2017 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 51 ALEC ASHER NO. 48 RICHARD BLEIER NO. 28 EDWIN JACKSON NO. 17 RUBÉN TEJADA EDWIN JACKSON 28 BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT P RIGHT RIGHT 6-2 215 FULL NAME: Edwin Jackson BORN: September 9, 1983 OPENING DAY AGE: 33 BIRTHPLACE: Neu-Ulm, Germany RESIDES: Paradise Valley, AZ CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 11.031 ACQUIRED: Signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent on April 7, 2017. GAME HIGHS & STREAKS NO HITTER: 6/25/10 at TB LONGEST OUTING: 9.0 innings, six times, last: 4/14/12 vs. CIN…LONGEST RELIEF OUTING: 3.2 innings, 6/9/15 at DET…STRIKEOUT HIGH: 13, 4/7/11 vs. TB…WALK HIGH: 8, two times, last 6/25/10 at TB…HR ALLOWED: 4, 8/3/11 at MIL…WINNING STREAK: 4 games, three times, last: 8/25/11-4/14/12…LOSING STREAK: 8 games, 4/9-6/23/07. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS • Appeared in a combined 21 games, eight with Miami, and 13 with San Diego • All eight of his appearances for Miami came in relief, and all 13 of his appearances with San Diego were starts • Went 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA (7 ER/10.2 IP), six walks and seven strikeouts in eight games with Miami • Released by Miami on June 2, and signed as a Free Agent with San Diego on June 20 • Earned the win in his first start with the Padres, tossing 6.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit with five walks and four strikeouts • Won back-to-back starts August 3 and August 10 • Tossed a season-high 8.0 innings on August 3 at MIL • Struck out a season-high 11 batters in his start on September 5 vs. BOS • Had seven Quality Starts for San Diego • Went 5-6 with a 5.89 ERA (48 ER/73.1 IP), 35 walks and 54 strikeouts in 13 starts for the Padres PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2015: Split season between Chicago-NL (23 games) and Atlanta (24), appearing exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career...Was designated for assignment by the Cubs on July 19 and released on July 27; signed with Atlanta on August 14... Did not allow an earned run (two unearned runs) over first six appearances of the season with the Cubs, with nine strikeouts in 9.0-plus innings...Allowed five earned runs in 0.2 inning over next two appearances...Last appearance with Cubs was on July 11; made debut with Braves on August 15...Allowed just one hit and no runs over first three outings with Atlanta (4.1 IP)...Went 2-0 with one save (one SVO) over his final nine appearances of the season, with a 0.00 ERA (7.2 IP)...Ranked 29th among National League relievers with .218 average against, 34th in WHIP (1.17), and 36th in ERA. 2014: Missed most of final five weeks of 2014 season due to stint on 15-day disabled list with a strained right lat (August 21-September 19)...Was just the second DL stint of his career, first since 2004...Posted a 3.57 ERA in the 10 starts in which he pitched at least 6.0 innings...Reached 1,500 career innings on May 23 at San Diego. 2013: Reached 30 starts for seventh straight season in 2013...His 18 losses led the Majors...Recorded 1,000th career strikeout on April 30 vs. San Diego (Carlos Quentin in second inning)...Snapped seven-start losing streak to begin his Cubs’ career with win on May 11 at Washington. 2012: Walked a career-low 2.8 batters per 9.0 innings with Washington...Also had career-best 2.9/1 K/BB ratio...Led National League with 28 percent swing and miss mark...Tossed a two-hit complete game on April 14 vs. Cincinnati (4-1 win)...Appeared in two postseason games: started Game 3 of NLDS against Cardinals and took loss (5.0 IP, 4 R) and appeared in relief in Game 5 (1.0 IP, 1 R). 2011: Combined to go 12-9, 3.79 (84 ER/199.2 IP) in 32 games (31 starts) between the White Sox (19 GS) and Cardinals (13 G)...Went 8-3, 3.48 in final 17 games (16 starts) of the season beginning July 1...Was 7-3, 3.48 (40 ER/103.1 IP) in 17 games against National League opponents...Made four postseason starts for St. Louis; earned a win in Game 4 of NLDS vs. Philadelphia and a loss in Game 4 of the World Series at Texas. 