

Jackson hit his first Major League home run off Jack Taschner and scored the first two runs of his career in the fourth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 11, 2010.

On December 9, 2009, Jackson was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a three team trade that brought Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, Max Scherzer, and Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers. 216 against him, which was the lowest batting average in the league he was followed by Matt Garza (.222), Jarrod Washburn (.224), and Scott Feldman (.228). Īt the end of July, opposing batters were hitting. He pitched a scoreless fifth inning for the AL, retiring Yadier Molina, Ryan Zimmerman, and Hanley Ramírez on four pitches. Jackson was selected to represent Detroit in the 2009 All-Star Game along with teammates Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander, and Brandon Inge. He earned his first victory with Detroit on April 18 against the Seattle Mariners, pitching 7 + 2⁄ 3 scoreless innings. He allowed one run in 7 + 1⁄ 3 innings, and received a no decision in Detroit's 5–4 loss. Jackson made his Tigers debut on April 7, 2009, against the Toronto Blue Jays. On December 10, 2008, Jackson was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Matt Joyce. Jackson pitching for the Tigers in 2009 Detroit Tigers (2009) Jackson tied with James Shields to lead the Rays with 14 victories, which also tied the record for most wins by a Rays pitcher. In 2008, Jackson assumed the number four spot in the Rays' starting rotation out of spring training. Jackson finished the season with a 5–15 record and an ERA of 5.76. His season highlight came in a start against the Texas Rangers on August 11, in which he recorded a shutout, allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out eight. Jackson managed to rebound somewhat after the All-Star break, posting a 4–6 record and a 4.48 ERA over 15 games, all of them starts. He began the season poorly, going 1–9 with a 7.23 ERA in 17 games over 74 + 2⁄ 3 innings. In 2007, Jackson became a full-time starter for the Rays.

In 2006, Jackson pitched in 23 games, mostly in middle relief, and posted a 5.45 ERA in 36 + 1⁄ 3 innings. On January 14, 2006, Jackson and left-handed pitcher Chuck Tiffany were traded to Tampa Bay for pitchers Danys Báez and Lance Carter. In that game, he pitched six innings, giving up one run and out-pitching Cy Young Award-winner Randy Johnson to earn his first career major league victory. He made his major league debut on September 9, 2003, his 20th birthday. There was a time when Jackson was regarded as one of the premier pitching prospects in baseball (after posting sub-4.00 earned run averages (ERAs) in AA and the majors at age 19 in 2003), but poor showings in AAA and MLB after that season ended his status as a "can't-miss" prospect. He was originally drafted as an outfielder but the Dodgers converted him into a pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Jackson in the sixth round of the 2001 MLB draft.
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Professional career Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2005) His senior year, Jackson helped lead the Raiders baseball team to the 2001 GHSA AAAA State Championship title over Columbus High School in Columbus, Georgia. While attending Shaw High School, Jackson played outfield for the Raider baseball team. Jackson attended Shaw High School in Columbus, Georgia from 1997 to 2001. He spent three of the first eight years of his life in Germany, had a few years in Louisiana, before spending the rest of his youth in Columbus, Georgia. He is one of 27 major league players who were born in Germany. Jackson was born in Neu Ulm, Germany while his father, Edwin Jackson Sr., was serving in the United States Army there. Jackson and Dotel were both on the aforementioned Cardinals team that won the World Series, having been traded there by the Blue Jays. Jackson has played for more major league teams than any other player in Major League Baseball history, having played for his 14th club, the Toronto Blue Jays, in 2019, passing the record previously held by Octavio Dotel.

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Jackson was an All-Star in 2009, threw a no-hitter on June 25, 2010, and was a member of the 2011 World Series champion Cardinals. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, St. (born September 9, 1983) is a German-born American former professional baseball pitcher.
