# Jesse Foppert

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=
|name=Jesse Foppert
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|7|10}}
|birth_place=[Reading, Pennsylvania](/source/Reading%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 14
|debutyear=2003
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 24
|finalyear=2005
|finalteam=San Francisco Giants
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win_(baseball))
|stat1value=8–9
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=5.00
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=109
|teams=
*[San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) ({{By|2003}}–{{By|2005}})
}}
'''Jesse William Foppert''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɒ|p|ər|t}}; born July 10, 1980) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher).

==High school and collegiate career==
Foppert attended [San Rafael High School](/source/San_Rafael_High_School), where he was a two-time all-MCAL player as a shortstop. He then went to the [University of San Francisco](/source/University_of_San_Francisco). He went 8–4 with a 3.75 [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) in 16 games during 2001. Foppert was then selected in the 2nd round (74th overall) by the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) in the [2001 Major League Baseball draft](/source/2001_Major_League_Baseball_draft).

==Professional career==
After immediately signing with the Giants, Foppert was assigned to the [Salem-Keizer Volcanoes](/source/Salem-Keizer_Volcanoes), the Giants Low Single A team. There, he went 8–1 with a 1.93 ERA in 14 starts and helped the Volcanoes make the playoffs. He was named the Volcanoes Player of the Month for July and August of that year. He helped the Volcanoes to the league title after pitching a 6-inning shutout with 12 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s for the victory in the [Northwest League](/source/Northwest_League) postseason.

Foppert continued his quick rise through the Giants system. In {{By|2002}}, he split the season between Double A [Shreveport](/source/Shreveport_Captains) and Triple A [Fresno](/source/Fresno_Grizzlies). He led all of Giants minor leaguers with 183 strikeouts and was named to the [Texas League](/source/Texas_League) All-Star game. He was the Giants minor league player of the year that year.

Foppert was ranked the 5th highest prospect by [Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America) and the best pitching prospect in {{By|2003}}. He would be in the Giants starting rotation that season. He made one start for Fresno before having his contract purchased on April 10 when [Ryan Jensen](/source/Ryan_Jensen_(baseball%2C_born_1975)) went on the [disabled list](/source/disabled_list). On April 14, he made his major league debut in relief. On April 22, he made his first major league start against the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates), but got the loss as he only lasted 4 innings and gave up 5 runs. He would get his first [major league](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [win](/source/win_(baseball)) on May 3 against the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) when he went 5{{fraction|1|3}} innings and gave up 4 runs.

On August 20, 2003, he was pulled from a start against the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) after pitching just 3{{fraction|2|3}} innings. He was diagnosed with [neuritis](/source/neuritis) in his right elbow. He then underwent [Tommy John surgery](/source/Tommy_John_surgery) in September 2003. He went 8–9 with a 5.03 ERA in 2003.

He would pitch in the final game of the {{By|2004}} season against the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers). It would be his only game of that season. He pitched 1 inning of scoreless relief, striking out two.

Foppert spent the first two months of the {{By|2005}} with Fresno. He made 3 appearances (2 starts) in June for the Giants. On July 30, 2005, he was then traded to the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) along with [catcher](/source/catcher) [Yorvit Torrealba](/source/Yorvit_Torrealba) for [outfielder](/source/outfielder) [Randy Winn](/source/Randy_Winn). For the rest of the 2005 season, he would pitch for the Mariners Triple A team, the [Tacoma Rainiers](/source/Tacoma_Rainiers) including 2 starts in the postseason for them.

Foppert played in just 5 games for the Rainiers in {{By|2006}} after spending most of the season on the [disabled list](/source/disabled_list).

Foppert was released on March 19, {{By|2007}} from the Mariners after failing to make the club as a nonroster invitee. He rejoined the Giants on March 24, 2007 when he was signed to a minor league contract. Foppert began the {{By|2008}} season with the [Fresno Grizzlies](/source/Fresno_Grizzlies) of the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League). He became a free agent at the end of the season and re-signed with the Giants in December.  In June {{By|2009}}, the Giants released Foppert.

==Personal life==
Foppert resides in Greenbrae with his wife, McKenna (the daughter of former NFL quarterback [Craig Morton](/source/Craig_Morton)), and is the head coach at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield. In the 2012/2013 season, his first as the varsity head coach, Foppert's Wildcats went 15–12. Jesse also runs the Jesse Foppert Pitching Academy, which is based in Kentfield.

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=425817|espn=5415|br=f/foppeje01}}

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Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:San Francisco Giants players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball players from Reading, Pennsylvania
Category:San Francisco Dons baseball players
Category:Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
Category:Shreveport Swamp Dragons players
Category:Fresno Grizzlies players
Category:San Jose Giants players
Category:Arizona League Giants players
Category:Tacoma Rainiers players
Category:Connecticut Defenders players

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