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Jake Diekman
Jacob Tanner Diekman (born January 21, 1987), is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Kansas City Royals. With the Phillies, Diekman began as a starting pitcher and progressed through a few levels of the Phillies' farm system in his first two years in that role, before adjusting his mechanics and lowering his arm slot to throw sidearm out of the bullpen, as a relief pitcher. The adjustment worked and helped him move through the remaining levels of the Phillies' farm system. In 2012, Diekman made his major league debut. Over the next two seasons, he split time between the major league Phillies and their Triple-A (AAA) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, though while he was with the major league team, he was considered one of the "lone bright spots" in both 2012 and 2013. Diekman throws a fastball in the upper-90s (mph), a slider, and an occasional changeup; his fastball is among the fastest of any left-handed reliever in the major leagues.
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1987-01-21
Birth Place
Wymore,_Nebraska
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Red Sox's Jake Diekman: Suffers blown save

Diekman suffered a blown save after he pitched one-third of an inning Wednesday, allowing an inherited run to score while giving up one hit and a walk in the loss to the Angels. The 35-year-old was called upon to protect a one-run lead with two on and two out in...
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Daily Red Sox Links: Garrett Whitlock, Connor Wong, Jake Diekman

Chad Finn goes through a handful of thoughts about this slow start to the Red Sox season, including an offense that, before Wednesday night, was struggling to get anything going on a nightly basis. (Chad Finn; Boston Globe) The lineup has certainly been a concern for this team, but as...
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Jake Diekman Opens Up After Rough Ninth Inning Against Blue Jays

The Red Sox called on Jake Diekman to put away the Blue Jays on Tuesday, but the veteran left-hander couldn’t get the job done. Diekman, who entered the ninth inning with a comfortable three-run lead, allowed back-to-back doubles to kick off his outing. After striking out a pair to put Boston within one out of a win, Diekman surrendered a game-tying, two-run home run to George Springer and promptly was pulled by interim manager Will Venable.
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Red Sox's Jake Diekman: Blows save Tuesday

Diekman allowed three runs on three hits while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning, picking up a blown save, in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays. The Red Sox were in position to snap a three-game losing streak, but Diekman served up a two-run, game-tying home run to George Springer in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the second consecutive game in which Diekman was unable to shut the door, though Boston escaped with a win last Friday.
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Red Sox's Jake Diekman: Can't close out Rays

Diekman allowed three walks and struck out one over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 4-3 win over the Rays. Diekman started the ninth inning of a one-run game attempting to close out the Rays for his second save of the season, but the left-hander was unable to finish the frame. He walked three of the first four batters he faced before getting Brandon Lowe on strikes. That was it for Diekman. Enter Matt Barnes, who retired Wander Franco on a 100.9 mph groundout to second baseman Trevor Story. Diekman has been an important high-leverage piece in Boston's bullpen and should continue to be an option to close games despite Friday's command issues (12 strikes in 28 pitches).
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Red Sox's Jake Diekman: Picks up third hold

Diekman struck out two in a perfect eighth inning to earn the hold in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Twins. Diekman earned a save in last Sunday's win over the Yankees, and he's been credited with holds in his three other outings early in the season. Hansel Robles picked up the save Wednesday against Detroit, but it's been hard to pinpoint Boston's ninth-inning layout due to the team's lack of save situations. While Matt Barnes and Garrett Whitlock are also in the mix for late-inning work, Diekman has shown that he's a trusted high-leverage option for Boston by tossing three scoreless innings in his first four appearances of the year.
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Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Can we trust Art Warren, Jake Diekman or David Robertson for saves?

If you want to know who's in line for every team's next save, you've come to the right place. Kidding, of course. It's impossible to know these days. Managers are deliberately tight-lipped, and the ones who aren't seem to go out of their way to mislead us (looking at you, Gabe Kapler). Generally, we're left to infer their leanings based on past usage, but as you might expect, patterns are difficult to detect this time of year.
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Jake Diekman Gives Incredible Answer When Asked About Red Sox Closer Job

BOSTON (CBS) — Who is the closer of the Boston Red Sox? It’s a question without an answer right now. But it’s a mystery that doesn’t exactly have members of the bullpen losing any sleep. That’s at least the takeaway from Jake Diekman, the veteran reliever who recorded the season’s first save in the Red Sox’ first victory of the 2022 season on Sunday night in New York. Diekman earned that save in emphatic fashion, getting Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Joey Gallo to strike out in order, preserving the 4-3 win for Boston. Jake Diekman, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/F96JCgn5O5 — Red Sox...
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Red Sox: Jake Diekman may have put Matt Barnes on notice last night

What a weekend it was for the Red Sox in the Bronx. Some big homers, some big headaches, and at the end of the day the fellas escaped with at least one win. Things could’ve gone much better for Boston as they had more than ample opportunity to put the hurt on the Yankees but we also saw several times how this could’ve been a complete nightmare.
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Red Sox Notes: Should Jake Diekman Be In Consideration For Closer Role?

The closer role continues to present a question that has yet to be answered for the Boston Red Sox, but there’s no denying Jake Diekman now is well-deserving of his shot. Diekman entered Sunday night’s game against the host Yankees in the ninth inning with the Red Sox clutching to a one-run lead and New York’s power-hitting trio — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Joey Gallo — all getting their turn at the dish. The 35-year-old journeyman, who was signed by the Red Sox in mid-March, responded by sitting all three down on strikeouts.
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Jake Diekman Hilariously Expresses Indifference About Closer Role

The Boston Red Sox currently do not have an established closer, but one member of their bullpen certainly looked fit for the role Sunday night. Jake Diekman struck out the side in the ninth inning to help seal a much-needed win for the Red Sox over the Yankees in the Bronx. Diekman didn’t just feast on the bottom of New York’s order either. The veteran left-hander punched out Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Joey Gallo to hand the Yankees their first loss of the 2022 season.
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