Jake Austin Dunning (born August 12, 1988) is an American former

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. He played for the

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(MLB). He is the older brother of

Dane Dunning Dane Anthony Dunning (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2020. Career Amateur career After graduating fr ...

Career

Amateur

Dunning attended

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, where he played

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for the

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team. In 2009, he played

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with the

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of the

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San Francisco Giants

The Giants drafted Dunning in the 33rd round of the 2009 MLB Draft. The Giants added Dunning to their

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after the 2012 season, and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on June 14, 2013. Dunning made his MLB debut on June 16, 2013, against the

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. He dedicated his first major league performance to his parents, John and Misu Dunning. Dunning is the only MLB pitcher to give up two grand slams at

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(known as AT&T Park at the time), both of them coming during the 2013 season. They were the only two home runs hit against him during his 30-game major league career. On May 5, 2014, Dunning allowed runners to score on two consecutive wild pitches in a game against the

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. Dunning signed a minor league deal with the

for the 2016 season and was invited to spring training.

Chicago White Sox

On February 25, 2017, Dunning signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on June 28, 2017.

Long Island Ducks

On July 14, 2017, Dunning signed with the

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of the

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. He re-signed for the 2018 season. Dunning announced his retirement on July 12, 2018.

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