{{short description|American baseball player (born 1981)}} {{for|the American strength athlete|Jason Bergmann (strongman)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{BLP citations needed|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox baseball biography| name=Jason Bergmann| image=7TH 8904 Jason Bergmann.jpg| caption=Bergmann with the Washington Nationals| image_size=240px| position=Pitcher| bats=Right| throws=Right| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|9|25}}| birth_place=Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.| debutleague= MLB | debutdate=August 28| debutyear=2005| debutteam=Washington Nationals| finalleague = MLB| finaldate=April 14| finalyear=2010| finalteam=Washington Nationals| statleague = MLB| stat1label=Win–loss record| stat1value=12–24| stat2label=Earned run average| stat2value=5.04| stat3label=Strikeouts| stat3value=299| teams= * Washington Nationals ({{Baseball year|2005}}–{{Baseball year|2010}}) }} '''Jason Christopher Bergmann''' (born September 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey,<ref>Feitl, Steve. "Wounded Knight", ''Home News Tribune'', July 30, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2008 "While his bio lists his birthplace as Neptune, Bergmann thinks that's a bit misleading. 'You know, they like to say that,' Bergmann laughed, 'but I was in Neptune for about a day and then I got driven home.' When talking of home, he prefers Forked River and Manalapan, where he spent most of his childhood years."</ref> and grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heyman |first=Brian |date=2007-09-26 |title=Agonizin' loss for Amazin's |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-mets/167403157/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |work=Asbury Park Press |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/167403135/ C1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/167403157/ C3] |via=Newspapers.com |quote=Reyes got one back by rocketing Manalapan native Jason Bergmann's third pitch over the fence in right-center to open the bottom half.}}</ref> where he played high school baseball at Manalapan High School.<ref>[http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2007/0711/Sports/080.html "Sports Shorts "] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130102215836/http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2007/0711/Sports/080.html |date=2013-01-02 }}, ''Farmingdale News Transcript'', July 11, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2007. "Jason Bergmann has settled in as a starter for the Washington Nationals. The right-hander from Manalapan High School has a 3.47 earned-run average in his 10 starts for the Nats."</ref> In college, he played for Rutgers University.
==Career==
=== Washington Nationals ===
==== 2006 season ==== Bergmann began the {{Baseball year|2006}} season pitching at the Triple-A level at the Nationals' affiliate, the New Orleans Zephyrs, but was called up after the Nationals traded Liván Hernández to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
==== 2007 season ==== In {{mlby|2007}}, he was converted from a reliever to a starting pitcher by the Nationals. After a disastrous first game (in which he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and 6 walks in {{frac|3|2|3}} innings), he pitched very well, posting a combined 2.41 ERA over his subsequent six starts, three times pitching six or more innings and allowing two or fewer hits, but, mostly due to lack of run support, no wins.
Finally, on May 14, against the Atlanta Braves Bergmann pitched a gem: he struck out five of the first six batters he faced, pitching seven no-hit innings, and finishing with 8+ innings pitched, allowing just 2 hits, one run, 10 K's, and one walk.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wise|first=Mike|date=May 16, 2007|title=Tough Love For Rotation|page=01|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502553.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402112654/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502553.html|archive-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> It was his first win of the season, and the first win as a starter in his career. By the end of the game, opponents were hitting .162 against Bergmann, best in the Majors. After the game, however, he complained of elbow soreness, was put on the 15-day DL, and ended up missing a month, returning on June 26 (throwing four innings, four hits, one run against the Braves).
For the 2007 season as a whole, Bergmann accrued a win-loss record of 6-6 and a 4.45 ERA, striking out 86 batters and walking 42 over {{frac|115|1|3}} innings.
During the 2007-{{mlby|2008}} off-season, Bergmann pitched for Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter Baseball League. In his four starts, he pitched a total of {{frac|19|1|3}} innings, compiling a 1–0 record and a 3.72 ERA, while striking out 11 batters and walking 3.
