Jeffrey Robert Hoffman...Married to Marissa...Father to four...Graduate of Shaker High School (N.Y.), where he lettered in baseball and basketball…Had his number retired by the school in 2017...Attended East Carolina University (N.C.), where he majored in sports management and was named to the ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in 2012 and to the All-Conference USA second team in 2013...Was selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft before being traded to the Rockies in a deal for SS Troy Tulowitzki and RHP LaTroy Hawkins the following summer...Hobbies include golfing and playing video games.
2025
His 1.46 ERA was the second-lowest in a single postseason in franchise history (min. 40 BF), trailing only Jimmy Key (0.75 in 1992)...Across 10 games in the postseason, recorded a 1.46 ERA (2 ER/12.1 IP) with a 0.81 WHIP and a 37.5% strikeout rate...Among AL relievers, ranked third in saves (33) and ninth in strikeouts (84)...Ranked third in the AL (min. 275 BF) in chase rate (34.7%), trailing only Griffin Jax (37.9%) and Garrett Whitlock (35%)...Had a first-pitch strike rate of 67.9% this season, the second-highest mark among AL relievers (min. 275 BF), behind Garrett Whitlock (69.4%)...His 29.3% strikeout rate this season ranked sixth-best among relievers in the AL (min. 275 BF)...Opponents hit just .125 against his slider with a .162 xBA, .217 wOBA and a 47.4% whiff rate...Against his splitter this season, opponents batted .235 with a .188 xBA, a .282 wOBA and a 31.8% whiff rate...Right-handed batters are hitting just .168 against him since the 2023 season, the third-best mark in MLB (min. 400 BF)...Became the 13th pitcher in franchise history to record 30+ saves in a single season...Recorded 22 saves prior to the All-Star break, tied for fourth most in team history...Became the eighth pitcher in franchise history to record 20+ saves prior to the All-Star break and the fourth to do it in his first season with the team...In the month of June, made 12 appearances while posting a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) with a 0.90 WHIP, .167 OPP AVG and a 32.5% K rate...On April 9 at BOS, picked up his first win with Toronto, tossing scoreless ninth and 10th frames on 20 pitches, inducing five whiffs (2.0IP, BB, 3K).
2024
Spent his second season in a Phillies uniform...Named an All-Star for the first time in his career...Named an NL All-Star via the player ballot…Was one of a club-record eight Phillies selected & one of five pitchers, also a club record…Finished the eighth inning of the All-Star Game on July 16 at Globe Life Field and retired his only batter faced (Willi Castro) on four pitches (0.1 IP)...No runs allowed in 57 of a career-high 68 appearances (83.8%)...Recorded a career-high 10 saves in 13 opportunities, included successful conversions of each of his final eight opportunities since May 17...Set career bests in BB rate (6.0; 16 BB, 265 BF) and SO/BB ratio (5.56; 16 BB, 89 SO)...NL relief rankings: fifth in SO/BB ratio (5.56), sixth in SO (89), eighth in SO rate (33.6%) and T-9th in holds (21)...Posted career bests in his 2024 Statcast percentile rankings: 97th in chase percentage (34.6) and 96th in both SO% (33.6) and whiff percentage (35.1)...According to Statcast, posted a 44.7 whiff percentage on his slider...His 0.95 ERA in home games (includes June 9 in London) was the 2nd lowest in MLB this season (min. 35.0 IP) behind Emmanuel Clase (0.64)...Posted four separate scoreless streaks of 10.0+ IP (12.2 IP twice & 10.2 IP twice) and became first Phillies reliever to do so since 1995 (Ricky Bottalico)...Made the 200th appearance of his ML career on April 27 at SD...Allowed his first home run of the year on May 22 vs TEX, was his first allowed in span of 43 games (40.0 IP) dating to 2023 (previous: Aug. 8, 2023 vs. WSH)...Became the second pitcher in MLB and one of nine overall to reach 10+ holds (21) and 10+ saves when he recorded his 10th save on Aug. 29 vs. ATL...Finished the Phillies win on Sept. 20 at NYM to clinch a postseason berth for the club...Made three appearances in the NLDS against the Mets (1.1 IP); earned the win in NLDS Game 2 on Oct. 6 vs. NYM.
