Jason Roach (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1976)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jason Roach

|position=Starting pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|4|20}}

|birth_place=Kinston, North Carolina

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 14

|debutyear=2003

|debutteam=New York Mets

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 8

|finalyear=2003

|finalteam=New York Mets

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–2

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=12.00

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=2

|teams=

• New York Mets ({{mlby|2003}})

}}

Jason Glenn Roach (born April 20, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed.

Roach was drafted by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft out of UNC Wilmington. He was primarily a third baseman until spring training in 2000, at which point the Mets converted him to pitching, believing it would give him a quicker route to the majors.{{cite news |last1=DeCock |first1=Luke |title=Roach enjoys pitching at home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123210023/roach-enjoys-pitching-at-home/ |access-date=20 April 2023 |work=The News and Observer |date=6 April 2005 |page=6C}} He played in {{mlby|2003}} with the Mets, wearing #57. He had a 0-2 record in 2 games, with a 12.00 ERA.

Singles in his only two at-bats left Roach with a rare MLB career batting average of 1.000.