Steven Nash Jackson (born March 15, 1982) is an American former

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who played for the

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in 2009 and 2010.

Amateur career

A native of

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, Jackson attended Summerville High School. He was selected by the

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in the 38th round of the 2000 MLB Draft, but chose to attend

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instead. He pitched for Clemson for four years, going 19–8. In 2001 and 2002, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Jackson was drafted by the

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in the 32nd round of the 2003 MLB Draft but returned to Clemson for his senior year. The

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drafted him in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB Draft and he signed.

Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Jackson pitched in the Diamondbacks minor league system from 2004 to 2006. In 2004, he moved from the Rookie-level Missoula Osprey in the Pioneer League to the Yakima Bears of the

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in Low-A. He spent the 2005 season with the High-A South Bend Silver Hawks in the

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, pitching to a 5.33 ERA in 28 starts. In 2006, he had a 2.65 ERA in 24 starts for the

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of the Double-A Southern League. He then pitched to a 7.11 ERA in six starts while with the

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of the

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New York Yankees

On January 9, 2007, he was traded by the Diamondbacks to the

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(along with Ross Ohlendorf, Luis Vizcaíno and Alberto Gonzalez) for

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. He started the season in Triple-A with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, but was demoted to Double-A after posting a 5.87 ERA in 69 innings between the bullpen and rotation. He again pitched in the Arizona Fall League, this time for the Peoria Javelinas, allowing 10 runs on 21 hits in just 16 inning of work out of the bullpen. Jackson spent the 2008 season between Double-A and Triple-A, managing a 3.17 ERA in 48.1 innings with Scranton. He was called up on April 19, 2009, to provide bullpen depth but never appeared in a game. After spending several days with the team, he was optioned back to Triple-A on April 28. Jackson spent the 2009 season in Scranton, pitching to a 4.45 ERA in 19 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On May 8, 2009, he was designated for assignment by the Yankees and claimed off waivers by the

. He made his Major League debut for the Pirates on June 1, 2009, against the

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, working one scoreless inning of relief. He appeared in 40 games in 2009 and 11 in 2010 for the Pirates, with a 2–4 record and 4.31 ERA. He also played 53 games with the AAA

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during that stretch. In his 40 Major League appearances he gave up 38 hits, allowed 15

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, gave up two home runs, walked 22 batters, struck out 21 batters, and had a .236 average against in just 43.0 innings with the Bucs. On January 19, 2011, Jackson was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On March 10, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Double-A

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and promoted to the AAA

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on May 11. Jackson was released by the Dodgers on May 19, 2011.

Cincinnati Reds

On May 22, 2011, Jackson signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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the following day.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 24, 2011, Jackson was traded to the Pirates for a player to be named later. He announced his retirement in 2012, just before the start of spring training. Jackson was inducted into the Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.

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