==== 2008 season ==== Bergmann suffered a disappointing season with a 2–11 record and 5.09 ERA due in part to the extremely poor Nationals lineup. At the start of the season Bergmann was quickly sent down in the April to the Columbus Clippers. There he earned the International League Pitcher of the Week. Bergmann was then brought back to the majors and experienced some immediate success including {{frac|19|2|3}} straight scoreless innings on the mound. Unfortunately the Nationals (the MLB's worst hitting team) performed especially poorly with Bergmann on the mound, scoring only 3.1 runs per game in support in total, only 2.4 of which were scored during the time he was pitching . Of his 22 starts, 10 were quality, yet the team was only able to convert 5 to wins, with 3 quality starts being blown by the bullpen.
==== 2009 season ==== Bergmann opened the season with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 4, 2009|title=Nats send hot prospect Zimmerman to AAA|work=Sports Illustrated|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/04/nationals.moves.ap/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124538/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/04/nationals.moves.ap/index.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> He pitched 23.1 innings there, going 1–1 with a 1.16 ERA. He would later be recalled and went 2–4 in 48 innings with a 4.50 earned run average as a part of the 59-103 last-place Nationals. He was designated for assignment on April 15, 2010. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on April 23. He elected free agency on October 6.
===Oakland Athletics=== On December 3, 2010, Bergmann signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson-Smith |first=Ben |date=2010-12-03 |title=Minor Deals: Red Sox, Bale, Perdomo |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/minor-deals-red-sox-bale-perdomo.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> but the deal was voided on March 12, 2011, after he showed up to Spring Training with a shoulder issue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Links |first=Zachary |date=2011-03-12 |title=Red Sox Notes: Bergmann, Wakefield |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/03/red-sox-notes-bergmann-wakefield.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He was signed to a minor league contract by the Oakland Athletics on June 1, and assigned to the Double-A Midland RockHounds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Links |first=Zachary |date=2011-06-06 |title=Athletics Notes: Sizemore, Bergmann |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/06/athletics-notes-sizemore-bergmann.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He elected free agency on November 2.
===Camden Riversharks=== On March 15, 2012, Bergmann signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 22 games 22.1 innings of relief he went 0-0 with a stellar 0.81 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 1 save.
===Colorado Rockies=== On June 20, 2012, Bergmann signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson-Smith |first=Ben |date=2012-06-20 |title=Minor Moves: Patterson, Bergmann |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/rockies-sign-jason-bergmann.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> The right-hander yielded a 6.98 ERA and a WHIP close to 2.00 in 40 innings over 28 appearances in the minors. He elected free agency on November 2.
===Sugar Land Skeeters=== On February 17, 2013, Bergmann signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Bergmann became the Sugar Land Skeeters' closer after working as a set-up man for Camden previously. He made 30 relief appearances for the team and in just his second season with the Atlantic League, he was named an All-Star. The right-hander held a 2–0 record with a 0.30 ERA (1ER/30IP) and a team-best 18 saves in as many opportunities. His 18 saves also ranked second in the Atlantic League.
===Kansas City Royals=== On July 5, 2013, the Skeeters sold his contract to Kansas City Royals.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martino|first=Joe|date=July 8, 2013|title=Manalapan's Jason Bergmann returns to affiliated ball after dominating Atlantic League|work=Asbury Park Press|url=http://www.app.com/article/20130707/NJSPORTS0330/307070076/Manalapan-s-Jason-Bergmann-returns-affiliated-ball-after-dominating-Atlantic-League|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717230550/http://www.app.com/article/20130707/NJSPORTS0330/307070076/Manalapan-s-Jason-Bergmann-returns-affiliated-ball-after-dominating-Atlantic-League|archive-date=July 17, 2013|access-date=July 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotillo |first=Chris |date=2013-07-05 |title=Royals sign Jason Bergmann |url=https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2013/7/5/4494010/sign-jason-bergmann |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=MLB Daily Dish |language=en}}</ref> He elected free agency on November 4.
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