Jesse R. Todd (born April 20, 1986 in Longview, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. From the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2nd Round (82nd overall) of the 2007 amateur entry draft. He is 5' 11" and weighs 210 pounds.

[edit] College

Todd completed his first year of collegiate baseball at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. He transferred to the University of Arkansas for his sophomore year, where he worked under Dave van Horn. He completed his junior and senior years as a Razorback before being selected 82nd overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1]

[edit] Minor Leagues

Todd was named St. Louis Minor League pitcher of the year, and also achieved Texas League and Florida State League mid-season All-Star status.^[2] He played in the 2008 All-Star Futures Game in Yankee Stadium.

[edit] Major Leagues

He made his major league debut on June 5, 2009, pitching 1.2 IP, giving up 2 runs, 3 hits including a home run, walking 2, and striking out 2.^[3]

On July 26, 2009, Todd was sent to the Cleveland Indians to complete the June 27 trade that sent Mark DeRosa from the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
• Jess Todd page at Foxsports.com
• Jess Todd page at stlcardinals.scout.com

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