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Jordan Tata

Jordan Tata

American baseball player (born 1981)

Jordan Arthur Tata (TAY-ta) (born September 20, 1981) is a retired major league pitcher. Tata made his major league debut on April 6, 2006 against the Texas Rangers in a 10-6 win. For college he attended Sam Houston State. He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). Tata bats and throws right-handed.

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While pitching for the Lakeland Tigers in 2005, Tata made the Florida State League All-Star team as a starting pitcher, and at the season's end he was named the league's Pitcher of the Year.[1]

Tata picked up his first big league win on July 30, 2007 while pitching in place of the injured Kenny Rogers. The Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 5-2. Tata struck out 5, walked 2 and allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs. Todd Jones gave Tata the customary shaving cream-pie to the face during a post game interview.[2] Jordan's second start at Comerica Park August 3 resulted in a 3-1 loss. Tata gave up all three runs in 5 innings pitched.

Tata spent the 2008 baseball season pitching for the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League and the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie League.

After a rough spring, the Tigers released Tata on April 1, 2009.[3]

Tata was signed by the Grand Prairie AirHogs on April 15, 2009.[4]

The Grand Prairie AirHogs released Tata on July 1.[5]

He is now a head coach of select baseball teams in Texas.

References

  1. [1]
    Yates, David (September 18, 2005). "Regardless of ending, it was a magical season; analysis: Lakeland Tigers". Lakeland Ledger. p. C3.
  2. [2]
    "Tigers maintain one-game lead in AL Central". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
  3. [3]
    "Scout.com: TigsTown Transaction Blog: Updated 04/02/09". tigers.scout.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02.
  4. [4]
    https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iJqwIyaSOTdBnFvPjTFRY7mo4IIg [dead link]
  5. [5]
    https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iVznF6K9f2AzUI592Th5BdO79DAg [dead link]


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