Jordan Davis Leasure (born August 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Career

Leasure attended Riverview High School in Riverview, Florida. The '' Tampa Bay Times'' named him to their All- Hillsborough County high school baseball team in 2016, his senior year. Leasure attended the University of Tampa, where he played college baseball for the

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Leasure was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round, with the 432nd overall selection, of the

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. He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level

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and Single–A

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, posting a 5.23 ERA across 8 games. Leasure spent the 2022 campaign split between the High–A Great Lakes Loons and Double–A

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. In 49 relief outings split between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 3.38 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 7 saves across innings pitched. Leasure began the 2023 campaign with Tulsa, compiling a 3.09 ERA with 56 strikeouts and 9 saves in 29 appearances.

Chicago White Sox

On July 28, 2023, the Dodgers traded Leasure, Nick Nastrini and

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to the Chicago White Sox for

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and Joe Kelly. He finished the year with the Triple–A Charlotte Knights, recording a 6.08 ERA with 23 strikeouts and two saves across 15 contests. After the season, Leasure played in the Arizona Fall League. The White Sox invited Leasure to

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in 2024. On March 27, 2024, Chicago selected Leasure's contract after he made the team's

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roster. While playing for Triple–A Charlotte on June 16, Leasure was part of a seven–pitcher

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against the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leasure, Jordan 1998 births Living people Arizona Complex League Dodgers players Baseball players from Hillsborough County, Florida Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Glendale Desert Dogs players Great Lakes Loons players Major League Baseball pitchers Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Tampa Spartans baseball players Tulsa Drillers players