# Jon Link > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jon_Link > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jon_Link.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Link > Source revision: 1335130100 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Jon Link | image = Jon Link (194546964) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Link with the [Fort Wayne Wizards](/source/Fort_Wayne_Wizards) in 2006 | position = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|23}} | birth_place = [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = April 20 | debutyear = 2010 | debutteam = Los Angeles Dodgers | finaldate = September 25 | finalyear = 2010 | finalteam = Los Angeles Dodgers |statleague = MLB | stat1label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) | stat1value = 0–0 | stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) | stat2value = 4.15 | stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s | stat3value = 4 | teams = *[Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) ({{Baseball year|2010}}) }} '''Jon Paul Link''' (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher). He previously played for the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) in 2010. ==Professional career== Link was drafted by the [San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres) in the 26th round of the [2005 MLB draft](/source/2005_Major_League_Baseball_Draft) out of [Bluefield College](/source/Bluefield_College). He was the first major league player who had played at Bluefield. ===Chicago White Sox=== The Padres traded him to the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) on July 31, 2007 for [Rob Mackowiak](/source/Rob_Mackowiak).{{cite news|last1=Merkin|first1=Scott|title=Notes: Mackowiak feeling down|url=http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/2121403/|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=MLB.com|date=July 31, 2007|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610003802/http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/2121403/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Transactions|url=https://pantagraph.newspapers.com/newspage/75789861/|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=The Pantagraph|via=Newspapers.com|date=August 1, 2007|location=Bloomington, Illinois|page=14}} In 2008, he was selected to the [Southern League All-Star Game](/source/Southern_League_All-Star_Game) while playing for the [Birmingham Barons](/source/Birmingham_Barons), joining fellow Barons Miguel Negron, [Ricardo Nanita](/source/Ricardo_Nanita), [Justin Cassel](/source/Justin_Cassel), and [Carlos Torres](/source/Carlos_Torres_(pitcher)). He was the only Baron on the post-season All-Star team, elected as the relief pitcher. He reached AAA with the [Charlotte Knights](/source/Charlotte_Knights) in 2009, where he saved 13 games. ===Los Angeles Dodgers=== On December 18, 2009, he was traded to the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) (along with [John Ely](/source/John_Ely_(baseball))) for [Juan Pierre](/source/Juan_Pierre).{{cite news|title=MLB: White Sox sends Ely, Link to Dodgers|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705352582/MLB-White-Sox-sends-Ely-Link-to-Dodgers.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150228214858/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705352582/MLB-White-Sox-sends-Ely-Link-to-Dodgers.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=Deseret News|date=December 18, 2009}} He began the 2010 season as the closer for the Triple-A [Albuquerque Isotopes](/source/Albuquerque_Isotopes). On April 18, he was called up to the Dodgers, making his first appearance on a Major League roster.{{cite news|title=Dodgers send Russ Ortiz to Triple-A | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/18/dodgers-send-russ-ortiz-to-triple-a/|access-date=May 16, 2016|work=UT San Diego|agency=Associated Press|date=April 18, 2010}} He made his Major League debut on April 20, 2010 against the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds). He worked two scoreless innings of relief in his debut and was then optioned back to Albuquerque after the game.{{cite news|title=Reds end five-game losing streak with win vs. Dodgers|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300420117|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819092352/http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300420117|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=April 20, 2010}} Link was also on the Dodgers' roster for a few days in June when [Chad Billingsley](/source/Chad_Billingsley) was injured.{{cite news|title=Billingsley to be activated for Monday start|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/22843682|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=CBS Sports|date=June 27, 2010}}{{cite news|title=Billingsley coming off DL for Monday start|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/11670690/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060623/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/11670690/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=MLB.com|date=June 27, 2010}} Link was recalled for the third time on July 11, while the Dodgers optioned the man he was traded with, [John Ely](/source/John_Ely_(baseball)), to Triple-A Albuquerque in the process.