Jameson signed a four-year contract with the Cubs in December of 2022 after spending the previous two seasons with the New York Yankees...Is 71-53 with a 3.89 ERA (479 ER/1107.1 IP) in 201 games, all but one as a starter, in eight seasons with Pittsburgh (2016- 19), the Yankees (2021-22) and Cubs (2023-24)...Among N.L. pitchers with at least 450 IP from 2016-20, ranked ninth with a 1.66 ground ball to fly ball ratio, 10th with a 32.7 outside the zone swing percentage, 11th with a 48.2% ground ball rate and 14th with a 19.5% soft contact rate...In 2022 with the Yankees tied career marks in wins (14) and starts (32), while posting his lowest ERA (3.91) since 2018 (3.20)...On Jan. 24, 2021, was traded from Pittsburgh to New York (A.L.) for RHP Roansy Contreras, INF Maikol Escotto, OF Canaan Smith-Njigba and RHP Miguel Yajure...Was the A.L. Pitcher of the Month July 2021...Has undergone Tommy John surgery twice, missing the 2014, 2015 and 2020 seasons...Enjoyed a career year in 2018, going 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA (68 ER/191.0 IP) and 179 strikeouts in 32 starts with Pittsburgh...Led Pirates pitchers in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts and was tied for first in wins...Was one of only four N.L. pitchers with two complete games...Was the recipient of the Pittsburgh BBWAA "Good Guy Award" and was the Pirates nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award...Was named the N.L. Pitcher of the Week April 2-8, 2018...In 2017, was placed on the injured list on May 6 with groin discomfort and was diagnosed with testicular cancer on May 8...Underwent surgery May 8 and resumed light baseball activities May 15...Made three rehab starts with Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis from May 28-June 7...On June 12, was reinstated from the injured list and started vs. Colorado, tossing five scoreless innings...Made his Major League debut on June 8, 2016, vs. New York (N.L.), receiving a no-decision (3 ER/6.0 IP)…Was named to the Mid-Season All-Star Teams in 2011 (South Atlantic League), 2012 (Florida State League) and 2013 (Eastern League)…Was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (second overall) in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft...Is a 2010 graduate of The Woodlands (Texas) High School...Went 22-6 with 282 strikeouts in 173.0 IP during his four-year high school career, including 8-1 with a 1.78 ERA and 114 strikeouts during his senior season...Played for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, since his mother was born in Toronto and his father in St. Andrews West (near Cornwall, Ontario)...Although he was born in Lakeland, Fla. and resides in The Woodlands, Texas...Was the game-winning pitcher in the Gold Medal Game for USA Baseball's 18U National Team during the Pan-American Junior Championship in Venezuela in 2009...Is a self-proclaimed "coffee expert" and has blogged about coffee from all around the world.
2024
Jameson was 12-8 in 28 starts with a 3.27 ERA (60 ER/165.1 IP), 16 quality starts and 125 strikeouts in 2024...Among the Cubs starting rotation, his 165.1 IP and 16 quality starts are the second-most, while his strikeouts and ERA rank third (min. 10 starts)…Missed the beginning of the season with a back strain...Was activated from the injured list on April 18 and made his season debut on April 19 vs. Miami (1 ER/5.0 IP)…Made two rehab starts, one apiece with Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA (3 ER/6.1 IP)…Was 8-4 with a 2.18 ERA (22 ER/90.2 IP) through 15 starts at home and 4-4 with a 4.58 ERA (38 ER/74.1 IP) in 13 starts on the road this season...His 2.18 ERA at home led all Cubs starting pitchers, was the second-lowest home ERA in the N.L. and fourth lowest in the Majors in 2024...Allowed one earned run or fewer in a career-best four-straight starts to begin his season...On April 29 at the Mets, became the first Major League pitcher to throw at least 7.1 innings in 78 or fewer pitches since Seattle's Logan Gilbert on May 25, 2023 vs. Oakland (8.0 IP, 77 pitches)…Marked the fewest pitches thrown by a Cub in an outing of at least 7.1 IP since Greg Maddux threw 73 pitches in 7.1 IP, on May 13, 2006 at San Diego...From June 11-July 23, posted a 2.47 ERA (14 ER/51.0 IP) and a 0.90 WHIP in eight starts...The 0.90 WHIP ranked second in the N.L. during the stretch, while the 2.47 ERA ranked sixth...Recorded his 1,000th career inning pitched on June 16 vs. St. Louis...Enjoyed a season-high, three-game winning streak from July 4-14...On Sept. 27, he made his 200th career Major League start (201 appearances) and tossed seven-scoreless innings for the 10th time in his career...Ended the season with back-to-back scoreless outings, the 13.0 consecutive scoreless-inning streak was his longest this year...In September, he pitched to a 0.84 ERA (3 ER/30.2 IP), made five-straight quality starts, and allowed two earned runs or fewer in each outing...His 0.84 ERA during the month was the second-lowest ERA in the Majors, behind Nick Martinez (0.83 ERA), while his 0.84 WHIP was the fourth-lowest in the N.L.
