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How does someone pitch for 14 different teams before his 36th birthday?Edwin Jackson is on the verge of accomplishing exactly that after the right-hander was traded from Oakland to Toronto. He is expected to start for the Blue Jays this week Cheap MLB Baseball Jerseys , in which case he would set a record by pitching for a 14th team.Jackson got an early start, making his major league debut on his 20th birthday, and his career has included some highs and lows. He’s won a World Series, thrown a no-hitter and appeared in an All-Star game. But mostly, he’s been ordinary — not consistently good enough to stick with one team, but solid enough in stretches to earn plenty of opportunities.Here’s a look at Jackson’s journey, including stats from each of his stops, courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com. (FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching. It’s an ERA-like metric that attempts to measure how well a pitcher performs, using strikeouts, walks, home runs allowed and hit batsmen — stats the defense doesn’t influence.)LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2003-05, 75 1/3 innings, 5.50 ERA, 5.29 FIP)The Dodgers drafted Jackson in the sixth round in 2001, and he made his big league debut in 2003. But in a sign of things to come, he struggled to keep his walk totals down and pitched only sparingly before being traded to Tampa Bay.TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS/RAYS (2006-08, 380 2/3 innings, 5.08 ERA, 4.85 FIP)Jackson was a regular starter for Tampa Bay in 2007 and 2008, and in the latter year he went 14-11 with a 4.42 ERA. He also pitched a bit in the postseason in ’08. Then the Rays traded him to Detroit for Matt Joyce.DETROIT TIGERS (2009, 214 innings, 3.62 ERA, 4.28 FIP)Jackson earned All-Star honors in his one season with Detroit cheapmlbjerseyshop.com , going 13-9. The Tigers included him in a three-team trade with the Diamondbacks and Yankees the following offseason — a deal that brought Max Scherzer to Detroit.ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (2010, 134 1/3 innings, 5.16 ERA, 4.24 FIP)Jackson didn’t last the season with Arizona. The Diamondbacks traded him to the White Sox after 21 starts. But one of those starts was a 149-pitch no-hitter he threw at Tampa Bay. It was classic Jackson — he walked eight batters in the game.CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2010-11, 196 2/3 innings, 3.66 ERA, 3.22 FIP)The 30 starts Jackson made for the White Sox over parts of two seasons included some of the best work of his career. He was traded again in 2011, ending up with the contending Cardinals for the stretch run.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (2011, 78 innings, 3.58 ERA, 4.01 FIP)St. Louis won the World Series in 2011, with Jackson contributing 12 starts in the regular season and four more in the postseason. One of Jackson’s teammates with the Cardinals was another well-traveled pitcher: reliever Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 teams from 1999-2013.WASHINGTON NATIONALS (2012 and 2017, 260 2/3 innings, 4.32 ERA, 4.40 FIP)Jackson spent multiple stints with the Nationals after signing as a free agent. He made 31 starts in 2012.CHICAGO CUBS (2013-15, 347 innings, 5.37 ERA, 3.98 FIP)Jackson finally had a chance to stay with one team for a bit after signing with the Cubs, but his tenure there didn’t go well. He lost 18 games in 2013 and had a 6.33 ERA in 2014. His FIP numbers suggest he was a little unlucky, but eventually the Cubs stopped using him as a starter.ATLANTA BRAVES (2015, 24 2/3 innings, 2.92 ERA Cheap MLB stitched jerseys , 4.96 FIP)After being released by the Cubs, Jackson resumed his nomadic ways, finishing the 2015 season in a relief role with Atlanta.MIAMI MARLINS (2016, 10 2/3 innings, 5.91 ERA, 5.96 FIP)The Marlins picked up Jackson before the season and then released him after eight relief appearances.SAN DIEGO PADRES (2016, 73 1/3 innings, 5.89 ERA, 5.27 FIP)Jackson found an opportunity to start again when he joined the Padres, who were on their way to a last-place finish in 2016.BALTIMORE ORIOLES (2017, five innings, 7.20 ERA, 9.96 FIP)Jackson made only three appearances with the Orioles before going back to the Nationals.OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2018, 92 innings, 3.33 ERA, 4.65 FIP)Jackson was released by Washington and signed with Oakland during the 2018 season. He went 6-3 in 17 starts with the A’s, helping them to a postseason berth. If he can repeat those results with Toronto, the Blue Jays will probably be pretty pleased.Elsewhere around the majors:HIGHLIGHTThe Red Sox have recovered from their poor start and are now just three games out of first place in the AL East. They can thank Jackie Bradley Jr. for their 12-inning victory at Baltimore on Wednesday night. The outfielder leaped above the wall in center to take what would have been a game-winning homer away from Trey Mancini in the 11th.LINE OF THE WEEKOakland’s Mike Fiers threw the second no-hitter of his career Tuesday night, beating Cincinnati 2-0. He became the 35th pitcher with multiple no-hitters, finishing his gem despite a high pitch count that ultimately reached 131. