External links
- Career statistics from MLB
· Baseball Reference (Minors) - Florida State Seminoles bio
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| Jamie Arnold | |
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| Born:March 21, 2004 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
James Charles Arnold (born March 21,2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Athletics organization.
Arnold attended Jesuit High School in Tampa,Florida,where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2022,he posted a 2.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 66 innings. [1] Arnold went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball. [2]
As a freshman at Florida State in 2023,Arnold appeared in 24 games and went 2–5 with a 6.34 ERA over 44 innings. [3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks after the season and was named an All-Star. [4] [5] [6] As a sophomore in 2024,Arnold started 18 games and posted an 11–3 record,a 2.98 ERA,and 159 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-American. [7] After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter in a games versus Chinese Taipei. [8] Entering the 2025 season, Arnold was considered a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft. [9] He returned to Florida State as the team's number one starter. [10] Over 15 starts for the season, Arnold went 8-2 with a 2.98 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 84+2⁄3 innings. [11]
Arnold was selected by the Athletics in the first round with the eleventh overall pick of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. [12] On July 23, Arnold signed with the team for a $5.9 million signing bonus. [13]