2023
Jameson was 8-10 in 30 games (29 starts) with a 4.84 ERA (83 ER/154.1 IP), nine quality starts, 140 strikeouts and one save...made his Cubs debut April 2 vs. Milwaukee...His 140 strikeouts were third among Cubs pitchers...Was on the 15-day injured list from April 20 (retroactive to April 17)-May 4 with a left groin strain...Recorded his first quality start as a Cub June 13 vs. Pittsburgh (3 ER/6.0 IP)...From July 7-Aug.8, Jameson went 5-0 with a 2.17 ERA (9 ER/37.1 IP) in six starts with 30 strikeouts, three quality starts and a 1.02 WHIP...His 2.17 ERA in that span was tied for fifth-lowest in the majors and his five wins ranked first...July 7 at Yankees pitched a season-high 8.0 shutout innings allowing one hit, striking out four and earning the win...was the first pitcher with at least 8.0 IP and one or fewer hits allowed on the road at Yankee Stadium since Baltimore's Daniel Cabrera did so in 2006...Threw a season-high 109 pitches July 23 vs. the Cardinals, his most since throwing 110 April 8, 2018...Aug. 23 in Detroit, took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, the third time in his career in which he tossed 5.0-hitless innings to begin a game...Posted a 5.23 ERA (19 ER/32.2 IP) in six August starts after producing a 2.67 ERA (9 ER/30.1 IP) in five starts in July...Sept. 30 in Milwaukee made his first-career relief appearance tossing 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and earning his first career save.
2022
Jameson made 32 starts for the Yankees in 2022, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA (77 ER/177.1 IP), tying his career high in wins (also 2018) and starts (also 2018) ... the 14 wins marked a team-high....His 177.1 IP and 3.91 ERA marked his most innings pitched and lowest ERA since 2018 (191.0 and 3.20)....Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 25 of his 32 starts, two or fewer in 18, one or fewer in 10 and made four scoreless starts....Walked just 32 batters, the fourth-fewest in the A.L. and fifth-fewest in the major leagues (min. 150.0 IP)... His 1.62 walks per 9.0 IP ratio was the fifth-best mark in the A.L. and seventh-best in the major leagues... Made 13 starts with no walks, tied with Ross Stripling for the second-most in the MLB, trailing Corey Kluber (15)....Held batters to a .184 average (25-for-136) with runners in scoring position, the sixth-lowest in the Majors (min. 125 BF)....Made 16 starts at Yankee Stadium, going 7-2 with a 3.47 ERA (35 ER/90.2 IP) ... allowed three or fewer runs in 14 of those starts and two or fewer in 10....Issued one walk or fewer in 14-straight starts from Sept. 28, 2021-June 12, 2022, the third-longest streak by a Yankees starting pitcher (non-opener), trailing David Wells (19) and Jon Lieber (15)....Pitched to a 2.30 ERA (15 ER/58.2 IP) in his first 10 starts of the season, allowing three runs or fewer in each of those outings....Posted a 9-1 record in his first 15 starts of the season...per Elias, was the sixth Yankees pitcher since 1961 to have a 9-1 record-or-better in his first 15 starts of a season (last Kevin Brown - 2004)....Recorded a career-high, nine-game winning streak from April 22-June 29, posting a 3.27 ERA (27 ER/74.1 IP) in that span....Tossed 8.0 innings and allowed two hits in consecutive starts on May 27 at Tampa Bay and June 2-2 vs. Los Angeles (A.L.).