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The starting pitching for Minnesota has been stellar, thanks to some strategic adjustments and natural improvement by several members of the rotation.All those home runs by the Twins have sure helped, too.Jake Odorizzi stretched his scoreless streak to 20 innings with seven frames of one-hit ball, Max Kepler and Mitch Garver homered Best Cheap MLB Jerseys , and the thriving Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on Friday night.“With this offense, we’re never out of a game. It’s a fun team to be a part of right now, and as the summer goes on, it’ll be even more enjoyable,” Odorizzi said.Odorizzi (5-2) retired his last 20 batters after a first-inning double by Christin Stewart, striking out five without a walk while lowering his ERA to a career-best 2.32. The right-hander beat the Yankees in New York with six shutout innings last weekend and defeated the Houston Astros with seven scoreless innings in his turn before that. He’s relied on his slider and cut fastball more than ever with remarkable results.“As a pitcher, when you know what a pitch is going to do, it gives you a lot more confidence to throw it,” said Odorizzi, who has won each of his last five starts.Jose Berrios, Martin Perez and more recently Kyle Gibson have been just as good.“Every time I catch them, it seems like it’s the best outing I’ve seen,” Garver said. “I don’t know how far they can carry that, but I’m just impressed.”Jorge Polanco drove in three, including a two-run double in the third for the Twins (24-12), who have the best record in the majors. They are 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2010 season.Garver, part of a trio of catchers who have collectively been the most productive offensively in baseball this season, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Tyson Ross (1-5) for his eighth shot in 21 games. Garver also drew three walks. Kepler went deep in the fifth for the Twins, who entered the evening ranked fourth in the majors in homers and are on pace to smash their team record (225 in 1963).“I came into this season looking to be that force in the lineup,” Garver said.The Tigers were blanked for the second straight game and an American League-most fifth time this season.Detroit’s rotation has been decent, but Ross has bogged it down. The right-hander gave up six runs in five innings with four walks and one hit batter with only two strikeouts, pushing his ERA up to 6.11.“He’s been there and done it,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “He’s just misfiring.”COLLISION COURSEAs Marwin Gonzalez beat out an infield single in the sixth bestcheapmlbjersey.com , Ross threw wildly past first baseman Niko Goodrum, who bruised Gonzalez’s face with his leg as he descended from his jump to try to catch the ball. Both players left the game. Gonzalez showed no signs of a concussion. Goodrum bruised his right knee.“He’s very sore. They had it checked out, X-rays, the whole package, and everything came back negative,” Gardenhire said.STARTING TO FILL UPThe announced attendance was 26,789, the second-largest of the season at Target Field with a first-pitch temperature of 60 degrees and ample sunshine. The Twins held a flash sale this week for their 12 remaining games in May, with $5 seats available in the upper deck outfield sections without processing fees. They sold 20,000 in about 20 hours. Then another 12,000 standing room tickets were snatched up in less than a day.With a season ticket base eroded by fan apathy from an average of 91 losses over the previous eight seasons, the Twins played in front of the eight smallest crowds in Target Field history — all under 15,000 — over their first 15 home games. Cold, damp April weather didn’t help. The Twins entered the weekend ranked 23rd out of 30 major league teams in average attendance (16,843 tickets sold per game).TRAINER’S ROOMTigers: Stewart, making his first start since April 17 after suffering a strained right quadriceps, batted second for his highest position in the lineup this season.Twins: 3B Miguel Sano has been moved up to Triple-A Rochester on his extended rehab assignment for a severe cut on his right heel that has kept him out all season. Baldelli wouldn’t put a timetable on his return, but he made next week sound realistic.UP NEXTThe Tigers will start RHP Spencer Turnbull (2-2, 2.31 ERA) in the split doubleheader Saturday that was scheduled to make up the April 12 matchup postponed by wintry weather. LHP Gregory Soto is slated to make his major league debut while taking the mound in the second game.RHP Michael Pineda (2-3, 6.09 ERA) will pitch the first game for the Twins. RHP Kohl Stewart (0-1, 7.50 ERA) will be promoted from Triple-A Rochester to start the nightcap.