Jay William Marshall (born February 25, 1983) is a former professional baseball

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. He played in

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with the

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in 2007 and 2009. Marshall grew up in St. Louis. He is the son of Rich and Debby Marshall. He graduated from

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in 2001. He played against future

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legend

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for his first 3 years. Then the two of them played for an age-11 tournament team that went to Tokyo, Japan to play in an international tournament. David was named the outstanding pitcher in that tournament.

Early career

Marshall was selected by the

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in the 25th round (750th overall) in the

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. However, he did not sign with the White Sox until next year on May 25, 2003. He played for the White Sox Rookie League team for 3 years from 2003 to 2005 before finally playing in Single-A for the

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in 2006. He went 5-1 with 1.02

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in 2006 for the Warthogs.

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

On December 7, 2006, Marshall was selected by the

in the Rule 5 draft. He was impressive for the Athletics during

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, the first time he had been invited to Major League Spring Training. He went 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 games and made the Opening Day roster despite never playing above Single-A ball. He made his major league debut on April 2, 2007 and won his only Major League game on April 15 against the

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, beating future Hall of Fame closer

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when

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hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Marshall finished the 2007 season with a 1-2 record and a 6.43 ERA in 51 games. He retired the first 12 batters he faced over the first 4 games of his Major League career. Following the season, on October 15, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the

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. On December 6, 2007, Marshall was reclaimed by the Oakland Athletics. On December 11, 2007, Marshall was outrighted to the minor leagues to Triple-A

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. Marshall did not pitch in the majors during the 2008 season and made 10 appearances in the 2009 season, going 0-2 with an ERA of 14.73 in 7.1 innings. On December 30, 2009, Marshall was

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by the

to make room on the roster for

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New York Mets

On January 8, 2010, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the

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. On March 9, 2010, he was returned to the

after the waiver claim was voided by the commissioner's office due to a pre-existing shoulder injury. The Athletics immediately released him.

Pitching Style

He pitches with a

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delivery.

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