Jarrett George Grube (born November 5, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Jarrett Grube | ||||||||||||||
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Pitcher | ||||||||||||||
Born: (1981-11-05) November 5, 1981 (age 40) Fort Wayne, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
MLB debut | ||||||||||||||
May 31, 2014, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | ||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2014 season) | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
Earned run average | 13.50 | |||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 0 | |||||||||||||
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Grube attended DeKalb High School and played college baseball for the University of Memphis.
He was drafted in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies. He began his minor league career as a starter but then was shifted to the bullpen in 2006. He pitched for the Rockies minor league system until his release in 2009.
He signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs for the remainder of the 2009 season. He continued to pitch for the Blue Crabs in 2010.
In 2011, he signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners.
He was then acquired by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2012.
He was called up to MLB for the first time on May 31, 2014.[1] Grube made his MLB debut that day, pitching 2⁄3 of an inning against the Oakland Athletics, and allowing a home run.[2] He was returned to the minors after the game to make room on the roster for Josh Hamilton.[3] He would not appear in another Major League game in his career which would consist of just seven pitches.[4]
Grube signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians on June 21, 2015. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[5] He signed another minor league contract with the Indians on December 18, 2015, and was released on June 8, 2016.[6]
Grube signed a minor league contract with Seattle Mariners on June 9, 2016, and was assigned to Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He was called up to the Major League club briefly on August 10, 2016 and returned to the minors on August 11.[7] He became a free agent at the end of the season.
On November 28, 2016, he signed a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays.[8] On June 18, 2017, Grube was traded to the Cleveland Indians organization for cash considerations.[9] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
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