2021
In his first season with the Yankees, went 8-6 with a 4.30 ERA (144.1IP, 130H, 73R/69ER, 44BB, 140K, 24HR) in 29 starts…opponents hit .238 (130-for-547, 24HR); LH .225 (52-for-231, 12HR); RH . 247 (78-for-316, 12HR)....Went 5-2 with a 3.26 ERA (80.0IP, 29ER) and 77K in 15 home starts…allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 14-of-15 home starts and 2ER-or-fewer in nine of those starts…was 3-4 with a 5.60 ERA (64.1IP, 40ER) in 14 starts on the road....Went 7-2 with a 3.44 ERA (86.1IP, 33ER) in his final 16 starts of the season (6/24-10/3) after going 1-4 with a 5.59 ERA (58.0IP, 36ER) in his first 13 starts of the season (4/7-6/18)...Received 3R-or-fewer of support in 21 of his 29 starts and 2R-or-fewer in 15 of those starts....Allowed 3R-or-fewer in 21 of his 29 starts....Made his Yankees debut and first career start at Yankee Stadium on 4/7 vs. Baltimore (ND, 4.2IP, 3H, 2ER, 0BB, 7K, 2HR)…was his first Major League appearance since 5/1/19…retired his first nine batters faced before allowing a Mullins solo HR to lead off the fourth inning....Earned his first win as a Yankee on 5/1 vs. Detroit (5.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 8K, 1HR)…marked his first win in the Majors in exactly two years (first since 5/1/19 at Texas with Pittsburgh)…Was winless in eight straight starts from 5/7-6/18, the second-longest of his career (nine games from 4/14- 5/27/18)....Recorded 9K in just 4.2IP on 5/13 at Tampa Bay, becoming only the sixth Yankees pitcher (seventh time) in franchise history to notch at least 9K without completing 5.0IP…joined Gerrit Cole (10K in 4.2IP on 8/8/20- G1 at Tampa Bay), James Paxton (9K in 4.0IP on 7/26/19 at Boston), Masahiro Tanaka (9K in 4.2IP on 8/5/18 at Boston and 10K in 4.0IP on 6/17/17 at Oakland), David Phelps (9K in 4.0IP on 4/26/13 vs. Toronto) and Jay Howell (9K in 4.2IP on 4/6/83 at Seattle)…RHP Michael King later joined the group on 7/3 vs. the Mets (9K in 4.0IP)…marked his most strikeouts in a game since he set a career high with 11K on 9/18/18 vs. Kansas City....Tossed his first scoreless start of the season on 5/23 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 5.0IP, 2H, 2BB, 4K, 1HP)…marked his first scoreless start since 9/18/18 vs. Kansas City…allowed just 2H, his fewest in a start since allowing 1H in 3.0IP on 5/11/18 vs. San Francisco…was the first time he allowed 2H-or-fewer in a start of at least 5.0IP since 4/8/18 vs. Cincinnati (1H in 9.0IP)…Went undefeated in a career-high 15 straight starts from 6/5-8/26 after going 1-4 in his first 10 starts of the season (4/7-5/31)…his 15-start undefeated streak was tied with CC Sabathia’s 15-start streak from 8/19/17- 5/10/18 for the second-longest such streak by a Yankee since 2002, trailing only Iván Nova’s 20-start streak from 6/10/11-4/27/12…was 7-0 with a 3.63 ERA (79.1IP, 32ER) over that stretch....Recorded just one out in his start on 6/12 at Philadelphia (0.1IP, 5H, 4ER, 1BB, 0K)…was the shortest start of his career and the shortest by a Yankee since Chad Green on 8/15/19 vs. Cleveland (0.1IP, 4H, 5ER, 1BB, 1K, 2HR)....The Yankees went 11-1 in his 12 starts from 6/24-8/26...Won three straight starts from 6/24-7/6 after going winless in his previous eight (5/7-6/18)…marked the first time he won three straight starts since winning four straight starts from 8/25-9/12/18…also won three consecutive starts from 7/18-30, winning six of his seven starts from 6/24-7/30…posted a 2.11 ERA (42.IP,10ER) over that seven-game stretch....Posted a career-long