Steven Jackson (baseball)

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Steven Nash Jackson, born March 15, 1982, in Eutawville, South Carolina, is an American baseball player who is a non-roster invitee to the New York Yankees 2007 spring training camp.

He is 6' 5", and throws right-handed.

He attended Summerville High School and Clemson University. He pitched for Clemson for four years, going 19-8.

He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 38th round of the 2000 draft, then by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the 2003 draft, and finally by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2004 draft.

In the minor leagues from 2004-06, he was 19-17. In 2006 at AA he was 8-11 with a 2.65 ERA in 24 starts.

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