| Jeremiah Jackson | |
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 82 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born:March 26, 2000 Antioch, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 1, 2025, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through September 17,2025) | |
| Batting average | .289 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 21 |
| Teams | |
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Jeremiah Jackson (born March 26,2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Jackson attended St. Luke's Episcopal School in Mobile,Alabama,where he played baseball. He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University prior to his sophomore year. [1] As a senior in 2018,he batted .637 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI in 34 games and was named Alabama Mr. Baseball. [2] [3]
Jackson was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the second round (57th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [4] He signed with the Angels and made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Arizona League Angels before being promoted to the Orem Owls of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League. [5] Over 43 games between the two affiliates,he batted .254 with seven home runs,23 RBI,and ten stolen bases. In 2019,Jackson returned to Orem,slashing .266/.333/.605 with 23 home runs and sixty RBI over 65 games,earning Pioneer League All-Star honors. [6] [7] His 23 home runs tied the Pioneer League single-season record. [8] Jackson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
Jackson was assigned to the Inland Empire 66ers of the Low-A West for the 2021 season. [10] He missed over two months due to a quad strain. [11] Over 45 games with the 66ers,Jackson slashed .263/.352/.527 with eight home runs and 46 RBI. [12] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season. [13] Jackson was assigned to the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A Southern League to begin the 2022 season. [14] After two games,he was placed on the injured list; [15] he returned in late May. [16] Over 87 games with Rocket City,Jackson batted .215 with 14 home runs and 44 RBI. [17] Jackson returned to Rocket City to open the 2023 season. [18]
On August 1,2023,the Angels traded Jackson to the New York Mets in exchange for Dominic Leone. [19] The Mets assigned him to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Eastern League. [20] Over 119 games between Rocket City and Binghamton,Jackson hit .252 with 22 home runs,eighty RBI,and 27 stolen bases. [21] Jackson spent the 2024 season with Binghamton,batting .205 with 19 home runs and 61 RBI over 121 games. [22] He elected free agency following the season on November 4,2024. [23]
On November 25,2024,Jackson signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [24] He was assigned to the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox to open the 2025 season and was promoted to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides in June. [25] On July 25,2025,Jackson was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [26] He was optioned back to Norfolk the following day without making an appearance,briefly becoming a phantom ballplayer. [27] At Norfolk,he hit .377 with 11 home runs over forty games. [28]
Jackson made his MLB debut on August 1,2025 at Wrigley Field versus the Chicago Cubs. [29] He,Jackson Holliday,and Alex Jackson combined to retire Carson Kelly at home plate to end the first inning in a 5–3 away loss to the Chicago Cubs on 3 August 2025. This was the first time in MLB's Modern Era (since 1900) that a team started at least three players whose given name or surname was Jackson. [30] Jackson recorded his first MLB hit during the game,a single off Cade Horton. [31] Jackson hit his first MLB home run on August 23. [32]