seven-game winning streak from 6/24-8/19, posting a 2.48 ERA (65.1IP, 18ER) in that 11-game stretch. Allowed 2ER-or-fewer in seven straight starts from 7/6-8/9, tied for the fifth-longest streak by a Yankees starter since 2008, trailing only Gerrit Cole (12G from 9/5/20-5/12/21), Chad Green (12G as an opener from 6/11/17-8/12/19-G2), Michael Pineda (9G from 4/5-9/5/14) and CC Sabathia (8G from 6/25-8/1/11)....Was named the AL “Pitcher of the Month” for July after going 4-0 with a 1.16 ERA (31.0IP, 20H, 6R/4ER, 10BB, 25K, 2HR) in five starts during the month…his 1.16 ERA was the lowest in the AL and the second-lowest in the Majors (New York-NL’s Tylor Megill - 1.04)…was his lowest ERA in a single calendar month in his career…his 4-0 record in July was the best in the Majors…ranked fourth in the AL and fifth in the Majors with a .182 opponents’ batting average (20-for-110)…allowed one-or-zero earned runs in four of those five starts… marked his first career monthly honor…was the second Yankee in 2021 to be named “Pitcher of the Month” (also Gerrit Cole in April)…marked the first time the Yankees have had two pitchers win the award in a single season since 1999 (RHP Hideki Irabu in July and RHP Mariano Rivera in August)...Set a season high with 7.0IP on 7/6 at Seattle (4H, 1ER, 1BB, 9K)…marked his longest start since 4/3/19 vs. St. Louis (also 7.0IP)…also tied that mark on 7/2...at Boston (W, 7.0IP, 4H, 3R/1ER, 3BB, 4K) and 9/6 vs. Toronto(L, 7.0IP, 4H, 3ER, 2BB, 5K)…also threw a season-high 101 pitches on 7/6, his most in a game since 9/18/18 vs. Kansas City (104pitches)....Made his 100th career start and earned the win in the Yankees’ 9-1 victory on 7/18 vs. Boston (5.1IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 3K)…was his longest scoreless start since 9/18/18 vs. Kansas City (7.0IP)....Earned the win on 7/30 at Miami, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings (5H, 2BB, 5K, 1WP)…was his third scoreless start of the season and his second in a three-game span…drew a walk in the fifth inning, becoming the first Yankees pitcher to draw a walk at the plate since Domingo Germán on 6/9/18 at New York-NL....Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts on 8/...vs. Baltimore (ND, 6.1IP, 4H, 3R/2ER, 1BB, 1HR)…marked his third career double-digit strikeout game (also 11K on 9/18/18 vs. Kansas City and 10K on 7/12/18 vs. Milwaukee)....Was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle tendon injury on 9/9 (retro. to 9/7)…missed 19 team games…made one rehab start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/22 (3.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 2K)…was returned from rehab and reinstated from the injured list on 9/27....Left his start on 9/28 at Toronto with a reaggravation of his previous right ankle injury (2.1IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB,2K)…Made his final start of the season on 10/3 vs. Tampa, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 2K) in the Yankees’ 1-0 victory that clinched a postseason birth.
2020
Spent the entire season on the injured list recovering from “Tommy John” surgery and flexor tendon repair surgery performed on 8/13/19...Threw off a mound for the first time following his surgery on 6/30 at PNC Park…threw 1.0 inning in a live BP session in Altoona on 8/27…tossed 25 pitches in a live BP session at PNC Park on 9/9...Following the season, was traded to the Yankees in exchange for RHP Roansy Contreras, INF Maikol Escotto, OF Canaan Smith and RHP Miguel Yajure on 1/24/21.
