Andre Terrell Jackson (born May 1, 1996) is an American

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for the

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(NPB). He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Amateur career

Jackson attended Cienega High School in

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. The Texas Rangers selected Jackson in the 32nd round of the

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, but he did not sign and chose instead to attend the

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and play

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for the

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. In 2015, Jackson's freshman year, he played as an

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, and hit .179 over 44 games. As a sophomore in 2016, he batted .299 with twenty RBIs over 34 games alongside pitching to a 6.41 ERA over 11 relief appearances. After the season, he underwent

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, and missed the 2017 season. Despite this, he was still selected by the

in the 12th round of the

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as a pitcher.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Jackson signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut in 2018, splitting time between the Rookie-league

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and the Great Lakes Loons of the Single-A

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, going a combined 3–5 with a 4.10 ERA over 18 games (17 starts), striking out 76 batters over 68 innings. He returned to Great Lakes in 2019 before being promoted to the

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of the

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. Over 25 starts between the two clubs, he went 7–2 with a 3.06 ERA. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. The Dodgers added Jackson to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the Double-A Central. In June, Jackson was selected to play in the

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at Coors Field. After pitching to a 3–2 record with a 3.27 ERA over 15 games (13 starts) and innings with Tulsa, he was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the

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in late July. Jackson was called up to the majors for the first time on August 16, 2021, and made his MLB debut that same night against the

. He pitched four scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts, two hits, and four walks allowed. His first MLB strikeout was of

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. He appeared in three total games for the Dodgers, pitching innings while allowing three runs on ten hits for a 2.31 ERA. In 2022, Jackson again spent most of the season in Triple–A, where he pitched in 21 games (19 starts) and had a 2–7 record and 5.00 ERA. He pitched in four games for the major league club, working innings out of the bullpen and allowed two earned runs. In 2023, Jackson made 11 appearances for Oklahoma City, with a 5.86 ERA in innings and also made seven appearances out of the bullpen for the Dodgers, where he had a 6.62 ERA with 16 strikeouts and two saves in innings pitched. On June 20, 2023, he was designated for assignment.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 25, 2023, Jackson was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. In 12 appearances for the Pirates, he posted a 4.33 ERA with 41 strikeouts across innings pitched. On December 21, Jackson was designated for assignment and released the next day.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On January 11, 2024, Jackson signed with the

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