Jackson Quezada
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Jackson A. Quezada (born August 9, 1986) is a former professional baseball pitcher who is currently a minor league coach in the San Diego Padres organization. He originally signed with the San Diego Padres by scout Felix Francisco.
Professional career[edit]
San Diego Padres[edit]
Quezada began his professional career in 2006 with the Short-Season Eugene Emeralds, going 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA in 18 games, four starts.
The following year, 2007, again with the Emeralds, he went 3-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 21 relief appearances. He also struck out 29 batters in 24 innings.
With the Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards in 2008, he made 59 relief appearances, going 2-4 with a 2.12 ERA. He had 79 strikeouts in 632⁄3 innings. During the 2008 season he was named to the Midwest League All-Star Team was a closer.[1] He was also named to the Post-Season All-Star Team.[2] Quezada was the leader in the Midwest League in saves with 27.[3] Quezada was re-signed by the Padres on February 27, 2009 going into spring training.[4]
On December 12, 2009, Quezada was not offered a contract by the Padres and became a free agent.[5][6] On December 22, 2009, Quezada re-signed with the San Diego Padres to a minor league contract.
References[edit]
- ↑ Nick West (June 5, 2008). "Wizards baseball: Players honored to be on all-star team". The News-Sentinel. news-sentinel.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Quezada Honored For Relief Efforts". OurSports Central. oursportscentral.com. August 26, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ↑ "2008 Midwest League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ↑ Corey Brock (February 27, 2009). "Padres sign 29 to one-year contracts". Major League Baseball. sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Correia and Padres agree to $3.6 million deal". Associated Press. sports.espn.go.com. December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ↑ Corey Brock (December 12, 2009). "Padres re-sign Correia for one year". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) Warning: Template:Baseballstats cube= parameter should be updated to a numeric value.
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