Joseph Jacques (born March 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.

Early life

Jacques is from Shrewsbury, New Jersey. He attended Red Bank Regional High School and

Manhattan College Manhattan College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university in the Bronx, New York City. Originally established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) as an academy for day students, it was la ...

, where he played college baseball for the

Manhattan Jaspers The Manhattan Jaspers are composed of 19 teams representing Manhattan College in intercollegiate athletics. The Jaspers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Manhattan College fields 19 Divisio ...

, joining the team as a

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. He also played

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during 2016 in the

New England Collegiate Baseball League The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is a 13-team collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 44-game schedule during June ...

. Jacques graduated from Manhattan College in 2018.

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

The

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

selected Jacques in the 33rd round, with the 984th overall selection, of the

2018 Major League Baseball draft The 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings. In a ...

. He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Bristol Pirates, also appearing in one game for the Low–A West Virginia Black Bears, and struggled to a 6.33 ERA across 17 appearances. Jacques split the 2019 season between the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers, High–A Bradenton Marauders, and Double-A Altoona Curve. In 35 total appearances, he accumulated a 4–4 record and 2.58 ERA with 59 strikeouts in innings pitched. Jacques did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Jacques played for the Triple-A

Indianapolis Indians The Indianapolis Indians are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and play their home games at Victory Field, which open ...

. In 37 appearances out of the

bullpen In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if t ...

, Jacques recorded a 4.31 ERA with 53 strikeouts across 48 innings pitched. He spent the majority of the 2022 season with Indianapolis, pitching to a 5–1 record and 3.12 ERA with 35 strikeouts and 3 saves in innings of work across 33 contests.

Boston Red Sox

On December 7, 2022, the Boston Red Sox selected Jacques from the Pirates in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. He began the 2023 season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox. On June 9, 2023, Jacques was selected to the

40-man roster A Major League Baseball roster is a list of players who are allowed, by league agreement, to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Each MLB team maintains two rosters: an active roster of players eligible to participate in an MLB game, and ...

and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut on June 12, earned his first major-league win on June 16, and earned his first major-league save on July 2. Jacques was optioned back to Worcester on July 29, recalled to Boston on August 29, and returned to Worcester on September 10. Jacques was optioned to Triple–A Worcester to begin the 2024 season. He made one appearance for the club, against the Cleveland Guardians, allowing one run in innings of work. On April 19, Jacques was designated for assignment to clear a roster spot for Cam Booser.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On April 23, 2024, Jacques was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He made one appearance for Arizona, allowing two runs in innings of relief against the San Diego Padres. Jacques was designated for assignment following the acquisition of

A. J. Puk Andrew Jacob Puk ( ; born April 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics. He played college baseball for the Florida ...

on July 25. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Reno Aces on July 30.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-07-30

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacques, Joe 1995 births Living people Altoona Curve players Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks players Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from Monmouth County, New Jersey Boston Red Sox players Bradenton Marauders players Bristol Pirates players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Manhattan Jaspers baseball players People from Shrewsbury, New Jersey Red Bank Regional High School alumni Reno Aces players Vermont Mountaineers players West Virginia Black Bears players Worcester Red Sox players