Jeremy M. Horst (born October 1, 1985) is an American former

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. He attended

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and

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. The

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drafted him in the 21st round of the

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Reds and the

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High school

Horst played high school baseball at Des Lacs-Burlington High School in Des Lacs, North Dakota where they took second in state his senior year, behind his pitching. That same year he was named Mr. Baseball in North Dakota. He also played Legion baseball for the

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Bulldogs.

Playing career

Cincinnati Reds

Horst started his professional career in 2007. He played one game for the

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and 16 for rookie-class

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in '07, going a combined 3–2 with a 3.24 ERA in 17 relief appearances.Jeremy Horst
, MiLB.com. He played 2008 for the single-A

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, starting 10 games and appearing in 36 total. He went 8–2 with a 2.38 ERA. He started all of his games in 2009. In 23 starts for the single-A advanced

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, he went 6–13 with a 3.25 ERA; in 5 starts for double-A Carolina, he went 1–4 with a 6.21 ERA. Horst started 2010 with the single-A advanced

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. In 11 relief appearances, he was 0–2 with a 4.30 ERA. He was promoted to Carolina, and in 27 relief appearances, he was 3–2 with a 2.09 ERA. Horst was then promoted to triple-A

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and went 1–0 with a 2.51 ERA in 6 appearances (2 starts). He received a non-roster invitation to

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for 2011. On May 28, the Reds purchased his contract from the minors. Horst made his debut on May 28, 2011 in relief of

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against the

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. Horst pitched the 4th and 5th and two outs of the 6th before being relieved by

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. His first major league strike out was of

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, his first batter faced. In total, Horst pitched 2.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and one run, walking 0 and striking out 4. He also got his first major league hit, an RBI single from

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. The Reds ended up losing in the 12th inning by a score of 7 to 6. He was optioned on June 24 when the Reds activated

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from the DL. Horst was recalled on July 15 when the Reds placed

on the DL.

Philadelphia Phillies

Horst was traded to the

on January 25, 2012 for infielder

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. On June 28, Horst and

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were called up after

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was Designated for Assignment and

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was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. In his debut with the Phillies, he pitched a scoreless ninth against the Pirates. In 2013, Horst had several setbacks, culminating in an elbow injury which ended his 2013 season. After Cesar Jimenez passed Horst on the organizational depth chart, the Phillies designated Horst for assignment on June 1, 2014. He elected free agency in October 2014.

Los Angeles Dodgers

In January 2015, Horst signed a minor league contract with the

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and was assigned to the AA

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to start the season. He was named to the mid-season

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all-star team after producing a 1.64 ERA in 32 games with nine saves. He was released on July 15, 2015.

Milwaukee Brewers

Horst signed a minor league deal with the

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on July 21, 2015.

Somerset Patriots

On March 15, 2016, Horst signed with the

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of the

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Vaqueros Laguna

On June 24, 2016, Horst signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on February 18, 2017.

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