Jacob Webb

Jacob Lawrence Webb (born August 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Braves in the 18th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Jacob Webb
Atlanta Braves – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1993-08-15) August 15, 1993
Riverside, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 2019, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record4–0
Earned run average1.06
Strikeouts38
Teams

Career

Webb attended Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California, and played college baseball at Tabor College. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Braves, going 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 33.2 innings.[2] He missed the 2015 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[3] In 2016, he played for the Rookie Advanced Danville Braves and the Class A Rome Braves, accumulating a 0-0 record with a 4.85 ERA in 12.1 innings.

He split the 2017 season between the Class A-Advanced Florida Fire Frogs and the Double-A Mississippi Braves, accumulating a 5-2 record with a 2.07 ERA in 65 innings. He split his 2018 season between Mississippi and the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, going 3-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 53 innings.[2]

The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[4] During the 2018 offseason, he played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League.[5]

He opened the 2019 season with the Gwinnett Stripers.[2] On April 14, he was recalled to the major leagues for the first time.[6][7] He made his major league debut on April 16, recording a third of an inning pitched on a strikeout of Ketel Marte.[8][9] Webb earned his first win and save in a series against the Colorado Rockies.[10][11] Webb's season ended in August after suffering an elbow impingement.[12] He posted a 4–0 record with a 1.39 ERA over 32.1 innings in 2019 for the Braves.[12]

In 2020 he was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 8 relief appearances over 10 innings.[13]

References
  1. Janae Rempel (June 17, 2014). "Ticket to the Majors". Hillsboro Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "Jacob Webb". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. Sam Dykstra (November 30, 2018). "Toolshed: Webb slings onto Braves' 40-man". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. Mark Bowman (November 20, 2018). "Braves add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. "2018-19 Estrellas de Oriente". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. Sean Rodney (April 15, 2019). "Ex-Mavericks pitcher Webb called up to big leagues with Atlanta". Medicine Hat News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  7. "Transactions for April 15". Racine Journal Times. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  8. "Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves Box Score, April 16, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  9. "5 notable stats from Braves' comeback win". Atlanta Journal Constitution. April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  10. Associated Press (April 28, 2019). "Donaldson hits 3-run HR in 8th as Braves rally past Rockies". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. Associated Press (April 29, 2019). "Albies' HR backs Soroka's strong start, Braves beat Padres". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. The AP (August 20, 2019). "Braves reliever Jacob Webb done for season with elbow injury". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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