jacob born june american professional baseball pitcher new_york_mets major_league_baseball mlb prior playing professionally attended played college baseball began playing baseball shortstop converted pitcher junior year selected ninth round mlb draft mlb debut year named national_league rookie month twice rookie year selected mlb star amateur career attended florida played school baseball basketball teams senior named team played baseball noticed coaches college baseball team selected major_league_baseball mlb draft high school enrolled joined baseball team played exclusively shortstop freshman sophomore seasons considered good fielder strong throwing arm light hitter career batting average appearance pitcher summer sophomore junior years received invitation play collegiate summer baseball florida collegiate declined discovering wanted play pitcher returned fall team relief pitcher filling role closer addition playing shortstop quickly best pitchers team moved starting rotation midway season addition fastball learned throw mlb scouts began notice pitched game hit home run season starts pitching win loss record earned run average professional career new_york_mets selected ninth round pitcher overall selection mlb draft signed receiving signing bonus assigned rookie level starts diagnosed partial tear pitching elbow attempted arm months underwent surgery repair october pitch recovered surgery worked pitched class advanced finishing year era games started began season promoted class eastern league starts injuries received promotion las_vegas june promoted major leagues traded combined era season broken finger suffered offseason altered way threw ball added man roster november protect eligible rule draft offseason improved mechanics learned throw began season las_vegas win loss record era seven games started major_league_baseball promoted major leagues placed disabled list planned use relief injury required insert starting rotation major league debut cross town rival new_york_yankees field faced fellow rookie making mlb debut pitched seven innings allowing run striking yankees shut won collected mlb hit game career bat hit pitcher season ending streak worst collective mark pitching staff begin season mlb history compiled quality starts mlb starts record win july pitched seven scoreless innings recorded strikeouts giving franchise victory miami named national_league player week period july july allowing earned run starts week named rookie month july august went disabled list called august place august sent room coming disabled list september faced struck batters tying mlb record near end season shut year ending season record era strikeouts won sporting news rookie year award named rookie year met receiving place votes ballots los_angeles_dodgers selected week ending june began season win loss record era end june named roster mlb star game struck batters faced pitches person pitch counts recorded pitched record era walks plus hits inning pitched ratio season starting game allowed runs hits seven innings pitched tied franchise postseason record strikeouts set game won deciding game inning run effort game chicago_cubs pitched seven inning game allowing runs hits walk seven strikeouts putting ahead game world series appearance subway series started game world series october allowed runs hits walks innings took loss went series following season received year award best defensive player position major_league_baseball eligible salary arbitration renewed contract season salary raise paid previous season refused sign contract protest stated open negotiating contract extension personal life florida raised parents tony customer service representative credit card rewards program tony built batting cage backyard son practice credits father quiet intensity sisters sarah met wife shortly high school married november live florida welcomed son april known long hair began grow starts led twitter
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