season teams,during his first taste of professional baseball in 2017, [3] Tetreault advanced to full-season ball by the 2018 season,which he split between the Single–A Hagerstown Suns and High–A Potomac Nationals. [2] During the offseason,he lived in West Palm Beach,across the Florida peninsula from his hometown,to work out at the Nationals' spring training complex and prepare for the next season. [1] Before the 2019 season, MLB Pipeline ranked him as the Nationals' 27th-best prospect. [4] In late April 2019,the 22-year-old Tetreault was promoted to the Double–A Harrisburg Senators for the first time. [5] [6]
Tetreault did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] In 2021,he made his Triple-A debut for the Rochester Red Wings. [8]
Tetreault was promoted to the major leagues to make his debut against the Atlanta Braves on June 14,2022. [9] Tetreault pitched four innings,and took the loss,yielding seven runs on nine hits. [10] On June 19,Tetreault earned his first career win against the Philadelphia Phillies,allowing zero earned runs (three earned) in seven innings pitched. [11] On July 4,Tetreault was placed on the injured list with a stress fracture in his right scapula,and missed the remainder of the year. [12] He was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple–A on November 15.
Tetreault spent the 2023 season with the High–A Wilmington Blue Rocks,making only two starts and posting a 12.71 ERA with 4 strikeouts across 5+2⁄3 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023. [13]
On May 25, 2024, Tetreault signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. [14] In 8 appearances for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Cubs, he posted a 5.19 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 8+2⁄3 innings of work. Tetreault was released by the Cubs organization on July 25. [15]
Tetreault stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and has a lanky build. He throws a fastball in the low to mid-90s, a cutter, a curveball, and a changeup. [2]