Steven Jackson #58

Steven Nash Jackson...Wife's name is Lindsey...One daughter; Holly (10/8/09)...Is a 2000 graduate of Summerville (SC) High School, where he lettered in baseball and football...Attended Clemson University from 2001-04, where he went 19-8 with a 4.62 ERA (220.0ip/113er) in 67 games (34 starts).

2009

Began season with Scranton-Wilkes Barre (Yankees' AAA)...Went 0-0 with one save and a 1.74 ERA (10.1ip/2er) in six relief appearances and 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA (4.0ip/1er) in one start...Made each of his first six appearances out of the bullpen...Was scored upon twice in first three appearances (4.1ip/2er)...Struck out three batters in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief on 4/17 vs. Rochester...Was recalled by New York on 4/19 but did not appear in a game...Was optioned back to Scranton on 4/28...Worked 3.0 scoreless innings while picking up save in final relief appearance with Scranton on 5/2 vs. Norfolk...Allowed one run on a solo homer in 4.0ip in lone start and final appearance with Scranton on 5/7 at Indianapolis...Was designated for assignment on 5/8...Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh on 5/18 and assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis...Picked up win in second outing with Indians on 5/23 at Charlotte...Gave up four runs in 1.0ip on 5/27 at Gwinnett...Tossed 2.0 perfect innings and struck out two in final appearance with Indianapolis on 5/30...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/1 and made big league debut that night vs. New York (NL)...Picked up first Major League win in second game with Pirates on 6/4 vs. New York...Gave up three runs in 1.1ip and suffered first loss in next outing on 6/7 at Houston...Pitched a scoreless inning on 6/11 at Atlanta and recorded second victory...Gave up five runs, including two home runs, in 0.2ip on 6/24 vs. Cleveland...Made six straight scoreless appearances between 6/26 and 7/8 (8.0ip)...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 7/10...Made seven appearances at Triple-A (11.0ip/8er) before being recalled again on 8/2.

2008

Went 4-3 with six saves and a 4.18 ERA in 49 combined appearances (one start) with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, striking out 91 batters in 79.2IP (31BB)... opponents combined to bat .244 (72-for-295, 4HR); LH .230 (29-for- 126, 2HR), RH .254 (43-for-169, 2HR)...Began the season with Trenton, going 1-3 with two saves and a 5.74 ERA in 15 relief appearances... struck out a season-high seven batters on 4/8 at Altoona... earned his first win of the season on 6/7 vs. Reading, allowing just 1H and 1BB in 2.2IP (1K)...In 34 appearances (one start) at the Triple-A level, went 3-0 with four saves and a 3.17 ERA... in 19 post-All-Star appearances (all with Scranton/WB), was 2-0 with three saves and a 0.87 ERA... allowed just 2ER over his final 20 regular-season outings (0.79 ERA)...Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings on 5/9 at Indianapolis... made his only start of the season on 6/26 vs. Columbus, allowing 3H and 1ER in 3.0IP (2BB, 2K)... was his first start since recording the loss on 6/4/07 at Rochester...Made three postseason relief appearances for the International League-champion Scranton/WB Yankees, going 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA and recording the win in relief in Game 1 of the IL Governor's Cup Playoffs at Pawtucket (1.1IP, 2H, 3K)...Attended spring training with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee, tossing 1.0 perfect inning in one relief appearance.

2007

In his first season in the Yankees organization, split the season between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining to go 4-9 with one save and a 5.40 ERA in 28 appearances (11 starts)... began the season as a starter with Scranton/WB, making 11 consecutive starts from 4/10-6/4 and going 3-7 with a 6.23 ERA (56.1IP, 39ER) before being converted to a reliever for the remainder of the season... as a reliever, combined at Trenton and Scranton/WB to go 1-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 17 appearances (33.2IP, 15ER)... was placed on the disabled list from 7/28-8/12 with a right shoulder strain...Pitched for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, going 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in nine relief appearances (16.0IP, 21H, 10ER, 7BB, 19K, 2HR).

2006

Posted an 8-11 record with a 2.65 ERA in 24 starts with Double-A Tennessee... ranked second among all Southern League pitchers in ERA and limited right-handed batters to a .204 batting average (68-for-333)... was placed on the disabled list from 5/2-20 with a right shoulder strain... in six starts with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, posted an 0-2 record with a 7.11 ERA...Was acquired by the Yankees following the season from the Arizona Diamondbacks along with INF Alberto Gonzalez and RHPs Ross Ohlendorf and Luis Vizcaino in exchange for LHP Randy Johnson.

2005

Went 10-5 with a 5.33 ERA in 28 starts at Single-A South Bend... tied for tops in the league with 28 starts and finished third with 158.2IP... allowed a Midwest League-high 205 hits... won six consecutive decisions from 4/26-6/27, spanning 12 starts... was the game-winning pitcher in the Midwest League Championship Game vs. Wisconsin.

2004

Made his professional debut, going 0-1 with a 4.28 ERA in 16 combined relief appearances with Single-A Missoula and Single-A Yakima... began the season at Missoula and posted a 2.00 ERA over his final six outings... was promoted to Yakima on 7/23... picked up his first professional victory with 5.0 shutout frames in an 8/2 start at Vancouver... placed on the temporarily inactive list on 8/23 so he could return to classes at Clemson University.