2010: Tossed the second no-hitter in Arizona Diamondbacks history on June 25 at Tampa Bay (1-0 win)...Faced 36 batters in the no-hitter, walking eight, striking out six, and throwing 149 pitches. At the time, it was the fifth no-hitter thrown in Interleague Play...Was traded to Chicago-AL on July 30, first in-season trade of his career and first time since Cliff Chambers in 1951 that a pitcher was traded during the same season in which he threw a no-hitter...Tied then-White Sox’ record by striking out at least 10 batters in three-straight starts from August 14-31. 2009: Was named an American League All-Star in 2009 with Detroit...His 3.62 ERA and 214.0 innings both ranked seventh among AL pitchers...Had a sub-3.00 ERA in three straight months: April (2.25), May (2.34), and June (2.91)...Allowed three-or- EDWIN JACKSON fewer earned runs in 16 straight starts from May 9-August 5...His 2.52 ERA in first half was best mark by a Tigers’ pitcher since Mark Fidrych (1.78) in 1976...Worked 1.0 inning in Midsummer Classic in St. Louis and needed just four pitches to retire Yadier Molina, Ryan Zimmerman, and Hanley Ramirez. 2008: Set Tampa Bay franchise record with scoreless-innings streak of 20.0, a career high...Made three appearances out of the bullpen in the postseason: two in the ALCS against Boston and one in the World Series against Philadelphia, combining to allow one run in 4.1 innings. 2007: Had his first full season in the Majors with Tampa Bay...Tossed first career complete game, a four-hit shutout, on August 11 at Texas; was 2-1, 2.45 in five starts that month. 2006: Split between Tampa Bay (23 games/1 start) and Triple-A Durham (22/13)...Pitched in Venezuelan Winter League following the season, going 3-2, 1.60 in nine games for Magallanes. 2005: Spent first five months of 2005 between Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Jacksonville in the Dodgers’ system; was recalled by Los Angeles on August 22 and made seven appearances (six starts) to close out the season in the Majors. 2004: Had three separate stints with the Dodgers in 2004: June 2-4, July 7-17, and Sept. 7 to the end of the season...Season was interrupted by trip to the 15-day disabled list for a strained right forearm from July 17-Sept. 7. 2003: After making 27 starts for Jacksonville in 2003, had his contract selected on Sept. 7 and made his Major League debut on Sept. 9, his 20th birthday. Got the win after allowing one run in 6.0 innings...Became youngest Dodgers’ pitcher to earn a win in a Major League debut; also became first pitcher in MLB history to earn the win in a MLB debut on his birthday...Struck out 157 batters in 148.1 innings with Double-A Jacksonville, marking the second-most strikeouts in the Southern League that season. 2002: Won the Dodgers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year award with Single-A South Georgia...Ranked second in the South Atlantic League that season with a .206 average against. PERSONAL: Edwin Jackson Jr....Married to Erika; they have two children (Exavier & Elan)...His father, Edwin Sr., is a retired United States Army Sergeant First Class...Is a 2001 graduate of Shaw High School (GA)...Was originally drafted by the Dodgers as an outfielder. YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2001 GCL Dodgers 2 1 2.45 12 2 0 0 0 22.0 14 12 6 1 3 19 0 23 2 0 2002 South Georgia 5 2 1.98 19 19 0 0 0 104.2 79 34 23 2 6 33 0 85 3 1 2003 Jacksonville 7 7 3.70 27 27 0 0 0 148.1 121 68 61 9 8 53 0 157 9 1 LOS ANGELES-NL 2 1 2.45 4 3 0 0 0 22.0 17 6 6 2 1 11 1 19 3 0 2004 Las Vegas 6 1 5.86 20 19 0 0 0 90.2 90 65 59 4 8 55 1 70 10 0 LOS ANGELES-NL 2 1 7.30 8 5 0 0 0 24.2 31 20 20 7 0 11 1 16 0 0 2005 Jacksonville 6 4 3.48 11 11 0 0 0 62.0 52 31 24 7 2 18 0 44 4 0 Las Vegas 3 7 8.62 12 11 1 0 0 55.1 76 61 53 13 5 37 2 33 2 0 LOS ANGELES-NL 2 2 6.28 7 6 0 0 0 28.2 31 22 20 2 1 17 0 13 2 1 2006 Durham 3 7 5.55 22 13 0 0 5 73.0 84 55 45 7 3 35 0 66 6 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 5.45 23 1 0 0 0 36.1 42 27 22 2 1 25 0 27 3 1 2007 TAMPA BAY 5 15 5.76 32 31 1 1 0 161.0 195 116 103 19 4 88 3 128 7 1 2008 TAMPA BAY 14 11 4.42 32 31 0 0 0 183.1 199 91 90 23 2 77 1 108 7 1 2009 DETROIT 13 9 3.62 33 33 1 0 0 214.0 200 93 86 27 5 70 3 161 6 0 2010 ARIZONA 6 10 5.16 21 21 1 1 0 134.1 141 80 77 13 5 60 2 104 13 0 CHICAGO-AL 4 2 3.24 11 11 0 0 0 75.0 73 31 27 8 1 18 2 77 7 0 2011 CHICAGO-AL 7 7 3.92 19 19 1 1 0 121.2 134 55 53 8 0 39 2 97 7 1 ST.