2023
Began season in the MIN organization and was a non-roster invitee to their ML spring training...Released by MIN on 3/28 and was signed by the Phillies as a Minor League free agent on 3/31 and assigned to Lehigh Valley (AAA)…Made nine appearances for the IronPigs before being selected to the active ML roster on 5/4...Among NL relievers, ranked third in opponent AVG (.158), opponent OPS (.501) & WHIP (0.92), fourth in FIP (2.57), seventh in SO rate (33.2%) and ninth in ERA (2.41)…Made a career-high 54 appearances...Per Statcast, ranked in the 99th percentile in xERA (2.52), 97th in SO rate (33.2%) & xBA (.188) and 95th in whiff rate (34.6) & chase rate (34.0)…43 of his 54 appearances for the Phillies were scoreless (80%)…According to Statcast, threw 416 sliders and limited opponents to a .074 AVG and .123 SLG against it with a 44.6% whiff rate...Posted a 1.35 ERA (3 ER, 20.0 IP) with a 0.65 WHIP (8 H, 5 BB) and 26 SO over his final 23 appearances of the year (beginning on 8/11)…Held opponents to a .131 AVG (8-61) with RISP which included a .069 mark (2-29) from 8/2 through the end of the season...Had a team-leading 35 inherited runners (T-10th most in the NL) and stranded 24 of them...Credited with the win when the Phillies clinched a postseason berth on 9/26 vs PIT; worked a scoreless 10th inning with one BB and one SO...Made his postseason debut in NLWCS Game 1 vs MIA (0.1 IP)…Earned his first postseason win in the Phillies NLDS Game 1 victory on 10/7 at ATL...Posted a 2.57 ERA (2 ER, 7.0 IP) in eight postseason appearances, seven of which were scoreless.
2022
Made CIN’s Opening Day roster in his second year in the organization l Posted a 0.86 ERA (2 ER, 21.0 IP) with eight BB and 24 SO over a 15-game span from 4/12-5/26...Made one start on 7/7 vs PIT (gm 2) (ND, 1.2 IP)...Was placed on the IL with right forearm tightness on 7/24 and missed the remainder of the season...Led CIN relievers in IP (43.0) at the time of his IL placement l Was transferred to the 60-day IL on 9/1.
2021
Established career highs in apps...his .248 batting average against was the lowest of his career...From 5/27-7/20 missed 48 games while on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder soreness...Went 3-5, 5.20 in 11 starts and 0-0, 3.54 in 20 relief apps...In nine of his 20 relief apps this season threw more than 1.0 inning...Seven times threw at least 2.0 innings, including a season-high 2.2 innings in relief on 8/9 at Cle...Twice pitched on consecutive days, both times during the Reds' last homestand of the season...Retired the first batter in 14 of his 20 relief apps...stranded five of 10 inherited runners...Began the season in the Reds' starting rotation...started Game 3...Made each of his first 11 apps of this season in the starting rotation, a streak interrupted after the 10th appearance by a 55-day stint on the injured list with the right shoulder injury...With one out in the bottom of the second inning of the 5-3 loss on 5/26 at Wsh, left the game with a sore right shoulder...the next day, after an examination in Cincinnati and before that suspended game resumed in the bottom of the fourth inning, went on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement...was replaced on the active roster for the completion of the suspended game by LHP Cionel Pérez...From 6/22-7/7 made four rehab starts for Louisville (0-0, 1.76, 15.1ip, 11h, 4r, 3er, 3bb, 11k, 2hr), followed by a start for Dayton in a game eventually suspended by rain (3ip, 5h, 4er, 1bb, 5k, 3hr, 63 pitches)...Came off the IL on 7/21 to start the 7-0 loss to the Mets...was assigned to the bullpen two days later, on 7/23, when RHP Vladimir Gutierrez rejoined the starting rotation...Threw 5.0 innings in his season debut, a 12-1 win vs StL in the third game of the season...became the first pitcher to throw at least 5.0 innings in his Reds debut since Tyler Mahle threw 5.0 innings on 8/27/17 vs Pit...In the 10-3 win on 4/16 vs Cle threw a season-high 6.0 innings, his longest outing since 6/4/19 for Col at Cubs (6ip)...went 29 apps and 13 starts between those 6-inning apps...in the third inning produced his third career RBI, a run-scoring single off Logan Allen that tied the game at 1-1...During spring training led Reds pitchers with five starts and 18.0 innings.
2020
For the Rockies made 16 apps, a single-season career-high in relief, during the shortened season...Eight times threw more than 1.0 inning, including a career-high 3.0 innings in relief on 8/8 at Sea...In that 5-0 win on 8/8 at Sea, allowed the only Mariners hit in the fifth combined 1-hitter in Rockies history...On 11/25 was traded to the Reds, along with minor league RHP Case Williams, for RHP Robert Stephenson and minor league OF Jameson Hannah.