2019
Was the Opening Day starter and suffered a 5-3 loss on 3/28 at Cincinnati (6.0ip+/4er)...Surrendered one run in 7.0ip in his second start on 4/3 vs. St. Louis; left the game with a 3-1 lead and was in line for the win before the bullpen gave up two runs in the eighth inning...Gave up six unearned runs in 2.0 innings and suffered his second loss on 4/8 at Chicago - was also hit in the head on a line drive off the bat of Anthony Rizzo...Was credited with his third career complete game in a rain-shortened, 5.0-inning affair on 4/20 vs. San Francisco...Made his last start on 5/1 at Texas and picked up the win (6.1ip/4er)...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 5/4 (retro to 5/2) with a right elbow flexor tendon strain...Was transferred to the 60-day I.L. on 5/13...Played catch on July 13-14 and threw from 90 feet on 7/16...Threw five pitches off the slope of the mound on 7/17 in addition to his flat-ground work...Had a second opinion on his arm from Dr. David Altchek in New York on 7/29...Underwent flexor tendon repair surgery and right elbow UCL revision surgery (Tommy John) on 8/13; the surgeries were performed by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
2018
Ranked ninth among the National League leaders in ERA, tied for ninth in wins and was 11th in innings pitched...Was one of only four pitchers in the league to throw two complete games (also Max Scherzer, Mike Foltynewicz and Noah Syndergaard)...Led the Pirates in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts (all career highs)... Allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last 22 starts - one of just two true starting pitchers in MLB in 2018 to make at least 22 straight starts while allowing three earned runs or less; the other being New York's Jacob deGrom, who did so in a Major League record 29 straight...Became just the second Pittsburgh pitcher to be charged with three earned runs or fewer in 22 or more consecutive starts in the same season since Bob Friend did so in a single-season record 23 straight starts in 1963...Posted the fifth-lowest ERA in the Majors Leagues (2.63) from June 1 thru the end of the season...Went 14-1 when he received at least three runs of support when he was in the game...Started and won the Home Opener on 4/2 vs. Minnesota while striking out nine batters...Threw 110 pitches while tossing his first career complete game on 4/8 vs. Cincinnati; a one-hit shutout (only hit was a single by the pitcher Tyler Mahle in the fourth inning)...Also had an RBI-single in the game on 4/8... Was the first one-hit complete game by a Pittsburgh pitcher since A.J. Burnett twirled a shutout against the Cubs on July 31, 2012...Was named N.L. Player-of-the-Week for the week of 4/2-8 after going 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA (14.1ip/2er) in two starts...Pitched 6.0 scoreless frames in a no-decision on 4/14 and had a 0.89 ERA after his first three starts... Gave up five runs in 1.2 innings and suffered first loss on 4/19 at Philadelphia...Lost three straight starts between 4/19-30 and four consecutive decisions between 4/19 and 5/22...Collected his first career extra-base hit on 4/30 at Washington; an RBI-double off Tanner Roark...Sustained a laceration on the inside of the middle finger on his right hand and left his start on 5/11 vs. San Francisco after 3.0 scoreless innings...Did not miss a start...Had a no-decision on 5/16 vs. Chicago-AL (5.2ip/2er) ... Surrendered six runs, including a grand slam to Scooter Gennett, while losing a 7-2 decision on 5/22 at Cincinnati...Was in line for the win on 5/27 vs. St. Louis (6.1ip/3er), but was the victim of a blown save...Posted a 2.90 ERA (31.0ip/10er) in five starts during the month of June...Had 10 strikeouts on 7/12 vs. Milwaukee...Won back-to-back starts on 7/12 (6.0ip/1er) and 7/20 at Cincinnati (5.1ip/1er)...Became the first National League pitcher to throw two complete games in 2018 when he won a 10-2 decision over Chad Bettis at Coors Field on 8/7...Struck out career-high 11 batters while pitching 7.0 scoreless innings on 9/18 vs. Kansas City...Won five straight decisions between 8/25 and 9/24 and five of his last six overall...Went 9-3 with a 2.27 ERA (91.0ip/23er) in his last 14 starts, dating back to 7/12...Went 4-for-57 (.070) with a double, three RBI and five sacrifice bunts as a batter...Was the recipient the Pittsburgh BBWAA Good Guy Award and was the Pirates nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award.
