The Many Teams of Edwin Jackson

On Wednesday, Edwin Jackson will pitch for the Blue Jays. Toronto will be his 14th team, breaking a tie with Octavio Dotel for the most MLB franchises played for. He's done just about everything a pitcher can do over 16 seasons. Let's take a stroll down memory lane and revisit every stop of Jackson's long and winding career. 

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May 15, 2019

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2003-06: Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers drafted Jackson in the sixth round of the 2001 draft and he quickly emerged as a top prospect. In his MLB debut on Sept. 9, 2003 - his 20th birthday - Jackson allowed just one run in six innings versus Arizona. He'd make just 19 appearances with L.A. over three seasons before his first trade.

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2006-08: Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays

The Devil Rays, as they were then known, acquired Jackson and Chuck Tiffany from L.A. on Jan. 14, 2006 for Danys Baez and Lance Carter. It was in Tampa where he finally secured an everyday starting job (in 2007), and he was a part of the Rays' pennant-winning rotation in 2008. Jackson's 87 appearances and 19 wins as a Ray are his most with any one franchise.

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2009: Detroit Tigers

The Tigers traded Matthew Joyce to the Rays for Jackson on Dec. 10, 2008. He made his only All-Star Game appearance in a Tigers uniform - throwing a scoreless inning for the AL - and pitched a career-best 214 innings that year. Ultimately, it wasn't enough to keep him in Detroit.

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2010: Arizona Diamondbacks

Exactly 363 days after acquiring him, Detroit traded Jackson to Arizona in a three-team deal that also involved the Yankees and brought Max Scherzer to the Tigers. Jackson's stay in the desert was brief - just 21 starts with a 5.16 ERA - but the most memorable moment of his career came in a D-Backs uniform.

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2010-11: Chicago White Sox

On July 30, 2010 - barely a month after his no-hitter - Arizona traded Jackson to the White Sox for David Holmberg and Daniel Hudson. Though he pitched well down the stretch in 2010, the White Sox missed the playoffs. Jackson spent almost a full calendar year on the South Side of Chicago.

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2 hours, 2 trades

Technically, this is actually Jackson's second stint with the Blue Jays - he just never wore the uniform the first time around. On July 27, 2011, the White Sox traded him to Toronto in a four-player deal. Just two hours and 10 minutes later, the Jays flipped him to the Cardinals as part of an eight-player trade. Ironically, Jackson was traded from Toronto to St. Louis alongside Octavio Dotel - the man whose record he will break Wednesday.

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2011: St. Louis Cardinals

Jackson made just 12 regular-season starts for the Cardinals in 2011, but contributed to their incredible late-season push that resulted in their shocking World Series title - the lone championship of his career. He made four starts in the 2011 playoffs, including one in Game 4 of the World Series.

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2012: Washington Nationals

Jackson inked a one-year, $11-million deal with Washington in 2012 and made 31 starts on the Nationals' first playoff team since their move to D.C. But he struggled in the playoffs, posting a 7.50 ERA in two outings versus his previous employer, the Cardinals.

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2013-15: Chicago Cubs

The Cubs gave Jackson a four-year, $52-million deal in 2013 but it quickly turned into a disaster. Jackson led the majors with 18 losses in 2013, and followed that up with a career-worst season. He finished his Cubs tenure having compiled just 3.2 WAR in 82 appearances. After being relegated to the bullpen, the Cubs released him in July 2015 - eating over $11 million of his remaining salary in the process.

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2015: Atlanta Braves

Jackson joined the Braves in August 2015, approximately two weeks after the Cubs released him. He made 24 relief appearances for Atlanta, one of which resulted in his first - and to date, only - career save.

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2016: Miami Marlins

If you forgot Jackson was a Marlin, don't worry - you're probably not alone. His Miami career consisted of eight MLB games, all in relief, a 5.91 ERA, and a DL stint before he was released in June 2016.

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2016: San Diego Padres

Upon being cut by Miami, Jackson moved west - first to Triple-A El Paso, and then to the Padres. In San Diego, he put up an unremarkable 5.89 ERA in 73 1/3 innings, though he did throw seven shutout frames in two of his 13 starts.

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2017: Baltimore Orioles

This photo is proof that Jackson really was an Oriole. Signed to a minor-league deal in April 2017, he spent two months in Triple-A before getting the call on June 7. Six days and three relief appearances later, Baltimore released him.

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2017: Return to D.C. 

The Nationals are the only team Jackson's pitched for on two non-consecutive occasions. Signed three days after leaving Baltimore and recalled from Triple-A one month later, Jackson ended up making 13 starts for the Nats in 2017 to help them win the NL East. He did not pitch in the playoffs.

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2018: Oakland Athletics 

Jackson joined the A's after opting out of a minor-league deal with the Nats last June, and quickly turned 2018 into his comeback season. His 3.33 ERA in 17 starts led all qualified Oakland starters and was his single-season best as a full-time starter. Jackson was one of the critical pieces in the Athletics' surprising postseason berth.

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2019: Toronto Blue Jays

Jackson officially became MLB's most traveled player when he took the mound for Toronto on Wednesday in San Francisco. He gave up three runs (two earned) and struck out two in five innings, leaving with the Blue Jays and Giants tied at 3-3.

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