Jeremy Accardo
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Accardo with the Cleveland Indians
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 8, 1981 Phoenix, Arizona |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 4, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 10–20 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.30 | ||
| Strikeouts | 205 | ||
| Saves | 38 | ||
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Jeremiah Lee Accardo (born December 8, 1981) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics. Prior to playing professionally, Accardo attended Mesa High School and later Illinois State University.
Accardo signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants of the National League in 2003 after attending Illinois State University.
He made his major league debut on May 4, 2005, pitching one perfect inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He finished the 2005 season with a 3.94 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 9 walks and 16 strikeouts in 29 2⁄3 innings of work. In 2006, Accardo was briefly the team's closer when Armando Benítez suffered an ankle injury. .
On July 21, 2006, Accardo was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Shea Hillenbrand and relief pitcher Vinnie Chulk, where he finished the season. In 2006, he posted a combined 5.35 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 20 walks and 54 strikeouts in 69 innings of work.
In 2007, Accardo took the role of closer from Jason Frasor, who had only become the closer due to an elbow injury sustained by B. J. Ryan. He began the season posting 21 consecutive scoreless innings until allowing 3 runs on May 26, 2007 in a game against the Minnesota Twins. On September 28, he recorded his 30th save of the year.
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