Jonathan Stiever (born May 12, 1997) is an American

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in the

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organization. He played

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and was selected by the White Sox in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He made his

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(MLB) debut in 2020.

Amateur career

Stiever attended

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, where he played football and

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, earning All-State honors in both sports for his senior year. In 2015, his senior baseball season, he went 7–1 with a 1.90 ERA. Undrafted in the

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, he enrolled at

where he played

. In 2016, Stiever's freshman year at Indiana, he made 18 appearances (four starts), going 1–1 with a 2.47 ERA while striking out thirty over forty innings of work. That summer, he played in the

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with the Vermont Mountaineers. As a sophomore at Indiana in 2017, he started 14 games, pitching to a 4–4 record and a 4.13 ERA over 77 innings. Following the year, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the

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. In 2018, Stiever's junior season, he went 5–6 with a 3.41 ERA over 16 starts, striking out 97 over 100 innings. After the season, he was selected by the

in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

Stiever signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut with the

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, going 0–1 with a 4.18 ERA over 13 starts. In 2019, he began the year with the

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before earning a promotion to the

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in June. Over 26 starts between both clubs, Stiever went 10–10 with a 3.48 ERA, striking out 154 batters over 145 innings. He was named MLB Pipeline's White Sox Pitching Prospect of the Year. Stiever was called up to the major leagues on September 13, 2020, and started against the Detroit Tigers that same day. He pitched innings, gave up two hits, walked two, gave up one run, and struck out three. To begin the 2021 season, Stiever was assigned to the

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. He was recalled by the White Sox on April 25, appeared in that night's game and gave up three earned runs without recording an out, and was optioned back to Charlotte the next day; he did not make another appearance for the White Sox that season. Over 17 starts with Charlotte, Stiever went 5-5 with a 5.84 ERA and 88 strikeouts over 74 innings; he underwent surgery on his

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in August, ending his season prematurely. Stiever was placed on the 60-day IL to begin the season on March 24, 2022, and did not make an appearance for the major league club as he continued to rehab throughout the season. On April 10, 2023, Stiever was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A Charlotte.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiever, Jonathan 1997 births Living people Baseball players from Wisconsin Brewster Whitecaps players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Great Falls Voyagers players Indiana Hoosiers baseball players Kannapolis Intimidators players Major League Baseball pitchers Vermont Mountaineers players Winston-Salem Dash players