24 Facts About Jeremy Accardo

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Jeremiah Lee Accardo was born on December 8,1981 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.

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Jeremy Accardo played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics.

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Jeremy Accardo later was the assistant pitching coach for the New York Mets of MLB before joining the Milwaukee Brewers' minor league organization as a coach.

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4.

Jeremy Accardo signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants of the National League in 2003 after attending Illinois State University.

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5.

Jeremy Accardo made his major league debut on May 4,2005, pitching one perfect inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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In 2006, Jeremy Accardo was briefly the team's closer when Armando Benitez suffered an ankle injury.

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On July 21,2006, Jeremy Accardo was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Shea Hillenbrand and relief pitcher Vinnie Chulk, where he finished the season.

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Jeremy Accardo began the season posting 21 consecutive scoreless innings until allowing three runs on May 26,2007, in a game against the Minnesota Twins.

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9.

Jeremy Accardo had a good spring training in 2009 but did not make the Toronto Blue Jays 25-man roster out of camp.

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10.

Jeremy Accardo started the season at Triple A with the Las Vegas 51s.

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11.

Jeremy Accardo signed a minor-league contract with the Cleveland Indians on January 19,2012.

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Jeremy Accardo was invited to the Indians' spring training camp, but did not make the Opening Day roster.

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13.

Jeremy Accardo's contract was purchased by the Indians' on May 14,2012.

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14.

Jeremy Accardo was designated for assignment on August 5,2012, to make room on the roster for Chris Seddon and was released on August 9.

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15.

On October 18,2012, the Athletics announced that Jeremy Accardo had cleared waivers and elected free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A.

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16.

On February 5,2013, Jeremy Accardo signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

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17.

Jeremy Accardo was released on June 26,2013, after struggling at Triple-A Syracuse, where he posted a 5.

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18.

Jeremy Accardo began the 2014 season pitching for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball before being released.

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19.

Jeremy Accardo later signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish to finish out the season, posting a combined 4.

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20.

On February 26,2015, Jeremy Accardo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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21.

Jeremy Accardo was the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast Mets in 2017.

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22.

Jeremy Accardo served as the bullpen coach for the Las Vegas 51s in 2018.

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23.

Jeremy Accardo served as the Mets minor league pitching coordinator in 2019, and as a pitching strategist on the major league staff starting in June 2019.

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24.

Jeremy Accardo was hired by the Milwaukee Brewers to serve as the pitching coach for their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, in 2022.

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