Jared Shuster #71

Graduated from the Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass., where he was a two-sport athlete also playing basketball...Attended New Bedford (Mass.) High School for his freshman year before transferring to Tabor...Finished his career with a 15-6 record playing varsity baseball for four seasons. Was 4-3 with a 1.26 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 39 innings his senior season while batting .347 with four home runs...Rated as the No. 3 prospect in Massachusetts by Perfect Game in 2020...Played college baseball at Wake Forest University. Had a breakout year his junior season cut short by COVID-19 protocols in 2020. Posted three double-digit strikeout games in four starts with a high of 13 vs. second-ranked Louisville (3/7/2020). Struck out 43 over 26.1 innings (14.7 K/9 IP)...Pitched for Orleans in the 2019 Cape Cod League racking up a 4-0 record with a 1.41 ERA. Was a Cape Cod League All-Star and led Orleans in wins and innings pitched. Ranked in the Top 10 in the league in innings (eighth, 32.0) and strikeouts (sixth, 35)...Resides in Tampa, Fla.

2025

Pitched out of the bullpen for the majority of the season in Chicago (AL) appearing in 12 Major League games with two starts; his final two appearances of the season. Began the season in Charlotte (AAA) and was first recalled to Chicago on April 19... Compiled 38 appearances between Charlotte (16), Chicago (12) and Las Vegas (10)...Did not allow a home run to 82 batters faced and his last 113 batters overall dating back to Sept. 9, 2024 (David Fry, CLE)...His two starts came at BAL (5/30) and vs. DET (6/4) as an opener behind Sean Burke and Mike Vasil, hurling 1.0 inning in each...Missed 28 games with a blister on his right hand. Made three injury rehabilitation assignment appearances at Charlotte (7/2-9)…Was designated for assignment on Aug. 13 by the White Sox and subsequently claimed by the Athletics on Aug. 15 and was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas...Was 0-2 with an 8.53 ERA over 10 relief appearances to finish the season with Las Vegas and did not get called up to the Majors.

2024

Spent the majority of the season with the White Sox after starting the season at Class AAA Charlotte...Went 2-3 with a 4.36 ERA (31 ER/64.0 IP) over 35 relief appearances and 0-2 with a 4.82 ERA (5 ER/9.1 IP) in four starts with the Sox...Tossed 2.0-plus IP in relief on 19 occasions, posting a 2.85 ERA (15 ER/47.1 IP) while limiting opponents to a .209/.299/.297 (36-for-172) slash line...Limited opponents to a .226 (31-for-137) average with runners on base and a .218 (19-87) mark with RISP...Made one start with Charlotte before being recalled on 4/8 … made his White Sox debut that night at Cleveland with 3.0 scoreless IP in relief...Was optioned back to the Knights on 4/16 … was appointed to serve as the 27th player for a doubleheader on 4/17 vs. Kansas City … did not pitch and was returned to Charlotte following Game 2...Made two starts with the Knights from 4/20-26 before being recalled on 5/1 … threw 3.1 scoreless IP on 5/3 at St. Louis, allowing just one hit...Worked 2.0 scoreless and hitless IP over three straight outings from 5/11-19, posting a pair of holds … allowed just one hit over 3.0 scoreless IP on 5/27 vs. Toronto...Recorded a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) over seven games in June … earned his first win of the season on 6/27 vs. Atlanta, throwing 3.0 scoreless IP in relief against his former team...Served as the "opener" on 7/4 at Cleveland (L; 2 ER/2.0 IP) … made his second start of the season on 7/14 vs. Pittsburgh, throwing 1.2 scoreless IP...Surrendered a career-high six runs on five hits (two home runs) over 1.0 IP in relief on 7/24 at Texas … recorded a 3.68 ERA (6 ER/14.2 IP) over his next eight outings before giving four runs in 1.1 IP on 8/26 vs. Detroit...Made starts on 9/9 vs. Cleveland (L; 3 ER/2.2 IP) and 9/18 at Los Angeles-AL (3.0 scoreless IP) … earned his second win on 9/25 vs. the Angels, throwing a scoreless 10th inning...Suffered the loss in his last appearance on 9/27 at Detroit … was the 121st loss of the season for the White Sox, setting a new modern era record.

2023

Split the season between Class AAA Gwinnett and Atlanta, making 16 starts with the Stripers and 11 over five separate stints with the Braves...Went 3-0 with a 4.10 ERA(12 ER/26.1 IP) in five starts at Truist Park and 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA (22 ER/26.1 IP) in six starts on the road...Made his first Opening Day roster after his contract was selected from Gwinnett on 3/30…Made his MLB debut on 4/2 at Washington, allowing four runs (all in the first inning) on six hits and five walks over 4.2 IP in a losing effort…Recorded his first strikeout (Joey Meneses) in the fourth inning...Was optioned to Gwinnett on 4/3 and recalled on 4/6…Made his second start on 4/7 vs. San Diego (ND, 4 ER/4.0 IP) before being optioned a second time on 4/8...Went 2-0 with a 3.28 ERA (9 ER/24.2 IP) over five starts with the Stripers between 4/14-5/10 and was recalled again on 5/16…Went 4-0 with a 4.02 ERA (14 ER/31.1 IP) over a six-start stretch from 5/21-6/24...Earned his first MLB victory on 5/21 vs. Seattle, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and seven strikeouts over 6.0 IP…Won three straight starts from 5/31-6/16...Suffered the loss on 6/24 at Cincinnati on 6/24 (4 ER/3.2 IP) and was optioned to Gwinnett on 6/28, where he made eight starts from 7/1-8/16…Threw 6.0 scoreless IP on 7/25 at Jacksonville and 7.0 scoreless IP on 8/9 at Charlotte...Was with the Braves from 8/22-27 but did not make an appearance before being optioned on 8/28…Made his final start with Atlanta on 9/16 at Miami (L, 5 ER/3.0 IP)...Entered the season rated by MLB.com as the No. 1 prospect in the Braves organization.

2022

Enters 2023 as Atlanta’s top overall prospect per MLB.com, and as the No. 3 farmhand by Baseball America...Split his second professional season between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, combining to go 7-10 with a 3.29 ERA (51 ER/139.1 IP) between the two stops…Allowed 108 hits and 38 walks while fanning 145...Opened the season with Mississippi and pitched to a 6-7 record and a 2.78 ERA (28 ER/90.2 IP) in 17 total games and 16 starts, compiling a 0.96 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...Advanced to Gwinnett on July 26 and made his final 10 appearances with the Stripers, including nine starts…Went 1-3 with a 4.25 ERA (23 ER/48.2 IP) and 39 strikeouts...Pitched in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game for the National League, and allowed two hits and one run over 1.1 innings…Fanned a pair...Was named a Southern League Post-Season All-Star for his season with Mississippi, and earned SL Pitcher of the Week honors on July 17...Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in his only start that week, fanning a season high-tying 12 batters in a win over Rocket City...Garnered MiLB.com Organizational All-Star honors for the second consecutive season...Allowed no more than two runs in 21 of his 27 appearances on the season.

2021

Pitched at two different levels in his debut season, appearing with High-A Rome and Double-A Mississippi…Combined to go 2-0 with a 4.44 ERA (36 ER/73.0 IP) and 90 strikeouts between the stops...Was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star for Atlanta following the season...Made his professional debut with a start at Winston-Salem on May 7...Earned his first career win on June 8 vs. Asheville, pitching 3.0 innings in relief and striking out four.