Jason Hammel

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1+1⁄3 innings, allowing four hits, five runs, two home runs, and walked two batters with the loss in the Cubs' 8–3 loss against the Mets. [16]

Hammel finished the first half of the 2016 MLB season with a solid 7–5 record and a 3.46 ERA. Hammel finished the season with a 15–10 record and a 3.83 ERA. [17] Although he was not included on the Cubs' postseason roster, [18] Hammel received his first World Series ring. [19]

On November 5, 2016, the Cubs declined Hammel's option for 2017 and he became a free agent. [20]

Kansas City Royals

On February 8, 2017, Hammel signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Kansas City Royals. The contract includes a mutual option for the 2019 season. [21] In his first season in Kansas City, Hammel struggled throughout the season, posting a record of 8-13 with a career worst 5.29 ERA in 180+1⁄3 innings.

Hammel began the 2018 season in the rotation but posted an ERA of 6.15 in 18 starts and was demoted to the bullpen. Overall, in 39 appearances with 18 starts, Hammel finished the season with a 6.02 ERA and a record of 4-14 in 127 innings.

On October 30, 2018, the Royals declined his 2019 option, making him a free agent. [22]

Texas Rangers

On February 1, 2019, Hammel signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers. [23] On March 22, 2019, the Texas Rangers announced that Hammel had made the opening day roster. [24]

Retirement

On March 23, 2019, Hammel announced his retirement from baseball. [25]

Pitching style

Hammel throws a mix of five pitches: a four-seam fastball at 92–95 mph, a two-seam fastball (his lead pitch) at the same speed, a slider in the mid 80s, a curveball in the upper 70s, and a changeup in the high 80s. He uses all of his pitches against left-handed hitters, but eliminates the changeup against right-handers. His chief off-speed pitch with 2 strikes is the slider. [26]

Prior to the 2012 season Hammel relied mostly on the four-seamer, slider, and curve. In 2012, he shifted to a sinker/slider focus, with the other pitches playing less of a role. [27]

All of his pitches except the changeup produced above-average whiff rates in 2012, [26] leading to a career-high K/9 rate of 8.6 [28]

Personal life

Hammel met Elissa Nichols in 2006 and they married in 2009. [29] Together they have a son and a daughter. [30] They resided in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago but sold the home in 2021 and moved to the Northeastern United States. [31] [32] [33]

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Jason Hammel
Jason Hammel on July 16, 2016 (2).jpg
Hammel with the Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (1982-09-02) September 2, 1982 (age 41)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2006, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
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