Jake Dunning

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Jake Dunning

|position = Pitcher

|team =

|number =

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|12}}

|birth_place = Fort Stewart, Georgia, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = June 16

|debutyear = 2013

|debutteam = San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = May 5

|finalyear = 2014

|finalteam = San Francisco Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 0–2

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 2.77

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 16

|teams =

San Francisco Giants ({{By|2013}}–{{By|2014}})

}}

Jake Austin Dunning (born August 12, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. He is the older brother of Dane Dunning.{{cite web |last1=Kane |first1=Colleen |title=Prospect Dane Dunning eager to pitch with brother in White Sox organization |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-dane-dunning-white-sox-minors-spt-0505-20170504-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=18 September 2021}}

Career

=Amateur=

Dunning attended Indiana University, where he played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2009&T=Hyannis%20Mets |title=2009 Hyannis Mets |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}

=San Francisco Giants=

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dunning in the 33rd round, with the 987th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. On November 20, 2012, the Giants added Dunning to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121120&content_id=40386322&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb| title = Giants put Heston, four others on 40-man roster {{!}} MLB.com}} He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 14, 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_23453888/giants-call-up-right-hander-jake-dunning-catcher|title = Giants call up right-hander Jake Dunning, catcher Hector Sanchez|date = 13 June 2013}} Dunning made his MLB debut on June 16, against the Atlanta Braves. He dedicated his first major league performance to his parents, John and Misu Dunning.

Dunning is the only MLB pitcher to give up two grand slams at Oracle Park (known as AT&T Park at the time), both of them coming during the 2013 season.{{cite web|url=https://stathead.com/tiny/HHfkg|title=Team Pitching Event Finder: All of MLB: 50 Home Runs Allowed in 2000-2020, at SFG-Oracle Park and With Runners on 123|work=Stathead |access-date=March 7, 2021}} They were the only two home runs hit against him during his 30-game major league career.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dunnija01.shtml|title=Jake Dunning Stats|work=Baseball Reference |accessdate=July 1, 2018}}

On May 5, 2014, Dunning allowed runners to score on two consecutive wild pitches in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, his only appearance of the year. He was designated for assignment by the Giants on June 21, and sent outright to the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies on June 28.{{Cite web|title=Jake Dunning Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.milb.com/player/jake-dunning-572827|access-date=July 22, 2024|website=Minor League Baseball|language=en}}

Dunning spent the 2016 campaign with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, recording a 4.85 ERA with 43 strikeouts across {{fraction|59|1|3}} innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2016|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2016/|access-date=July 22, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}

=Chicago White Sox=

On February 25, 2017, Dunning signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-feb-25-march-3/#q3y8QG3lFB0BtEyo.97|title=Top MLB Prospects, Scouting Reports, Analysis}} He was released on June 28, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-june-25-july-2-2/#jh1GUwSKlcImfeGi.97|title = Top MLB Prospects, Scouting Reports, Analysis}}

=Long Island Ducks=

On July 14, 2017, Dunning signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He re-signed for the 2018 season. Dunning announced his retirement on July 12, 2018.