Jack Rafe Flaherty was born on October 15,1995 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.
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15 Facts About Jack Flaherty
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Jack Flaherty pitched and played shortstop and third base as a member of the varsity baseball team for all four of his years at Harvard-Westlake.
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Jack Flaherty was a sophomore when two of his high school teammates and fellow pitchers, Max Fried and Lucas Giolito, were both drafted in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft.
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Jack Flaherty pitched 78 innings, struck out 125 batters while giving up just 32 hits and 12 bases on balls.
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Jack Flaherty was named the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball for the state of California.
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On September 1,2017, Jack Flaherty was promoted to MLB to make his MLB debut against the San Francisco Giants.
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On March 25,2018, the Cardinals announced that Jack Flaherty had made the Opening Day roster in place of the injured Adam Wainwright.
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Jack Flaherty entered the second half of the season with an ERA of 4.
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Jack Flaherty became the third-youngest pitcher in baseball history to strike out at least 230 and walk 55 or fewer with a 2.
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Jack Flaherty made his first Opening Day start to open the 2020 season.
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On May 8,2021, Jack Flaherty hit his first career home run off of Colorado Rockies starter and former teammate Austin Gomber.
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On May 31,2021, Jack Flaherty was placed on the injured list for the first time in his MLB career after suffering an oblique strain while batting.
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Jack Flaherty entered 2022 dealing with a right shoulder injury that sidelined him during spring training and the beginning of the season.
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Jack Flaherty was adopted by Eileen Jack Flaherty when he was three weeks old.
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Jack Flaherty is biracial and identifies as Black and has been actively involved in supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
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