Jay Marshall (baseball)

Jay Marshall
Jay Marshall
	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 2, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 1, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–4
Earned run average	7.66
Strikeouts	19
Teams
	Oakland Athletics (2007, 2009);

Jay William Marshall (born February 25, 1983) is a former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Oakland Athletics in 2007 and 2009.

Marshall grew up in St. Louis. He is the son of Rich and Debby Marshall. He graduated from

St Louis Cardinals legend David Freese

for his first 3 years. Then the two of them played for an age-11 tournament team that went to Tokyo, Japan to play in an international tournament. David was named the outstanding pitcher in that tournament.

Early career

Marshall was selected by the

Winston-Salem Warthogs

in 2006.

He went 5–1 with 1.02

ERA

in 2006 for the Warthogs.

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

On December 7, 2006, Marshall was selected by the

Spring Training in 2007

, the first time he had been invited to Major League Spring Training. He went 1–0 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 games and made the Opening Day roster despite never playing above Single-A ball.

He made his major league debut on April 2, 2007, and won his only Major League game on April 15 against the New York Yankees, beating future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera when Marco Scutaro hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Marshall finished the 2007 season with a 1–2 record and a 6.43 ERA in 51 games. He retired the first 12 batters he faced over the first 4 games of his Major League career.

Following the season, on October 15, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. On December 6, 2007, Marshall was reclaimed by the Oakland Athletics. On December 11, 2007, Marshall was outrighted to the minor leagues to Triple-A Sacramento. Marshall did not pitch in the majors during the 2008 season and made 10 appearances in the 2009 season, going 0–2 with an ERA of 14.73 in 7.1 innings.

On December 30, 2009, Marshall was designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics to make room on the roster for Justin Duchscherer.

New York Mets

On January 8, 2010, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. On March 9, 2010, he was returned to the Oakland Athletics after the waiver claim was voided by the commissioner's office due to a pre-existing shoulder injury. The Athletics immediately released him.^[1]

Pitching Style

He pitches with a submarine delivery.

References

^ "Commissioner's Office Voids Waiver Claim of LHP Jay Marshall". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

External links

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

[1] "Commissioner's Office Voids Waiver Claim of LHP Jay Marshall". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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