Jacob Lindgren

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139+2⁄3innings pitched. [8]

Professional career

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees selected Lindgren in the second round, with the 55th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft. [9] His Bulldogs teammate Jonathan Holder was also drafted by the Yankees in the sixth round. [10] On June 14, 2014, he signed with the Yankees for a $1.1 million signing bonus. [11] He played in five games for the Gulf Coast Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League before being promoted to the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July. [12] He was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League in August. [13] Over the whole season, he pitched in 19 games with a 2–1 record, 2.16 ERA, a save, and 48 strikeouts compared to just 13 walks in 24+2⁄3 innings pitched. [9] His high rate of strikeouts earned him the nickname 'The Strikeout Factory.' [14]

Lindgren began the 2015 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League. He pitched to a 1–1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 22 innings, before the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on May 24. [15] He made his major league debut on May 25 against the Kansas City Royals, striking out two and walking two in two innings of work. [16] He was sent down to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 13 after allowing four runs on five hits (three home runs) and four walks in just seven innings. [17] On June 21, the Yankees announced that Lindgren would have surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow. [18]

Lindgren struggled during spring training in 2016, and began the season with the Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees. [19] He spent most of the season on the disabled list due to elbow injuries. He underwent Tommy John surgery in August, which forced him out for the rest of the season. [20] The Yankees non-tendered Lindgren after the season, making him a free agent. [21]

Atlanta Braves

On December 4, 2016, Lindgren signed one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, worth roughly $1 million. He missed the entire 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. [22] Lindgren experienced soreness in his elbow early into spring training. [23] He underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career on March 29, 2018, and missed a second full season. [24] [25] He elected free agency on November 2. [26]

Chicago White Sox

On January 5, 2019, Lindgren signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. [27] [28] He split the year between the rookie ball AZL White Sox, the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators, and the High-A Winston-Salem Dash, posting a 2.83 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work.

Though he initially re-signed with the Braves before the 2020 season, [29] Lindgren did not play in a game that year due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [30] He re-signed on a minor league deal on November 2, 2020, and was a non-roster invitee that spring. [31] Lindgren recorded a 10.13 ERA across 8 appearances for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights before being released on June 4, 2021. [32]

Kansas City Monarchs

On June 20, 2021, Lindgren signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. [33] Lindgren made 23 appearances for the Monarchs downs the stretch, posting an 0-2 record and 5.40 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched.

He was released on March 24, 2022. On April 28, Lindgren re-signed with the Monarchs. [33] Lindgren pitched in 21 games for the team, working to a 1-0 record and 4.26 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 25.1 innings of work. He was released again on August 20. [33]

On February 20, 2023, Lindgren announced his retirement from professional baseball. [34]

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Jacob Lindgren
Jacob Lindgren on May 25, 2015.jpg
Lindgren with the New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 25, 2015, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 12, 2015, for the New York Yankees