Jack Egbert

Jack Egbert (born May 12, 1983) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets organization.

A graduate of Rutgers University, in which he was a starting pitcher for them, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 13th round (389th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.

In 1995, Egbert led the Rutherford Little League National League in runs scored with 28 and 9 stolen bases. To go along with these offensive stats Egbert also had a 1-1 record with a 1.61 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 37.1 innings. Egbert was also an outstanding defensive player with 15 errors in four years of Little League.

Egbert began his professional career for the Rookie League Great Falls White Sox in 2004. In 17 games, in which he started 9, he had a 3.37 ERA with a 4-1 record.

In 2005, Egbert played for the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators. He made 24 starts in 30 games and went 10-5 with a 3.12 ERA. His 4 complete games were 2nd in the South Atlantic League and he led the league with 3 shutouts.

In 2006, Egbert played for the Single-A Winston-Salem Warthogs and the Double-A Birmingham Barons. For the Warthogs, Egbert led the team in games started (25), innings pitched (140 2/3), strikeouts (120), and was also second in wins (9). With the Barons, he played in 4 games, all starts and had an 0-2 record despite an 0.86 ERA.

Egbert played the entire 2007 season for the Barons. He led the Barons in wins (12), innings pitched (161 2/3), and was second in strikeouts (165). Egbert was also a midseason All-Star.

On November 20, 2007, the White Sox purchased his contract, protecting him from the Rule 5 Draft.

Egbert made his major league debut on April 21, 2009. After two appearances featuring 8 earned runs in 2.2 innings pitched, he was optioned back to Charlotte of the International League (AAA) on April 25, 2009.

On September 25, 2009, Egbert was claimed off of waivers by the New York Mets. He was designated for assignment on February 9, 2010.

Egbert is engaged to Ms. Allison Christy and had planned on getting married in October 2010.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)