Jared Koenig #37

Name is pronounced “KAY-ni/g/”...Is married...wife’s name is Samantha...Graduated from Aptos (Calif.) High School...Attended Central Arizona College, Old Dominion University and California State University, Monterey Bay...Enjoys golf, deer hunting and collecting sports and Pokémon cards.

2025

Went 6-1 with a 2.86 ERA and two saves in 72 relief appearances with Milwaukee...His career-high 72 appearances tied for ninth in the National League...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Held opponents to a .237 batting average with 68 strikeouts in 66.0 innings...Retired 55 of 72 first batters faced (76.4%)...Stranded 13 of 23 inherited runners (56.5%)...Recorded 27 holds (sixth in NL)...Notched saves on 9/3 vs. Philadelphia and 9/18 vs. Los Angeles-AL...Pitched to a 1.38 ERA over his last 34 appearances of the season (33.2 IP, five ER)...Posted a 1.35 ERA in six postseason appearances (6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR).

2024

Went 9-4 with a 2.47 ERA and one save in 55 games (six starts) with Milwaukee...Had four stints with the team (4/14-4/16, 4/21-4/26, 5/4-6/28 and 7/21-end)…Switched from uniform No. 47 to 35 on 7/31 after the trade for Frankie Montas...Also appeared in six games at Triple-A Nashville, all coming as a reliever...Held opponents to a .229 batting average with 63 strikeouts in 62.0 innings...Retired 35 of 49 first batters faced (71.4%)…Stranded 25 of 32 inherited runners (78.1%)…Recorded 10 holds...His nine wins out of the bullpen tied for third among Major League relievers...Went unscored upon as a starter, all coming as an opener (6gs, 6ip, 4h, 1bb, 8k)…Started consecutive games on 5/24 and 5/25 at Boston and joined Zack Greinke (2012 - three starts) as the only pitchers in franchise history to start consecutive games...On 6/3 and 6/4 at Philadelphia became the fourth pitcher since 1969 to start consecutive games more than once in a season, joining Wilbur Wood (Chicago-AL, 1973), Dave Goltz (Minnesota, 1978) and Ryne Stanek (Tampa Bay, 2019)…Was on the 15-day injured list from 6/29-7/20 with left forearm tendinitis...Notched his first Major League save in a 2-0 win on 8/18 vs. Cleveland...Appeared in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. New York.

2023

Last season went 6-4 with a 3.81 ERA and 7 saves in 48 games (1 start) between Double-A San Antonio (12g) and Triple-A El Paso (36g, 1gs) in the Padres organization.

2022

His only Major League experience came with Oakland in 2022, where he appeared in 10 games, making five starts.

2021

Led the Double-A Central in ERA (3.26) and innings pitched (121.1) in 2021 at Midland during his first season of affiliated baseball (Oakland).

2020

Did not pitch in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Following the 2019 season pitched for the Auckland Tuatara in the Australian Winter League and went 2-2 with a 1.93 ERA in 6 starts (32.2ip, 27h, 7r, 7er, 12bb, 31k, 1hr).