Jonah Bayliss #54

Drafted by Kansas City in the seventh round of the 2002 June Draft...attended Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., where he earned Pitcher of the Year honors in the New England Small College Athletic Conference in 2002.

2010

Released by Toronto after spring training and signed with Houston...assigned to Triple-A Round Rock where he posted a 2.93 ERA (40-IP, 12-ER) in 26 apps before the All-Star break...went 0-1 with a 4.62 ERA (25.1-IP, 13-ER) in 17 apps after the break.

2009

Did not make the Blue Jays roster out of spring training and was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas...on July 28, asked for and was granted his release from Toronto so that he could sign with the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japanese Pacific League...made 19 relief apps for the Lions and re-signed with Toronto the following spring.

2008

Designated for assignment by the Pirates during spring training and outrighted to Indianapolis...traded to Toronto on June 19.

2007

Began season with Pittsburgh, his first appearance on an Opening Day roster in the big leagues...Did not allow a run in his first nine appearances (7.2ip) while holding opposing hitters to a .154 batting average (4-for-26)...Threw one pitch and picked up the win in second outing on 4/3 at Houston...Was scored upon for the first time and suffered the loss in Pittsburgh's 7-3, 10-inning setback on 4/21 at Los Angeles (NL)...Picked up second win two days later on 4/26 vs. Houston...Suffered first blown save and took the loss on 5/1 vs. Chicago (NL) in completion of suspended game...Whiffed four batters and tossed career-high tying 3.0 innings of scoreless relief in club's 4-3, 15-inning win at Wrigley Field on 5/8...Picked up fourth win in club's 10-inning victory in Cincinnati on 5/25...Posted a 10.13 ERA (16.0ip/18er) in 16 outings during the month of May...Was scored upon in four of his five outings from 6/10-22 (3.0ip/6r) and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/24...Was charged with a blown save but picked up the win on 7/1 vs. Richmond...Suffered losses in back-to-back appearances on 7/16 and 7/18...Won games on 7/20 vs. Durham and 7/25 at Columbus...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 7/29...Made final appearance with Pirates on 8/3 vs. Cincinnati and allowed six runs (three homers) in 3.0 innings of work...Was optioned back to Triple-A on 8/4...Made five outings with Indy to end the season (6.1ip/6er)...Gave up five runs in 0.2ip on 8/9 at Louisville...Went 0-for-3 in save situations with Indianapolis...Allowed five of his 27 inherited runners to score while pitching with Pittsburgh.

2006

Spent majority of season with Triple-A Indianapolis...Finished fourth in the International League in saves. ...Allowed one run in 0.1ip on Opening Day at Pawtucket and suffered the loss...Picked up first save on 4/11 at Ottawa...Allowed one home run in first 20 appearances...Did not allow a run in 13 consecutive games (15.1ip) from 5/8 thru 6/6...Picked up first win on 5/9 at Charlotte...Posted a 1.29 ERA (14.0ip/2er) while holding opponents to a .109 batting average (5-for-46) in 11 outings during the month of May...Won back-to-back decisions on 6/17 and 6/23...Whiffed a season-high five batters while retiring all nine batters in 3.0 scoreless frames on 6/23 vs. Richmond...Posted a 1.05 ERA (17.0ip/2er) in 11 appearances with Indy during the month of June...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/27...Worked 2.2 scoreless innings (1h/4bb/3so) in Pirates debut on 6/30 vs. Detroit. ...Retired just one batter and allowed one run in second appearance on 7/2 vs. Detroit...Struck out five batters while also allowing two runs in 2.0 innings of relief on 7/6 at New York...Was optioned back to Indianapolis on 7/9...Earned a save in four straight appearances (7/17-23) and in eight of his nine outings from 7/17 thru 8/2...Suffered the loss in 10-9, 11-inning contest on 8/6 at Columbus...Earned a save in four consecutive outings from 8/13-21...Suffered fifth blown save and third loss in final Triple-A game on 8/24 at Toledo...Was recalled a second time by Pittsburgh on 8/28 (was ranked fourth in International League in saves at the time of his recall)...Was scored upon in first two games following promotion to Pittsburgh...Retired the only batter he faced and picked up first career win on 9/7 at Chicago (the Pirates broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the 9th inning)...Made four straight scoreless outings (2.2ip) from 9/7-24...Suffered loss in 15-inning game vs. Houston on 9/27 (3.0ip/1er) - his final appearance of the season. ...Participated in the Venezuelan Winter League and went 2-1 with six saves (nine opps) and a 1.88 ERA (24.0ip/5er) in 20 appearances with Caribes.

2005

Spent majority of season with Wichita (Royals' AA)...Was used exclusively in relief for first time in his career...Earned first professional save on 4/19 vs. Springfield...Pitched season-high 4.0 innings (0 runs) on 4/25 vs. Arkansas. ...Suffered first loss on 5/1 @Midland...Tossed 4.0 shutout innings once again on 5/11 vs. Frisco and picked up lone victory...Posted a 2.18 ERA (20.2ip/5er) in nine appearances during the month of May...Recorded saves in back-to-back outings on 6/7 and 6/9. ...Suffered "blown save" and loss on 6/10 @Springfield...Earned saves in three straight appearances from 6/13-19...Tossed 4.0 scoreless frames for the third time while notching fifth save on 6/16 vs. Arkansas...Had contract purchased by Kansas City on 6/21 and made major league debut that night @Chicago (AL)...Made four scoreless appearances (3.1ip) and was optioned back to Double-A on 7/7...Posted a 5.14 ERA (7.0ip/4er) and two saves in six games with the Wranglers before being recalled by the Royals on 8/6. ...Surrendered a run in 1.0ip in 16-1 loss to Oakland on 8/6...Walked three batters and was charged with three earned runs while tossing an inning on 8/15 @Seattle...Held major league opponents to a .167 (7-for-42) average in his 11 outings...Failed to pitch in a game in which the Royals were victorious (they were outscored 86-16 in his 11 appearances)...Participated in the Arizona Fall League and went 3-0 with a 4.98 ERA (21.2ip/12er) in 11 relief appearances with the Surprise Scorpions...Picked up his three wins in his first five appearances thru 10/19...Was acquired by Pittsburgh on 12/7 in deal for Mark Redman.

2004

Spent entire season with Wilmington (Royals' A)...Ranked second on staff in starts and strikeouts...Went 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA (40.1ip/24er) in first 10 starts thru 6/15...Was named Carolina League's Player-of-the-Week after going 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA (11.0ip/4er) in two starts from 6/22-27...Surrendered just two earned runs in his last two starts (11.1ip - 1.59 ERA).

2003

Spent entire season with Burlington (Royals' A) and was named to Midwest League mid-season All-Star team...Led Kansas City minor league system and ranked third in the league in strikeouts...Tossed 7.0-inning complete game on 5/6 @Fort Wayne (game one)...Posted a 1.59 ERA (28.1ip/5er) in five starts during the month of May...Struck out nine batters while pitching 12th no-hitter in franchise history in a 1-0 victory over Peoria on 8/5...Was also named Player-of-the-Week for week of 8/4-10.

2002

Began professional career with Spokane after being selected by Kansas City in the 7th round of the June draft...Led Northwest League in losses, earned runs allowed and home runs allowed...Lost three straight starts from 7/19-30...Won back-to-back starts on 8/9 and 8/14...Lost last three decisions...Gave up seven runs, including three home runs, in 2.0ip on 8/30 @Boise.