Jacob Lindgren

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Jacob Lindgren
File:Jacob Lindgren on May 25, 2015.jpg
Lindgren with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees – No. 65
Pitcher
Born: (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 25, 2015, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 0–0
Earned run average 5.14
Strikeouts 8
Teams

Jacob Stephen Lindgren (born March 12, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Career

Lindgren attended St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected Lindgren in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB draft, but he opted not to sign with the Cubs. Lindgren enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.[1][2][3] As a sophomore, Lindgren pitched for the Bulldogs in the 2013 College World Series, which Mississippi State lost to the UCLA Bruins. Lindgren became a relief pitcher in 2014, his junior year.[4] In 2014, he was named a finalist for the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, given to the best college baseball player in Mississippi.[5][6] He finished his college career with a 12–6 win–loss record, 2.64 earned run average (ERA) (including 0.81 in his Junior 2014 season, his first as a reliever), 189 strikeouts, and 50 walks in 54 games (16 starts) and ​139 2⁄3 innings pitched.[7]

The New York Yankees selected Lindgren in the second round, with the 55th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft.[8] On June 14, 2014, he signed with the Yankees for a $1.1 million signing bonus.[9] He played in five games for the Gulf Coast Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League before being promoted to the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July.[10] He was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League in August.[11] Over the whole season, he pitched in 19 games with a 2–1 record, 2.16 ERA, a save, and 48 strikeouts compared to just 13 walks in ​24 2⁄3 innings pitched.[8]

Lindgren began the 2015 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League. He pitched to a 1–1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 22 innings, before the Yankees promoted Lindgren to the major leagues on May 24.[12] He was sent down to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 13.[13] On June 21, the Yankees announced that Lindgren would have surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow.[14]

References

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