Jonathon Lloyd "Jon" Huber (born July 7, 1981) is a former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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. Huber played two seasons in
Major League Baseball
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, both with the Seattle Mariners. Over his major league career, Huber compiled a
win-loss record of 2–1 with a 2.57
ERA
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strikeouts
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in 25 games.
Early life and amateur career
Huber was born on July 7, 1981, in
Sacramento, California
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. He attended
North Fort Myers High School
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in
Fort Myers, Florida. He is one of four players from North Fort Myers High School to have Major League Baseball experience including
Mike Greenwell
Michael Lewis Greenwell (born July 18, 1963) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox (1985–1996). He played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan (1997), before retir ...
,
Jim Miller, and
Deion Sanders.
Professional career
San Diego Padres
Huber was drafted by the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...
in the 5th round (139th overall) of the
2000 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
Compensation picks
Background
The Florida Marlins made Adrián González of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California the first overall selection in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft. González, who was rated as ...
. He began his professional career in 2000 with the rookie-level
AZL Padres
The Arizona Complex League Padres are a Rookie-level affiliate of the San Diego Padres, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, which is also the ...
. Huber went 1–4 with a 6.60
ERA
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strikeouts
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in 14 games; 10 starts. In 2001 Huber played for the rookie-level
Idaho Falls Padres
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of the
Pioneer League. He went 5–9 with a 6.04 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 15 games; all starts. Huber was promoted to the Class-A
Fort Wayne Wizards
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of the
Midwest League
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in 2002. He went 8–12 with a 5.12 ERA, and 86 strikeouts in 28 games; 26 starts. Huber was first on the team in
losses,
complete games (2),
hits allowed
In Baseball statistics, hits allowed (HA) signifies the total number of hits allowed by a pitcher.
See also
*Baseball statistics
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(168),
runs allowed
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(99), and
walks allowed (59); second in
games started
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,
wins, strikeouts, and
home runs allowed In baseball statistics, home runs allowed (HRA) signifies the total number of home runs a pitcher allowed.
The Major League Baseball record for the most home runs allowed by any pitcher belongs to Jamie Moyer (522 in his career). He gave up home r ...
(7); and third in
innings pitched (149). In 2003 Huber split the season between the Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards and the Class-A Advanced
Lake Elsinore Storm
The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The Storm plays their home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond (Pete Lehr Field), which opened in 1994; the park s ...
. With the Wizards, Huber went 1–1 with a 3.76 ERA, and 34 strikeouts in 7 games; all starts. In 12 games with the Storm, Huber went 3–5 with a 5.18 ERA, and 43 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched. In his final season in the Padres' organization, Huber played for the Class-A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm. He went 8–6 with a 3.70 ERA, and 100 strikeouts in 20 games; all starts. Huber lead the Storm in wins; was second in strikeouts, home runs allowed (9), and walks allowed (44); and was third in innings pitched (107), hits allowed (107), losses, games started, and runs allowed (44).
Seattle Mariners
Huber was acquired by the
Seattle Mariners
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on July 30, 2004, for
utility player Dave Hansen. He spent the rest of the 2004 season with the Class-A Advanced
Inland Empire 66ers
The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium.
Franchis ...
in the Mariners' organization. Huber went 4–1 with a 6.12 ERA, and 38 strikeouts in 7 games; 5 starts. After the season, Huber played in the
Arizona Fall League
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with the
Peoria Javelinas
The Peoria Javelinas are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. The Javelinas play their home games in the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility for the S ...
. He went 0–1 with a 6.43 ERA, and 27 strikeouts in 8 games; all starts in the AFL. In 2005, Huber attended
spring training with the Mariners, however, he did not make the final roster and was assigned to minor league camp on March 16. That season, Huber was assigned to play with the Double-A
San Antonio Missions of the
Texas League
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. He went 7–8 with a 4.74 ERA, and 112 strikeouts in 26 games; all starts. Huber was first on the Missions in
shutouts
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Shutouts are usuall ...
(1),
earned runs allowed (78); second in losses, games started, runs allowed (87), home runs allowed (11), walks allowed (49), and strikeouts; and third in innings pitched (148), and hits allowed (159). He made his major league debut in with the Seattle Mariners after replacing injured
pitcher
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Julio Mateo. In his major league debut on August 30, 2006, against the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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, he struck out
Howie Kendrick
Howard Joseph Kendrick III (born July 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current special assistant to the General Manager for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Kendrick in the ...
, the only
batter he faced in innings pitched. Before being promoted to the majors, Huber was 3–1 with a 2.61
ERA
An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth.
Comp ...
and 12
saves in 13 chances with the Triple-A
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, which opened in 1960 ...
. He appeared in 16 games with the Mariners in 2006 and another 9 in 2007, with a 2–1 record and 2.57 ERA.
Lancaster Barnstormers and Atlanta Braves
He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the
Detroit Tigers in February . The Tigers released him at the end of spring training and he signed with the Independent
Lancaster Barnstormers
The Lancaster Barnstormers (colloquially known as the Stormers) are an United States, American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a ...
of the
Atlantic League. He appeared in 18 games with Lancaster before signing a minor league deal with the
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...
, who assigned him to the Triple-A
Gwinnett Braves
The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia (with a Lawrencevil ...
. He began the 2010 season with the Double-A
Mississippi Braves
The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and plays in the Southern League. ...
, but he was released after just three appearances.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Huber subsequently signed with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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and was assigned to the Double-A
Chattanooga Lookouts
The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home g ...
. He became the closer for the Lookouts, appearing in 36 games with a 2.23 ERA and 18 saves. In 2011, he was assigned to the Triple-A
Albuquerque Isotopes
The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an e ...
. He appeared in 8 games with a 10.24 ERA before he was released on May 7.
Personal life
He resides in
Buford, Georgia
Buford is a city in Gwinnett and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of the city is in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan ...
.
References
External links
*www.huberpitching.com
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1981 births
Living people
Albuquerque Isotopes players
Arizona League Padres players
Baseball players from Sacramento, California
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Fort Wayne Wizards players
Gwinnett Braves players
Idaho Falls Padres players
Indios de Mayagüez players
Inland Empire 66ers players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
Lancaster Barnstormers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mississippi Braves players
People from Buford, Georgia
Sportspeople from Gwinnett County, Georgia
Peoria Javelinas players
San Antonio Missions players
Seattle Mariners players
Tacoma Rainiers players
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela