Zach Jackson
Jackson pitching for the Columbus Clippers, Triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians in 2009.
Cleveland Indians — No. 57
Starting pitcher
Born: May 13, 1983 (1983-05-13) (age 26)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 4, 2006 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	4-5
Earned run average	5.49
Strikeouts	53
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2006,2008) Cleveland Indians (2008–2009)

Jackson during his tenure with the Nashville Sounds, Triple-A affiliates of the Milwaukee Brewers, in 2008.

Zachary Thomas Jackson, (born May 13, 1983 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians organization.

[edit] The Blue Jays days

Jackson was drafted first in the first-year player draft by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004 after completing his Junior year at Texas A&M University. He pitched very well, jumping to Triple-A in his first year. At the end of the year, the Blue Jays traded him along with Dave Bush and Gabe Gross to the Brewers for Lyle Overbay and Ty Taubenheim in December 2005.

[edit] Milwaukee

The Brewers started Jackson playing in Triple-A for the Nashville Sounds at the beginning of 2006. Jackson pitched well and had a 3.00 ERA for the first month and a half. The Brewers called Jackson up on June 2 to help with their current pitching problems. Jackson filled a major void left by the injured Tomo Ohka, replacing him in the starting lineup. He fared much better than expected and was sent back down to Triple-A to fine tune his game, where he spent the entire 2007 season.

[edit] Cleveland

On July 7, 2008, Jackson was part of the deal that sent Cy Young award winner CC Sabathia to Milwaukee for left fielder Matt LaPorta, pitcher Rob Bryson and a player to be named later. Jackson was recalled in August 2008 to fill the starting pitcher spot vacated by recently-traded Paul Byrd.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/index.jsp?c_id=cle&year=2008&month=8

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
• Minor League Splits and situational stats
• Zach Jackson Interview at BrewCrewBall.com

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