Jon Harris (baseball)
{{Short description|American baseball player}}
{{distinguish|text=John Harris, a retired position player}}
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| name = Jon Harris
| image = File:Jon Harris.jpg
| caption = Harris with the Dunedin Blue Jays in 2016
| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|16}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutleague = MLB
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Jonathan Richard Harris (born October 16, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at Missouri State University, and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
High school and college
Harris attended Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 33rd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and played college baseball at Missouri State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/baseball/hazelwood-central-s-harris-makes-pledge-to-play-ball-at/article_5008e046-c060-11e0-be77-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Hazelwood Central's Harris makes pledge to play ball at Missouri State|last=Latsch|first=Nate|work=stltoday.com|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=June 16, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://patch.com/missouri/florissant/hazelwood-central-baseball-star-harris-commits-to-mis66df9f493c|title=Hazelwood Central Baseball Star Harris Commits to Missouri State|last=Schildroth|first=Keith|work=patch.com|date=August 19, 2011|access-date=June 16, 2015}} As a freshman in 2013, Harris started 13 games going 8–2 with a 3.87 earned run average (ERA) and 61 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he appeared in 15 games with 11 starts. He went 3–5 with a 3.16 ERA, 66 strikeouts and two saves. After the 2014 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=647030&seasonid=26713 |title=#38 Jon Harris - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=May 6, 2020}} As a junior at MSU, he went 8–2 with a 2.45 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 15 starts.{{cite web|url=http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/jon_harris_821468.html|title=Jon Harris Bio|work=missouristatebears.com|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626181815/http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/jon_harris_821468.html|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Professional career
=Toronto Blue Jays=
Harris was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2015/04/18/bears-harris-tries-tune-draft-speculation/25995757/|title=Bears' Harris tries to tune out draft speculation|last=Scranton|first=Lyndal|work=news-leader.com|date=April 18, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jim-callis-promising-2015-mlb-draft-prospect-jon-harris-still-has-room-to-grow/c-122509606|title=Draft prospect Harris has room to grow|last=Callis|first=Jim|work=MLB.com|date=May 5, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}} The Toronto Blue Jays selected Harris in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2015/06/08/blue-jays-select-pitcher-jon-harris-with-first-pick-in-mlb-draft.html|title=Blue Jays select pitcher Jon Harris with first pick in MLB draft|last=Kennedy|first=Brendan|work=thestar.com|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}} He signed with Toronto on June 15, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/130821592/blue-jays-sign-first-round-pick-harris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619030744/http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/130821592/blue-jays-sign-first-round-pick-harris|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2015|title=Blue Jays sign first round pick Harris|work=MLB.com|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}} Harris played the entire 2015 season with the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians, where he posted a 6.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=harris002jon|title=Jon Harris Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2015}} He was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 minor league season.{{cite web|url=http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/170923704/where-blue-jays-top-30-prospects-start-season|title=Where the Blue Jays' Top 30 prospects are starting the season|last=Rosenbaum|first=Mike|work=MLB.com|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906090752/http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/170923704/where-blue-jays-top-30-prospects-start-season/|url-status=dead}} Harris was named an Eastern Division All-Star for Lansing on June 7.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-182662332|title=Lugnuts land five on All-Star Team|last=Goldberg-Strassler|first=Jesse|work=Minor League Baseball|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2016}} He made 16 starts for Lansing, posting an 8–2 record, 2.23 ERA, and 73 strikeouts in 84{{frac|2|3}} innings before being promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays in mid July. Harris would make eight starts for Dunedin, and pitch to a 3–2 win–loss record, 3.60 ERA, and 26 strikeouts in 45 innings.
Harris played the entire 2017 minor league season for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He made 26 starts and posted a 7–11 record, 5.41 ERA, and 113 strikeouts in 143 innings pitched. On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Harris to spring training.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-announce-non-roster-invitees-major-league-camp/|title=Blue Jays announce non-roster invitees to major league camp|work=Sportsnet|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018}} Harris did not make the team and split the year between the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and New Hampshire, posting a 13-6 record and 4.61 ERA in 27 games.
Harris split the 2019 season between New Hampshire, Dunedin, and the rookie-level GCL Blue Jays, but played in only 6 games due to injury. Harris did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} On July 29, 2021, Harris was promoted by the Blue Jays to Triple-A Buffalo, but only played in 2 games for the team. He spent the majority of the 2021 season with Double-A New Hampshire, logging a 2.93 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 28 appearances. He became a free agent following the season on November 7, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2021-22-minor-league-free-agents-for-all-30-mlb-teams/|title = 2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams}}
=Kansas City Monarchs=
On January 18, 2022, Harris signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[https://aabaseball.com/transactions/ American Association Transactions] He made 14 starts for the team, recording a 4-2 record and 4.92 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 75.0 innings of work. Harris was released by the Monarchs following the season on December 22.{{cite web | url=https://aabaseball.com/transactions/ | title=American Association of Professional Baseball - 2023 Transactions }}
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|mlb=622247|espn=|br=|fangraphs=sa658929|brm=harris002jon}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150626181815/http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/jon_harris_821468.html Missouri State Bears bio]
{{2015 MLB Draft}}
{{Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks}}
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