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LUKE JACKSON
FRONT OFFICE • Earned his first career save on June 5, 2018 at SD. amateur
• Made three appearances in the 2019 NLDS
• Drafted out of Calvary Christian High School in
against St. Louis with a 10.13 ERA (3 ER/2.2 IP)
and a record of 0-0. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Went 8-0 with a 0.90 ERA his senior
• Entered Game 1 in the bottom of the year, compiling 87 strikeouts with three
eighth inning and proceeded to allow • Hit two home runs and 21 RBI at the plate.
shutouts and two saves.
three hits and two runs over 0.2 innings,
MANAGER & STAFF tying the game 3-3…Jackson entered transactions
without warming in the bullpen after Chris
Martin was injured completing his own
warm-up tosses between innings.
supplemental round (45th overall) of the 2010
• Made his major-league debut at Los Angeles (AL) • Selected by the Texas Rangers in the
on September 4, 2015…Allowed two earned runs First-Year Player Draft...Signed by Juan Alvarez.
and two hits in 0.2 innings. • On Texas disabled list (back stiffness) from March
25 to April 13, 2016; included injury rehabilitation
LUKE JACKSON his career. • Acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Texas
• Made two different stints on the IL throughout
assignment to Round Rock (AAA).
• Began the 2016 season on the 15-day
Rangers in exchange for RHP Tyrell Jenkins and
injured list with back stiffness.
• Missed 12 games in 2017 on the 15-Day RHP Brady Feigl on December 8, 2016.
injured list with a right shoulder strain. • On Atlanta’s disabled list (right shoulder strain)
from August 18 to September 1, 2017.
minor league notes
SEASON IN REVIEW • Named a Texas League All-Star in 2014. contract on June 17, 2018.
• Signed by the Atlanta Braves to a one-year
• Went 8-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 15 games, 14
starts for Double-A Frisco.
• Named a Carolina League All-Star in 2013.
• Went 9-4 with a 2.41 ERA (27 ER/101.0 IP)
in 19 starts for the Pelicans.
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