{{short description|American baseball player (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Jake Walsh |image = |team = Free agent |number = |position = Pitcher |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|7|20}} |birth_place = Indialantic, Florida, U.S. |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = May 11 |debutyear = 2022 |debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals |statleague = MLB |statyear = 2022 season |stat1label = Win–loss record |stat1value = 0–1 |stat2label = Earned run average |stat2value = 13.50 |stat3label = Strikeouts |stat3value = 5 |teams = * St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|2022}}) }}
'''Jacob Dalton Walsh''' (born July 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
==Amateur career== Walsh attended Melbourne High School, Jacksonville State University, Eastern Florida State College, and Florida Southern College. In 2017, as a junior at Florida Southern, Walsh started 16 games and went 12–1 with a 2.80 ERA over {{fraction|99|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunshinestateconference.com/news/2017/5/24/baseball-2017-tino-martinez-award-brett-tomko-award-semifinalists.aspx|title = SSC Boasts Two Martinez Award Finalists and a Tomko Award Finalist in 2017}}</ref> Following the season's end, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://fscmocs.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/releases/20170614kasv80 | title=Unknown}}{{dead link|date=November 2023| fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===St. Louis Cardinals=== Walsh signed with St. Louis and made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, going 5–0 with a 0.95 ERA over {{fraction|28|1|3}} innings. He spent the 2018 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Single–A Midwest League and the Palm Beach Cardinals of the High–A Florida State League, appearing in 25 games (24 starts) with both clubs in which he went 9–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 116 strikeouts. Walsh appeared in only two games in 2019 due to injury, and did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="t069">{{cite web | last=West | first=Jenna | title=Minor League Baseball's 2020 Season Canceled | website=SI.com | date=June 30, 2020 | url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/06/30/minor-league-baseball-season-canceled-2020-coronavirus | access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref> In 2021, Walsh missed time due to injury, but still appeared in 17 games with the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Central and the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East, going 2–2 with a 2.86 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 22 relief innings.<ref name="v572">{{cite web | last=Parker | first=Chris | title=Springfield Cardinals announce 2021 preliminary Opening Day roster | website=Ozarks Sports Zone | date=April 30, 2021 | url=https://www.ozarkssportszone.com/2021/04/30/springfield-cardinals-announce-2021-preliminary-opening-day-roster/ | access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref> He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-arizona-fall-league-overview-2021| title = Cardinals Arizona Fall League overview 2021| website = MLB.com}}</ref>
On November 19, 2021, the Cardinals selected Walsh's contract and added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/news/brendan-donovan-added-to-cardinals-40-man-roster| title = Brendan Donovan added to Cardinals 40-man roster| website = MLB.com}}</ref> He returned to Memphis to begin the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1511404379898789897|user=memphisredbirds|title=Our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 roster: Over 1/3 of the top 30 @Cardinals prospects this season. We're a big deal.|date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> On May 11, the Cardinals promoted Walsh to the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-cardinals-recall-rookie-reliever-jake-walsh | title=Cardinals recall rookie reliever Jake Walsh | website=MLB.com }}</ref> In three games during his rookie campaign, he struggled to a 13.50 ERA with 5 strikeouts in {{fraction|2|2|3}} innings of work.
Walsh was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cardinals' Jake Walsh: Sent to Triple-A Memphis|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-jake-walsh-sent-to-triple-a-memphis/amp/|access-date=March 12, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> In 27 games for Memphis, he worked to a 5.28 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 4 saves in {{fraction|30|2|3}} innings pitched. On July 23, Walsh was placed on the injured list with an unspecified nerve issue in his arm. Following Taylor Motter's promotion the same day, Walsh was released by the Cardinals.<ref name="i777">{{cite web | title=Jake Walsh: Let go by St. Louis | website=CBSSports.com | date=July 23, 2023 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/jake-walsh-let-go-by-st-louis/amp/ | access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref>
===Atlanta Braves=== On February 2, 2024, Walsh signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/roster/transactions |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> In 11 relief outings for the Triple–A Gwinnett Stripers, he recorded a 2.31 ERA with 8 strikeouts across {{fraction|11|2|3}} innings pitched. On June 1, Walsh was released by the Braves organization.<ref name="r704">{{cite web | title=Transactions | website=MiLB.com | date=June 1, 2024 | url=https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-06-01 | access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref>
===Ogden Raptors=== On August 5, 2025, Walsh signed with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League. In five appearances for Ogden, he recorded a 3.60 ERA with nine strikeouts over five innings of work. Walsh was released by the Raptors on August 22.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PBL Player Transactions|url=https://www.pioneerleague.com/players/transactions/index|access-date=August 25, 2025|website=pioneerleague.com|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://fscmocs.com/sports/baseball/roster/jake-walsh/171 Florida Southern bio] {{baseballstats|mlb=|espn=|fangraphs=|br=w/walshja02|brm=walsh-001jak|retro=W/Pwalsj002}}
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