Jackson Tetreault (born June 3, 1996) is an American professional

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who is a free agent. He made his

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(MLB) debut in 2022 for the

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Career

A native of Ruskin,

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, Tetreault attended Earl J. Lennard High School. His father, Curt Tetreault, was one of his baseball coaches, as well as a local tennis pro; he taught his son how to incorporate some of the mechanics of a

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into his pitching windup, delivery, and followthrough. After high school, Tetreault pitched one season for

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in Oklahoma before transferring back to the

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to attend and play baseball at

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. The Nationals drafted him in the seventh round of the

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and signed him for a reported $300,000 bonus. After pitching for the

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and

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, short-season teams, during his first taste of professional baseball in 2017, Tetreault advanced to full-season ball by the 2018 season, which he split between the Single–A

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and High–A

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. During the offseason, he lived in

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, across the Florida peninsula from his hometown, to work out at the Nationals' spring training complex and prepare for the next season. Before the 2019 season, '' MLB Pipeline'' ranked him as the Nationals' 27th-best prospect. In late April 2019, the 22-year-old Tetreault was promoted to the Double–A

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for the first time. Tetreault did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, he made his Triple-A debut for the Rochester Red Wings. Tetreault was promoted to the major leagues to make his debut against the

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on June 14, 2022. Tetreault pitched four innings, and took the loss, yielding seven runs on nine hits. On June 19, Tetreault earned his first career win against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing zero earned runs (three earned) in seven innings pitched. On July 4, Tetreault was placed on the injured list with a

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in his right

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, and missed the remainder of the year. He was removed from the

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and sent outright to Triple–A on November 15. Tetreault spent the 2023 season with the High–A

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, making only two starts and posting a 12.71 ERA with 4 strikeouts across innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.

Pitching style

Tetreault stands and has a lanky build. He throws a fastball in the low to mid-90s, a cutter, a curveball, and a changeup.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tetreault, Jackson 1996 births Living people People from Ruskin, Florida Baseball players from Hillsborough County, Florida Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Nationals players Cameron Aggies baseball players SCF Manatees baseball players Gulf Coast Nationals players Auburn Doubledays players Hagerstown Suns players Potomac Nationals players Harrisburg Senators players Rochester Red Wings players Wilmington Blue Rocks players Florida Complex League Nationals players