Jason Stanford | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: January 23, 1977 Tucson, Arizona |
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Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
MLB debut | |
July 6, 2003 for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 26, 2007 for the Cleveland Indians | |
Career statistics | |
Win-loss record | 2-5 |
Earned run average | 3.61 |
Strikeouts | 51 |
Teams | |
Medal record | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
Competitor for United States | ||
Baseball World Cup | ||
Silver | 2001 Taipei | National team |
Jason John Stanford (born January 23, 1977 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He is a 1995 graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson. Stanford attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas in 1996 and 1997, where he was an Academic All-American. In 1998 and 1999, he attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was an All-Conference USA selection both years. The Cleveland Indians signed Stanford as an amateur free agent in November 1999.[1]
He made his major league debut with the Indians in 2003. In June 2007, Stanford was promoted to the Indians from Buffalo after the team optioned the struggling starter Jeremy Sowers to the Triple-A club. He made his season debut against the Florida Marlins on June 14 during interleague play, but soon found himself moved to the bullpen, and then demoted to Triple-A Buffalo, where he finished the season. After signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals, Stanford was released on April 21, 2008. On April 25, 2008, Stanford signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, but was released on May 21. He signed with the Chicago Cubs and was assigned to Triple-A Iowa in August. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
In 2009, Stanford became a baseball analyst for SportsTime Ohio and WKYC Channel 3 (NBC) in Cleveland. Beginning in the 2011 season, Stanford's role increased as he became the full time pregame show analyst.
Stanford is now a coach for the Howland Tigers Baseball team in Warren, Ohio for the 2010-2011 season.