Steven Nash Jackson (born March 15, 1982) is an American former

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who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009 and 2010.

Amateur career

A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Jackson attended Summerville High School and

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. He pitched for Clemson for four years, going 19-8. In 2001 and 2002, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the

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in the 38th round of the 2000 MLB Draft, then by the

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in the 32nd round of the 2003 MLB Draft, and finally by the

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in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

In the Diamondbacks minor league system from 2004–06, he was 19-17. In 2006 at AA

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he was 8-11 with a 2.65 ERA in 24 starts.

New York Yankees

On January 9, 2007, he was traded by the Diamondbacks to the

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(along with

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and Alberto Gonzalez) for

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. He received an invitation to spring training with the Yankees but spent the 2007-2009 alternating between AA Trenton and AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On May 8, 2009, he was designated for assignment by the Yankees and claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his Major League debut for the Pirates on June 1, 2009 against the

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, working one scoreless inning of relief. He appeared in 40 games in 2009 and 11 in 2010 for the Pirates, with a 2-4 record and 4.31 ERA. He also played 53 games with the AAA Indianapolis Indians during that stretch. In his 40 Major League appearances he gave up 38 hits, gave up 15

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, gave up 2 home runs, walked 22 batters, struck out 21 batters, and had a .236 average against in just 43.0 innings with the Bucs. On January 19, 2011, Jackson was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On March 10, 2011 he signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Double-A

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and promoted to the AAA

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on May 11. Jackson was released by the Dodgers on May 19, 2011.

Cincinnati Reds

On May 22, 2011, Jackson signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He was assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats the following day.Minor Deals: Zumaya, Red Sox, Reds, Blue Jays
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Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 24, 2011, Jackson was traded to the Pirates for a player to be named later.

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