{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Tony|title=Dodgers demote Ely; Link recalled|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5372037|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=ESPN.com|date=July 11, 2010}}{{cite news|last1=Drellich|first1=Evan|title=Ely optioned to Triple-A; Link called up|url=http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/12202188/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153618/http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/12202188/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=MLB.com|date=July 11, 2010}} He returned to AAA soon after before rejoining the Dodgers when rosters expanded in September. Overall, he appeared in 9 games with the Dodgers, working 8.2 innings for a 4.15 ERA. With Albuquerque he was 3–2 with a 3.71 ERA in 45 games, and also made one start. After the season, he pitched for the [Phoenix Desert Dogs](/source/Phoenix_Desert_Dogs) in the [Arizona Fall League](/source/Arizona_Fall_League). After clearing waivers on April 5, 2011, Link was assigned to the Isotopes.{{cite news|last1=Weisman|first1=Jon|title=John Lindsey, Jon Link sent to Triple-A|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6297754|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=ESPN.com|date=April 5, 2011}} Link spent all of 2011 with the Isotopes, where he appeared in 54 games (including making 1 start) and was 2–2 with a 4.24 ERA and 11 saves. ===Baltimore Orioles=== The [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) signed Link to a minor league contract on December 16, 2011.{{cite news|last1=Connolly|first1=Dan|title=O's sign Newby, Link, Richardson and Cruz to minor league deals|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/12/16/os-sign-newby-link-richardson-and-cruz-to-minor-league-deals/|access-date=February 28, 2015|work=Baltimore Sun|date=December 16, 2011}} He appeared in 18 games in AAA for the [Norfolk Tides](/source/Norfolk_Tides) and was 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA before the Orioles released him. ===Miami Marlins=== Link subsequently signed with the [Miami Marlins](/source/Miami_Marlins) and made 3 appearances for the [Jacksonville Suns](/source/Jacksonville_Suns) and 11 for the [New Orleans Zephyrs](/source/New_Orleans_Zephyrs). ===Detroit Tigers=== After making 7 starts to begin 2013 with the [Wichita Wingnuts](/source/Wichita_Wingnuts) in the [American Association of Independent Professional Baseball](/source/American_Association_of_Independent_Professional_Baseball), he signed a minor league contract with the [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers), where he was assigned to Double-A [Erie](/source/Erie_SeaWolves).{{cite news|title=Wingnuts Pitcher Jon Link Purchased By Detroit Tigers|url=http://www.kake.com/sports/headlines/Wingnuts-Pitcher-Jon-Link-Purchased-By-Detroit-Tigers-212244921.html|access-date=March 1, 2015|publisher=KAKE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150302091010/http://www.kake.com/sports/headlines/Wingnuts-Pitcher-Jon-Link-Purchased-By-Detroit-Tigers-212244921.html|archive-date=March 2, 2015}} After 5 starts with the SeaWolves, he was promoted to Triple-A [Toledo](/source/Toledo_Mud_Hens), where he made 11 appearances (7 starts) before season's end. In 23 appearances (19 starts) in 2013, he went 9-6 with a 2.80 ERA, striking out 78 in 135 innings. ===Miami Marlins (second stint)=== Link returned to Wichita in 2014 and pitched with the Wingnuts until August, when his contract was purchased by the Miami Marlins. He was sent to the Double-A [Jacksonville Suns](/source/Jacksonville_Suns).{{cite news|title=Wingnuts' Ace Link Has Contract Purchased by Marlins|url=http://www.wichitawingnuts.com/news/article1869.html|access-date=February 28, 2015|publisher=Wichita Wingnuts|date=August 23, 2014|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130819/http://www.wichitawingnuts.com/news/article1869.html}} [http://www.kake.com/sports/headlines/Wingnuts-ace-Link-has-contract-purchased-by-Marlins-272430101.html Alt URL] ===Wichita Wingnuts=== Link returned to Wichita for the 2016 season. He became a free agent after the 2016 season. ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=l/linkjo01|mlb=456899|brm=link--001jon|fangraphs=3894|espn=29337}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Link, Jon}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Baseball players from Columbus, Ohio Category:Birmingham Barons players Category:Bluefield Rams baseball players Category:Charlotte Knights players Category:Erie SeaWolves players Category:Eugene Emeralds players Category:Fort Wayne Wizards players Category:Jacksonville Suns players Category:Lake Elsinore Storm players Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:New Orleans Zephyrs players Category:Norfolk Tides players Category:Phoenix Desert Dogs players Category:Tiburones de La Guaira players Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Category:Toledo Mud Hens players Category:Wichita Wingnuts players Category:Winston-Salem Warthogs players Category:Chantilly High School alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jon Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Link) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Link?action=history)). 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