2017
Surrendered just 10 home runs and ranked third among N.L. pitchers with a 0.74 HR/9.0ip ratio (minimum: 130.0ip)...Started the second game of the season for the Pirates and pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision against Chris Sale at Fenway Park...Gave up one unearned run in 7.0ip and won a 6-1 decision in his third start on 4/16 at Chicago; the Pirates trailed 1-0 against Jon Lester before scoring three runs in the eighth and ninth innings...Posted a 0.90 (20.0ip/2er) in his first three starts...Was tagged for four runs in 5.1ip in a nodecision on 4/22 vs. New York (AL); also singled off Michael Pineda for first hit of the season...Won his second game on 4/28 at Miami (5.0ip/1er)...Gave up six runs (a pair of threerun homers) and suffered a 7-2 loss on 5/3 at Cincinnati...Was placed on the 10-day disabled list on 5/6 (retroactive to 5/4) due to groin discomfort...Was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had surgery on 5/8 (surgery performed by Dr. John Lyne in Pittsburgh)...Resumed light baseball activities, including playing catch and light cardiovascular workouts, on 5/15...Threw a bullpen session (25 pitches) on 5/23 at Atlanta and another (35 pitches) on 5/25 at Atlanta...Made a rehab start with Double-A Altoona on 5/28 at Erie (3.0ip/1h/0r/1bb/6so - 47 pitches)... Had rehab assignment transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/2...Threw 68 pitches in first rehab start with Indy on 6/2 vs. Gwinnett (5.0ip/3h/1r/0er/0bb/6so)...Made his second and final rehab start with Indianapolis on 6/7 at Toledo (6.0ip/ - 97 pitches)...Went 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA (14.0ip/13h/6r/5er/3bb/21so) in three rehab starts...Was recalled from rehab assignment and reinstated from D.L. on 6/12...Made start on 6/12 vs. Colorado - exactly five weeks from having surgery - and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings for the win...Struck out career-high nine batters on 7/4 at Philadelphia...Missed scheduled start on 7/9 at Chicago due to flu-like symptoms...Had a career-best 18.1 scoreless innings streak between 6/23 and 7/15...Threw a professional-high 116 pitches in 5.1 innings while winning his sixth game on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee... Gave up a career-high 10 runs (nine earned) on 7/25 at San Francisco...Walked a career-high five batters on 8/22 vs. Los Angeles...Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision on 9/2 vs. Cincinnati...Lost back-to-back starts on 9/7 vs. Chicago and 9/18 vs. Milwaukee...Won his final game on 9/24 vs. St. Louis...Was charged with four runs in his last three starts (17.0ip - 2.12 ERA)... Went 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA in eight starts during the afternoon... Surrendered two runs or less in eight of his 10 road assignments, with the two others being losses at Cincinnati on 5/3 (5.0ip/6r) and at San Francisco on 7/25 (3.0ip/10r)...Went 6-for-38 (.158) with five sacrifice bunts at the plate...Hit safely in four of his last seven games (5-for-12) after going 1-for-26 in his first 16.
