Jon Harris (baseball)

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23 innings before being promoted to the High-ADunedin Blue Jays in mid July. Harris would make eight starts for Dunedin, and pitch to a 3–2 win–loss record, 3.60 ERA, and 26 strikeouts in 45 innings. [9]

Harris played the entire 2017 minor league season for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He made 26 starts and posted a 7–11 record, 5.41 ERA, and 113 strikeouts in 143 innings pitched. [9] On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Harris to spring training. [12] Harris did not make the team and split the year between the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and New Hampshire, posting a 13-6 record and 4.61 ERA in 27 games.

Harris split the 2019 season between New Hampshire, Dunedin, and the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, but played in only 6 games due to injury. Harris did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] On July 29, 2021, Harris was promoted by the Blue Jays to Triple-A Buffalo, but only played in 2 games for the team. He spent the majority of the 2021 season with Double-A New Hampshire, logging a 2.93 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 28 appearances. He became a free agent following the season on November 7, 2021. [14]

Kansas City Monarchs

On January 18, 2022, Harris signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. [15] He made 14 starts for the team, recording a 4-2 record and 4.92 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 75 innings of work. Harris was released by the Monarchs following the season on December 22. [16]

References

  1. Latsch, Nate (August 6, 2011). "Hazelwood Central's Harris makes pledge to play ball at Missouri State". stltoday.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. Schildroth, Keith (August 19, 2011). "Hazelwood Central Baseball Star Harris Commits to Missouri State". patch.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. "#38 Jon Harris - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Jon Harris Bio". missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. Scranton, Lyndal (April 18, 2015). "Bears' Harris tries to tune out draft speculation". news-leader.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  6. Callis, Jim (May 5, 2015). "Draft prospect Harris has room to grow". MLB.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. Kennedy, Brendan (June 8, 2015). "Blue Jays select pitcher Jon Harris with first pick in MLB draft". thestar.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  8. "Blue Jays sign first round pick Harris". MLB.com. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Jon Harris Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference . Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  10. Rosenbaum, Mike (April 7, 2016). "Where the Blue Jays' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  11. Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse (June 7, 2016). "Lugnuts land five on All-Star Team". Minor League Baseball . Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  12. "Blue Jays announce non-roster invitees to major league camp". Sportsnet . January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  13. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. 30 June 2020.
  14. "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams". 9 November 2021.
  15. American Association Transactions
  16. "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2023 Transactions".
Jon Harris
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Harris with the Dunedin Blue Jays in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 31)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right