Jacob Turner
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Turner with the Chicago Cubs
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| Washington Nationals – No. 38 | |||
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Born: May 21, 1991 St. Charles, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 30, 2011, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 12–27 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.09 | ||
| Strikeouts | 210 | ||
| WHIP | 1.51 | ||
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Jacob Edward Turner (born May 21, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.
During his career playing for Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis, Turner compiled a win–loss record of 20–4 as well as two saves and 187 strikeouts. Turner, who could throw 91 miles per hour (146 km/h) during his freshman year in high school, reached 98 miles per hour (158 km/h) in his senior year. He worked with former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Todd Worrell, and also received coaching from former MLB catcher Mike Matheny throughout his time at Westminster.
Before the 2009 MLB Draft, Turner had committed to attend University of North Carolina to play college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team under head coach Mike Fox.
Turner was drafted ninth overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Detroit Tigers. Turner signed a major league contract with the Tigers for a guaranteed $5.5 million, with the potential to reach $7 million. Turner is represented by sports agent Scott Boras. He was placed on the Detroit Tigers 40-man roster in November 2009.
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