2016
Entered season ranked by Baseball America as the club's fourth-best prospect...Pitched a professional career-high 165.2 innings and had a career-high 146 strikeouts between Triple-A and the Majors...His 3.38 ERA ranked second among National League rookie starting pitchers behind Junior Guerra (2.81)...Also ranked ninth among N.L rookies in innings pitched...Began season with Indianapolis...Made first start on 4/13 at Toledo - his first professional game since the end of the 2013 season - and gave up just one run in 6.0ip while recording the win...Took a no-hitter into his final frame and allowed one hit over 6.0 innings in a 1-0 victory at Louisville on 4/23...Went 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA (23.1ip/4er) and 23 strikeouts in four starts during the month of April... Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings and allowed two hits in a no-decision on 5/3 vs. Durham...Struck out a career-high 11 batters in 6.0ip on 5/14 at Scranton/WB...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in nine of his 10 Triple-A starts thru 6/3 and was charged with two earned runs or less in seven of the 10...Was ranked fifth among International League leaders in ERA (2.04) and sixth in strikeouts (61) when he was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/8... Made his Major League debut on 6/8 vs. New York (NL) and opposed Noah Syndergaard; gave up three runs in 6.0ip and received a no-decision... Was optioned back to Indianapolis on 6/9...Was recalled again on 6/14 when Gerrit Cole went on the disabled list...Pitched 6.0 innings of nohit ball while winning his first Major League game on 6/14 at New York (NL)...Suffered first big league loss (4.0ip/4er) on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball on 6/19 at Chicago (NL)...Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 7/5 (retro to 6/30) with right shoulder fatigue...Was reinstated on 7/19 and started that night vs. Milwaukee; was in line for a 2-1 victory (6.0ip/1er) before the Brewers tied the game in the bottom of the ninth... Was also hit in the back of the head by a line drive off the bat of Hernan Perez in the second inning, but remained in the game and pitched 4.0 more innings...Went 25.0 consecutive innings without issuing a base on balls from 6/29 to 8/5...Made four straight starts without walking a batter between 6/29 and 7/30 - the longest such streak by a Pittsburgh starting pitcher since Zane Smith went four in a row in 1992...Pitched a career-high 8.0 innings while winning his first career game at PNC Park on 8/11 vs. San Diego...Snapped an 0-for-18 start to his batting career with a single off Jeff Samardzija on 8/16 at San Francisco...Had careerhigh eight strikeouts and pitched 8.0 innings, but lost a 3-1 decision to Doug Fister and the Astros at PNC Park on 8/22... Posted a 3.19 ERA in August; the lowest among all National League rookies...Collected his first Major League RBI on 9/17 at Cincinnati (game 1)...Singled and tallied second RBI on 9/23 vs. Washington...Allowed just one hit (a first inning homer to Anthony Rizzo) and walked a season-high three batters in 6.0ip while winning his final start on 9/28 vs. Chicago...Went 3-for-32 (.094) with two RBI and four sacs at the plate with the Pirates.
2015
Spent season recovering from Tommy John surgery (performed on 4/9/14)...Made seven outings in Extended Spring Training...Made first outing on 5/14 (1.0ip/11 pitches)...Also threw 2.0 innings/38 pitches on 5/23 and 3.0 innings/32 pitches on 5/27...Made final outing on 6/18 (5.0ip/74 pitches)...Was diagnosed with lower abdominal discomfort on 6/19; was diagnosed as a sports hernia on 6/30...Had surgery performed by Dr. George Eid on 7/8 to repair an inguinal hernia.
2014
Was ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's secondbest prospect and as having the "Best Curveball" in the farm system prior to the season...Went to spring training as a non-roster invitee and made two relief outings (2.2ip/3r/1er)...Missed entire regular season after undergoing surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on 4/9 (surgery performed in New York by Dr. David Altchek).
