Jordan Ladon Sheffield (born June 1, 1995) is an American former professional

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. He played college baseball at

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and

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Amateur career

Sheffield attended

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. Before graduating, it was discovered that he needed

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, which caused him to fall in the

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. He was selected by the

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in the 13th round of the

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, but did not sign and chose to attend

. After sitting out the 2014 season recovering from surgery, Sheffield made 6 starts and 16 relief appearances for Vanderbilt in 2015. In 60 total innings, he would post a 5–2

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, 2.85

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(ERA), and 55 strikeouts. After the 2015 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Sheffield made 16 starts in the 2016 season, and pitched to an 8–6 record, 3.01 ERA, and 113 strikeouts in innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Heading into the

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, Sheffield was ranked as one of the top available players by MLB, and he was drafted by the

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in the first round (36th pick). He announced on June 25 that he had signed with the Dodgers. Sheffield made one start for the rookie-class

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and seven for the Class-A

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. He was 0–1 with a 3.75 ERA in 12 innings. Sheffield returned to Great Lakes to start the 2017 season, where he made 20 starts and was 3–7 with a 5.04 ERA. He was promoted to the

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of the

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at the end of the season, where he made four starts and one relief appearance and was 0–2 with an 8.00 ERA. He returned to the Quakes for the 2018 season, pitching to a 1–3 record with a 6.88 ERA in 14 games, including seven starts. While playing for the

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after the season, he was selected to the

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Fall Stars game. Sheffield returned to

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to begin 2019 before being promoted to the

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during the season. Between the two levels, he pitched in 49 games with a 4–5 record and 3.27 ERA with 13 saves. Sheffield did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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Colorado Rockies

On December 10, 2020, Sheffield was selected by the

in the

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. Sheffield made the Rockies' 2021

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roster. On April 2, 2021, Sheffield made his MLB debut in relief against the

, pitching a scoreless 9th inning. On June 20, he was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain. He ended the season with a 3.38 ERA in 30 appearances. Sheffield pitched in only two games for Colorado in 2022, recording two scoreless innings. On August 12, 2022, Sheffield was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A

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on August 16. He was released on October 27.

Personal life

His brother,

Justus Sheffield Justus Kane Sheffield (born May 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners. He ...

, is also a major league pitcher. They are not related to former MLB slugger

Gary Sheffield Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. After his playing career, he became a sports agent. For most of his c ...

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores bio
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