Jonathan Solomon Moscot is an American-Israeli former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 2015 and 2016, and who played internationally for Team Israel.
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31 Facts About Jon Moscot
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Jon Moscot joined the Reds as a pitching coach in both Rookie Ball and Triple-A.
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Jon Moscot pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.
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Jon Moscot was born in Santa Monica, California, and raised in Pacific Palisades, California.
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Jon Moscot's father grew up attending yeshiva and walking to synagogue every weekend, and his mother converted to Judaism.
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Jon Moscot has two younger brothers; his youngest brother Jed, a pitcher who had an 0.
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Jon Moscot's uncle Bob Reif was a starting quarterback for Princeton University.
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Jon Moscot had a small part at age 13 in the 2006 sports comedy film The Benchwarmers.
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Jon Moscot graduated in 2009 from Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles.
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Jon Moscot was twice named Western League MVP and All-City pitcher, and received the Palisades Post award for Most Outstanding Athlete.
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Jon Moscot attended Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California, from 2009 to 2010.
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Jon Moscot then transferred to Pepperdine University, where he majored in economics and played baseball for the Pepperdine Waves under head coach and former major league infielder Steve Rodriguez.
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Jon Moscot was named to the Jewish Sports Review All-American team, and received West Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors.
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Jon Moscot was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Jon Moscot made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs and played for the Arizona League Reds that year, with an aggregate ERA of 2.
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Jon Moscot was named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star for the team.
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Jon Moscot was promoted to the Cincinnati Reds in the major leagues on June 5,2015, and the 23-year-old made his first major league start that day.
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Jon Moscot pitched 5 innings and allowed 4 runs, all coming in the first three innings, as he retired 13 of the last 15 batters he faced.
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Jon Moscot expected him to be fully recovered in time for 2016 spring training.
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Jon Moscot had shoulder surgery the following day repairing the fractured scapula in his left shoulder, and his rehabilitation time was anticipated to be four to six months.
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Jon Moscot spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons on the disabled list as he attempted to recover from Tommy John surgery.
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On March 7,2019, Jon Moscot announced his retirement from professional baseball at 27 years of age.
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Jon Moscot joined the Reds as a pitching coach in both Rookie Ball and Triple-A.
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Jon Moscot intends to explore splitting time between the United States, where he is a player-coach in the Reds farm system, and Israel after the 2020 Olympics.
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Jon Moscot was named the starter for their opening game against South Korea, but was forced to leave the game in the first inning after facing one batter after suffering an elbow injury.
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Jon Moscot is known as a smart "pitcher" who is efficient and effective, rather than a "thrower".
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