2019
Made 15 starts across five stints with the Rockies, his most starts since 2017 ... Went 2-6 with a 6.56 ERA (70.0 IP, 51 ER), 34 walks and 68 strikeouts ... Recalled for the first time on April 23 and started that day against Washington before being optioned the following day … did not walk a batter, his only start of the season without a walk ... Recalled for the second time on May 24 … made six starts and went 1-2 with a 6.67 ERA (28.1 IP, 21 ER) before being optioned on June 23 ... Pinch-ran and scored the game-winning run on a Tony Wolters sacrifice fly on May 26 vs. Baltimore ... Win on May 29 vs. Arizona his first since July 16, 2017 … pitched five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts ... Recalled a third time on July 21 and made one start, July 25 at Washington, before being optioned on July 27 ... Made his fourth stint with the Rockies on Aug. 13 in a start vs. Arizona … allowed a season-high seven runs across two innings, the shortest start of his career … was optioned the following day ... Recalled the final time on Sept. 1 and made six starts in the month, his most in any month in his career … went 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA (29.2 IP, 16 ER) ... Struck out eight batters Sept. 7 at San Diego, his second-most in any start in his career ... Posted a 4.61 ERA (13.2 IP, 7 ER) over his final three starts, allowing three or fewer runs in each start ... Made 16 starts and one relief appearance with Triple-A Albuquerque, going 6-8 with a 7.70 ERA (85.1 IP, 73 ER) … led the team with 98 strikeouts and finished the season with 371 career strikeouts in his Albuquerque career, the most ever by an Isotope.
2018
Made one start and five relief appearances across two stints with the Rockies ... Began the season on the 10-day disabled list (right shoulder inflammation), before being reinstated and sent to Triple-A Albuquerque on April 28 ... Was first recalled by the Rockies on June 8 and made five relief appearances, going 0-0 with a 10.13 ERA (5.1 IP, 6 ER), six walks and three strikeouts … had three scoreless outings, allowed one run one time, and allowed five runs over 0.1 innings of work on June 18 vs. New York-NL ... Made one start for the Rockies on July 13 vs. Seattle and allowed three runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 3.1 innings of work in the Rockies' 10-7 win ... In 21 starts with Albuquerque, went 6-8 with a 4.94 ERA (105.2 IP, 58 ER), 47 walks and 102 strikeouts.
2017
In his 16 starts, went 6-5 with a 5.28 ERA (90.1 IP, 53 ER) … was 0-0 with a 12.00 ERA (9.0 IP, 12 ER) across seven relief appearances...Made his first appearance with the Rockies as the 26th man of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs on May 9 … pitched 1.1 innings of relief … did not make another relief appearance until September, when he would make six relief appearances with no starts...Recorded his first Major League win May 11 vs. Los Angeles-NL, starting a streak of four consecutive wins...Allowed one run in four consecutive starts May 22-June 15, going 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA (25.1 IP, 4 ER)...Pitched a career-high seven innings five times, including recording consecutive seven-inning starts two separate times … pitched seven innings in consecutive starts at Coors Field on July 3 vs. Cincinnati and July 8 vs. Chicago-AL, after never working more than 5.1 innings at home...Was 3-1 with a 3.23 ERA (30.2 IP, 11 ER) in five day game starts … was 3-4 with a 6.34 ERA (59.2 IP, 42 ER) in his 11 starts at night...In eight starts with Triple-A Albuquerque, went 3-3 with a 4.71 ERA (49.2 IP, 26 ER), 19 walks and 47 strikeouts.
2016
Made his Major League debut, pitching for Colorado in eight games with six starts after spending most of the campaign with Triple-A Albuquerque...Debuted Aug. 20 vs. Chicago-NL at Coors Field … allowed seven hits and seven runs (six earned) with one walk and two strikeouts … fanned Jorge Soler to end the second inning for his first big league strikeout...Pitched three scoreless innings in his debut before a four-run fourth …allowed a three-run home run to Kris Bryant in the fifth inning...Was 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA (14.0 IP, 9 ER) in three starts at home … 0-3 with a 4.15 ERA (17.1 IP, 8 ER) in five games, three starts, on the road...0-4 with a 5.27 ERA (27.1 IP, 16 ER) in six starts … no decisions and a 2.25 ERA (4.0 IP, 1 ER) in two relief appearances...Spent most of 2016 at Albuquerque, going 6-9 with a 4.02 ERA (118.2 IP, 53 ER) in 22 starts … was 4-4 with a 3.02 ERA (62.2 IP, 21 ER) in 11 road starts, 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA (56.0 IP, 32) in 11 home outings...His 124 strikeouts and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings both ranked second in the Pacific Coast League at the time he joined the Rockies' roster...Allowed three runs or fewer in his first 11 Triple-A starts, posting a 2.67 … was 2-0 in April … 2-3 in June.
2015
Went 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA (56.0 IP, 20 ER) in 11 starts with High-A Dunedin before being promoted to Double-A New Hampshire...Made two starts with New Hampshire before being traded to the Rockies...In seven starts with Double-A New Britain, went 2-2 with a 3.22 ERA (36.1 IP, 13 ER) … held opponents to a .209 batting average...In 20 total starts combined among all three clubs, went 5-5 with a 3.03 ERA (104.0 IP, 35 ER) in his first season pitching professionally.
2014
Did not pitch his first professional season, recovering from Tommy John surgery.
