Jason Berken
| Jason Berken | |
|---|---|
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| San Francisco Giants | |
| Relief pitcher | |
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Born: November 27, 1983 Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 26, 2009 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) | |
| Win-loss record | 10-20 |
| Earned run average | 5.36 |
| Strikeouts | 163 |
| Teams | |
Jason Thomas Berken (born November 27, 1983) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Baseball career
Berken graduated from West De Pere High School. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. While at Clemson, he played for the New England Collegiate Baseball League's Keene Swamp Bats.
Berken was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round (175th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft. On May 26, 2009, after pitching just 25⅔ innings for Triple-A Norfolk, he was called up to the Orioles' roster to replace injured outfielder Lou Montanez. He earned his first major league win that day, giving up two runs in five innings in a 7–2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However, he finished the year with a 6–12 record, along with a 6.54 ERA in 119⅔ innings pitched. This led to Berken being named the AL Les Sweetland award winner by SI writer Joe Posnanski for finishing the year as the worst starting pitcher in the American League.[1]
On September 7, 2012, Berken was claimed off waivers by the Cubs.[2]
He later signed as a minor league free agent with the Chicago White Sox for 2013.
On November 15, 2013, Berken signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)