Jason Thomas Bahr (born February 15, 1995) is an American
professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Bahr attended
Lake Mary High School in
Lake Mary, Florida.
He enrolled at the
University of Central Florida (UCF) and made the
UCF Knights baseball
The UCF Knights baseball team represents The University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights play their home game ...
team as a
walk on. He was cut from the team by coach
Terry Rooney after the 2015 season, but new coach
Greg Lovelady
Greg Lovelady (born January 11, 1979) is an American baseball coach.
Lovelady played college baseball at Miami Hurricanes baseball, Miami (FL), where as a catcher and four-year letter winner, he won the 1999 College World Series and 2001 College W ...
brought Bahr back on the team in 2017.
The
San Francisco Giants selected Bahr in the fifth round, with the 156th overall selection, of the
2017 MLB draft
The 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 12, 2017. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on MLB Network on J ...
. He signed and made his professional debut with the
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes where he was 3–2 with a 3.55 ERA in 13 games (seven starts). He began 2018 with the
Augusta GreenJackets and was promoted to the
San Jose Giants in June.
On July 8, 2018, the Giants traded Bahr,
Austin Jackson, and
Cory Gearrin to the Rangers for a
PTBNL
In Major League Baseball, a player to be named later (PTBNL) is an unnamed player involved in exchange or "trade" of players between teams. The terms of a trade are not finalized until a later date, most often following the conclusion of the seaso ...
or cash considerations. He finished the year with the
Down East Wood Ducks of the
Class A-Advanced Carolina League. In 24 starts between Augusta, San Jose and the Ducks, he went 10–8 with a 3.52 ERA. Bahr was assigned back to Down East to open the 2019 season,
and went 6–1 with a 1.71 ERA in 58 innings for them. On June 21, he was promoted to the
Frisco RoughRiders of the
Double-A Texas League, and went 4–3 with a 3.23 ERA in 64 innings for them.
Bahr was named the Texas Rangers 2019 Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
Bahr did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the
Minor League Baseball season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Bahr spent the 2021 season with the
Round Rock Express of the
Triple-A West, struggling to a 2–1 record with a 9.00 ERA over 33 innings.
Bahr returned to Round Rock to open the 2022 season.
He was released on July 25.
References
External links
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UCF Knights bio
Minor league baseball players
1995 births
Living people