Jordan Montgomery, Starting Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals

Date of Birth: 12/27/1992
Birthplace: Sumter, South Carolina
College: University of South Carolina

Jordan Montgomery, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2014. He pitched primarily as a starting pitcher in the Yankees' minor league system from 2014 through 2016.

As a minor league pitcher from 2014 through 2016, Montgomery had 25 wins and 14 losses in 292.2 innings in 60 games. He struck out 286 batters while walking just 87. He gave up 256 hits with only 10 of them home runs and 100 runs (85 earned runs).

Montgomery pitched in 29 games as a starter with the Yankees in 2017. He finished the season with 9 wins and 7 losses, 144 strikeouts to 51 walks, and a 3.88 ERA in 155.1 innings. He didn't pitch in the postseason.

Montgomery had Tommy John surgery on June 7, 2018. In 6 games with the Yankees, he had 2 wins and no losses and a 3.62 ERA in 27.1 innings.

Montgomery spent most of the 2019 season on the DL, recovering from Tommy John surgery. He played in just two games with the Yankees.

Montgomery pitched in 10 games in 2020. He finished the season with 2 wins and 3 losses, 47 strikeouts to 9 walks, and a 5.11 ERA in 44.0 innings. In the postseason, he pitched 4.0 innings in 1 game, and he gave up 3 hits and 1 run.

Montgomery spent time on the IL in 2021. He finished the season with 6 wins and 7 losses, 162 strikeouts to 51 walks, and a 3.83 ERA in 157.1 innings in 30 games. He didn't pitch in the postseason.

The Yankees traded Montgomery to the Cardinals on August 2, 2022.

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