2013
Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's second-best prospect and as having the "Best Curveball" in the Pirates system...Also ranked by MLB.Com as No. 15 in their list of the Top 100 prospects in baseball...Pitched for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic...Made one start for Canadian team (vs. USA) and allowed two runs (one earned) in four innings pitched on 3/10...Went 5-10 with a 3.73 ERA (147.1 IP/61 ER) and 143 strikeouts in 26 minor league games (25 starts) between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis...Ranked third among all Pirates minor leaguers in strikeouts behind Tyler Glasnow (164) and Nick Kingham (144)...Began season with Altoona and was named to the Eastern League mid-season All-Star team...Was victorious in first start on 4/6 at Erie (5.0 IP/0 R)...Struck out a career-high 10 batters in a loss to Harrisburg on 4/12...Left his start on 5/7 at Harrisburg in the fourth inning after being struck in the shin with a comebacker off the bat of Ricky Hague...Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings on 5/12 vs. Richmond...Matched season and career high with 10 strikeouts on 5/19 at Richmond...Missed start on 6/9 due to a stiff neck...Made next start on 6/16 vs. Trenton (5.0 IP/1 R/0 ER); was on a 75-pitch limit during 6/16 start due to long layoff between starts...Left game on 6/22 at Bowie with a six-run lead (5.0 IP/2 ER), but received a no-decision...Made first professional relief appearance on 7/1 (7/2) at Binghamton - began the suspended game on his scheduled day to start...Surrendered a career-high 10 runs on 13 hits in 3.1ip on 7/13 at Akron...Rebounded with 7.0 innings of three-run ball vs. Erie on 7/18 and recorded his first win since 5/24...Came down with neck stiffness for second time and missed next start...Returned to mound on 7/31 and gave up four hits and just one run in 5.0 IP...Was promoted to Indianapolis and suffered loss in Triple-A debut on 8/5 vs. Louisville (5.0 IP/3 ER)...Won lone game with Indianapolis on 8/22 at Rochester (6.0 IP/1 ER)...Suffered losses in each of his final two regular season starts...Pitched 5.0 innings in relief (1 H/0 R/5 BB/5 SO) of rehabbing Wandy Rodriguez in Game Three of first-round playoff series vs. Durham on 9/6...Allowed one unearned run in 2.0 innings in his only start with Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League before being shut down for the remainder of the season due to a groin injury.
2012
Entered the year ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's second-best prospect and 15th in all of minor league baseball...Was also tabbed by the same publication as having the "Best Curveball" among Pirates farmhands...Went 9-8 with a 3.53 ERA (142.0 IP/56 ER) and 116 strikeouts in 26 combined starts between Single-A Bradenton and Altoona...Ranked eighth in ERA among all pitchers in Pirates minor league system...Suffered a loss in his Marauders debut on 4/7 at St. Lucie after allowing two runs in 3.2 innings...Struck out at least six batters in each of his first four starts...Tossed 5.0 scoreless innings and was in line for the win but received a no-decision on 4/24 vs. Jupiter...Picked up his first victory after pitching 6.0 scoreless innings on 4/29 at Jupiter...Was named the Florida State League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of 4/23-30; tossed a combined 11.0 scoreless innings for the week...Did not allow a run for the third time over a four-start stretch on 5/10 vs. Clearwater to lower ERA to 1.47...Tossed first professional complete game (6.0 innings) in loss at Brevard County on 6/2...Was roughed up for a career-high eight runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings of work on 6/13 at Fort Myers before bouncing back to win his next two starts...Allowed just one hit over 7.0 scoreless innings on 6/19 vs. St. Lucie...Was named to the Florida State League mid-season All-Star team, but did not see any game action...Allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 inning of work at the All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City...Tossed a combined 12.0 scoreless innings in back-to-back starts on 7/30 and 8/4...Was named the Florida State League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of 7/30 to 8/6...Was promoted to Altoona on 8/17...Tossed 5.0 scoreless innings while winning his Double-A debut on 8/21 at Trenton...Allowed just one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings in his next start while striking out seven batters...Allowed his first Double-A run while picking up the win in his final start on 8/31 at Erie...Was named the Eastern League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of 8/20-27...Finished the year tied for the Florida State League lead in complete games...Was ranked as the third-best prospect in the Florida State League following the season by Baseball America behind Miami's Jose Fernandez and teammate Gerrit Cole.
2011
Was ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's top prospect prior to the season; was also rated by the same publication as having the "Best Fastball" and "Best Curveball" in the system...Spent first professional season with West Virginia and was named to the South Atlantic mid-season All-Star team...Struck out at least one batter in all but one of his 23 starts...Made pro debut on 4/27 vs. Hagerstown and gave up one run in 2.0 IP...Recorded first win on 5/28 at Augusta (5.0 IP/1 ER)...Allowed one run or less in eight of his first 11 starts...Went 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA in 10 starts prior to the All-Star break and went 0-2 with a 4.68 ERA in 13 starts after.
