Jeremy Horst

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| name = Jeremy Horst

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| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|1}}

| birth_place = Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = May 28

| debutyear = 2011

| debutteam = Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = June 15

|finalyear = 2013

|finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 2–2

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 3.34

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 70

| teams =

Cincinnati Reds ({{baseball year|2011}})
Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|2012}}–{{baseball year|2013}})

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Jeremy M. Horst (born October 1, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He attended Iowa Western Community College and Armstrong Atlantic State University. The Cincinnati Reds drafted him in the 21st round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies.

High school

Horst played high school baseball at Des Lacs-Burlington High School in Des Lacs, North Dakota where they took second in state his senior year, behind his pitching. That same year he was named Mr. Baseball in North Dakota. He also played Legion baseball for the Burlington Bulldogs.

Playing career

=Cincinnati Reds=

Horst started his professional career in 2007. He played one game for the Gulf Coast League Reds and 16 for rookie-class Billings in '07, going a combined 3–2 with a 3.24 ERA in 17 relief appearances.[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=456662 Jeremy Horst] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015223223/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P |date=2009-10-15 }}, MiLB.com.

He played 2008 for the single-A Dayton Dragons, starting 10 games and appearing in 36 total. He went 8–2 with a 2.38 ERA. He started all of his games in 2009. In 23 starts for the single-A advanced Sarasota Reds, he went 6–13 with a 3.25 ERA; in 5 starts for double-A Carolina, he went 1–4 with a 6.21 ERA.

Horst started 2010 with the single-A advanced Lynchburg Hillcats. In 11 relief appearances, he was 0–2 with a 4.30 ERA. He was promoted to Carolina, and in 27 relief appearances, he was 3–2 with a 2.09 ERA. Horst was then promoted to triple-A Louisville and went 1–0 with a 2.51 ERA in 6 appearances (2 starts).

He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011. On May 28, the Reds purchased his contract from the minors.[http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=3672&line=325731&spln=1 Injuries come at bad time for Willis], Rotoworld, May 28, 2011.

Horst made his debut on May 28, 2011, in relief of Bronson Arroyo against the Atlanta Braves. Horst pitched the 4th and 5th and two outs of the 6th before being relieved by José Arredondo. His first major league strike out was of Jordan Schafer, his first batter faced. In total, Horst pitched 2.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and one run, walking 0 and striking out 4. He also got his first major league hit, an RBI single from Cristhian Martínez. The Reds ended up losing in the 12th inning by a score of 7 to 6.{{cite web|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110528&content_id=19691948¬ebook_id=19693962&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406175302/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110528&content_id=19691948¬ebook_id=19693962&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|title=Horst has debut to remember|last=Cox|first=Chris|date=2011-05-29|work=reds.com|accessdate=2011-05-29}} He was optioned on June 24 when the Reds activated Aroldis Chapman from the DL.{{cite web|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110624&content_id=20934166&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006090910/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110624&content_id=20934166&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |website=MLB.com |title=Reds activate Chapman from disabled list |date=June 24, 2011 |last=Sheldon |first=Mark |accessdate=March 7, 2014}} Horst was recalled on July 15 when the Reds placed José Arredondo on the DL.{{cite web |url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110715&content_id=21815936¬ebook_id=21816240&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718184213/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110715&content_id=21815936¬ebook_id=21816240&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |website=MLB.com |title=Reds send Arredondo to DL, recall Horst |date=July 16, 2011 |last=Sheldon |first=Mark |accessdate=March 7, 2014}}

=Philadelphia Phillies=

Horst was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on January 25, 2012, for infielder Wilson Valdez. On June 28, Horst and Brian Sanches were called up after Chad Qualls was Designated for Assignment and Joe Savery was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. In his debut with the Phillies, he pitched a scoreless ninth against the Pirates.

In 2013, Horst had several setbacks, culminating in an elbow injury{{cite web|url=http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/phillies-place-horst-dl-elbow-strain |title=Phillies place Horst on DL with elbow strain |website=CSNPhilly.com |date=June 17, 2013 |last=Seidman |first=Corey |access-date=March 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621020148/http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/phillies-place-horst-dl-elbow-strain |archive-date=June 21, 2013 }} which ended his 2013 season.{{cite web|url=http://crashburnalley.com/2013/10/01/2013-phillies-report-card-jeremy-horst/ |title=2013 Phillies Report Card: Jeremy Horst |website=Crashburn Alley |date=October 1, 2013 |last=Baer |first=Bill |accessdate=March 7, 2014}}

After Cesar Jimenez passed Horst on the organizational depth chart, the Phillies designated Horst for assignment on June 1, 2014.{{cite news|last1=Gelb|first1=Matt|title=Darin Ruf falls victim to roster crunch|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/phillies/Darin-Ruf-falls-victim-to-roster-crunch.html|accessdate=June 1, 2014|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=June 1, 2014}} He elected free agency in October 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/players-who-have-elected-minor-league-free-agency.html|title=Players Who Have Elected Minor League Free Agency|last=Polishuk|first=Mark|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=October 6, 2014|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}

=Los Angeles Dodgers=

In January 2015, Horst signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/2015/01/27/dodgers-sign-left-hander-jeremy-horst-to-minor-league-contract/|title=Dodgers sign left-hander Jeremy Horst to minor-league contract.|first=J.P.|last=Hoornstra|work=LA Daily News|date=2015-01-27}} and was assigned to the AA Tulsa Drillers to start the season.{{cite web|url=http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Drillers-Opening-Roster-Taking-Shape.html?soid=1102861738570&aid=Q4uWjn2iOMo|title=Drillers Opening Roster Taking Shape |work=Drillers News|accessdate=April 8, 2015}} He was named to the mid-season Texas League all-star team after producing a 1.64 ERA in 32 games with nine saves.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-130772070|title=Four Drillers Named All-Stars|work=Minor League Baseball|author=Tulsa Drillers|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=June 15, 2015}} He was released on July 15, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/sports/probaseball/pro-baseball-dodgers-release-drillers-saves-leader-jeremy-horst-tulsa/article_52e28e23-f334-5eec-86db-783c109dbd4c.html|title=Pro baseball: Dodgers release Drillers saves leader Jeremy Horst; Tulsa receives Juan Jaime|first=Barry|last=Lewis|date=July 15, 2015|accessdate=July 22, 2015|work=Tulsa World}}