Pitcher Edwin Jackson announced his retirement as a major league player on his Instagram account on Friday, which was the 19th anniversary of his major league debut and his 39th birthday. The right-hander pitched for 14 teams, a major league record, in a 17-year career.
“I am super grateful that 14 different organizations have given me the opportunity to represent them,” said Jackson.
Jackson debuted with the Dodgers in 2003 at age 20. The right-hander also pitched for the Rays, Tigers, D-backs, White Sox, Cardinals, Nationals, Cubs, Braves, Marlins, Padres, Orioles, A’s and Blue Jays. He last pitched in the major leagues in 219, for Toronto and Detroit. The Blue Jays were his 14th team.
Jackson went 107-133 with a 4.78 ERA and 1,508 career strikeouts. In 2009, Jackson had perhaps his best season as he went 13-9, posted a 3.62 ERA in 214 innings with the Tigers and was named to his first All-Star game. The right-hander won the World Series with the Cardinals in 2011 and started for St. Louis in Game 4.
On June 25, 2010, as a member of the D-backs, Jackson threw a no-hitter against the Rays in a start in which he walked eight and threw 149 pitches. He was the second no-hitter in D-backs history.