Jake Lemoine

Jacob Alan Lemoine (born November 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jake Lemoine
Oakland Athletics – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1993-11-28) November 28, 1993
Nederland, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through April 12, 2022)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.40
Strikeouts2
Teams

High school and college

Lemoine attended Bridge City High School in Bridge City, Texas.[1] He was drafted in the 21st round, 666th overall, of the 2012 MLB draft by the Texas Rangers but did not sign.[2] He attended the University of Houston for three years (2013–2015), playing college baseball for the Cougars.[3] He played for the 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, going 2–2 with a 2.45 ERA in 18+1⁄3 innings for them.[4][3] During his junior year of 2015, he suffered a right shoulder injury that limited him to just 5 games that season.[3]

Professional career

Texas Rangers

He was drafted in the 4th round, 108th overall, of the 2015 MLB draft by the Texas Rangers and signed with them for a $528,000 bonus.[5][2] Lemoine did not appear in a professional game in 2015 and 2016, after dealing with right shoulder problems that led to rotator cuff surgery.[6] He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, going 3–4 with a 2.96 ERA in 70 innings.[2] He spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, going 3–4 with a 2.40 ERA in 56 innings.[2] He split the 2019 season between the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League and the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, going a combined 2–2 with a 4.45 ERA over 54+2⁄3 innings.[7] Lemoine did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lemoine spent the 2021 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, going 7–4 with a 2.86 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 56+2⁄3 innings.[8][9] He became a free agent following the 2021 season.[10]

Oakland Athletics

On January 8, 2022, Lemoine signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[11]

On April 7, the Athletics selected Lemoine's contract, adding him to their opening day roster.[12]

References
  1. Matt Faye (March 22, 2019). "Former Bridge City pitcher makes spring training appearance for Rangers". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. "Jake Lemoine". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. "2015 Baseball Roster: Jake Lemoine". Houston Cougars. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. "Official Roster for the 2014 Collegiate National Team" (PDF). USA Baseball. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  5. Gabriel Pruett (June 9, 2015). "Former BC ace Lemoine drafted by Rangers". The Port Arthur News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  6. Evan Grant (April 7, 2017). "Rangers notebook: Minor league seasons underway, pitching injury updates". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. @RidersPressBox (May 9, 2019). "Congratulations to RHP Jake Lemoine on earning a promotion to @nashvillesounds" (Tweet). Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  9. Lyttle, Kevin (September 15, 2021). "Buoyed by bullpen, late Round Rock season surge pushes club over .500". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2021-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Eddy, Matt (November 9, 2021). "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved 2022-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 14, 2022). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved 2022-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Franco, Anthony (April 7, 2022). "Athletics Select Five Players, Designate Sam Selman". mlbraderumors.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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