Jordan Sheffield

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101+23 innings. [2]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Heading into the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, Sheffield was ranked as one of the top available players by MLB, [4] and he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round (36th pick). [5] He announced on June 25 that he had signed with the Dodgers. [6] Sheffield made one start for the rookie-class Arizona League Dodgers and seven for the Class-A Great Lakes Loons. He was 0–1 with a 3.75 ERA in 12 innings. [7]

Sheffield returned to Great Lakes to start the 2017 season, [8] where he made 20 starts and was 3–7 with a 5.04 ERA. [7] He was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League at the end of the season, where he made four starts and one relief appearance and was 0–2 with an 8.00 ERA. [7] He returned to the Quakes for the 2018 season, [9] pitching to a 1–3 record with a 6.88 ERA in 14 games, including seven starts. [10] While playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season, he was selected to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars game. [11]

Sheffield returned to Rancho Cucamonga to begin 2019 [12] before being promoted to the Tulsa Drillers during the season. Between the two levels, he pitched in 49 games with a 4–5 record and 3.27 ERA with 13 saves. [7] Sheffield did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]

Colorado Rockies

On December 10, 2020, Sheffield was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the Rule 5 Draft. [14] Sheffield made the Rockies' 2021 Opening Day roster. [15] On April 2, 2021, Sheffield made his MLB debut in relief against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching a scoreless 9th inning. On June 20, he was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain. [16] He ended the season with a 3.38 ERA in 30 appearances.

Sheffield pitched in only two games for Colorado in 2022, recording two scoreless innings. On August 12, 2022, Sheffield was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on August 16. [17] He was released on October 27. [18]

Personal life

His brother, Justus Sheffield, is also a major league pitcher. They are not related to former MLB slugger Gary Sheffield. [19] [20]

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Jordan Sheffield
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Sheffield with the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2022
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-01) June 1, 1995 (age 29)
Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 2021, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
August 1, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies