Jared Carkuff

Jared M. Carkuff

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.
• School Austin Peay State University
• High School Cascade High School (Wartrace)

• Born August 25, 1993 in Bell Buckle, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Jared Carkuff was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 35th round of the 2016 amateur draft, out of Austin Peay State University. He played his first professional season with the GCL Blue Jays and Vancouver Canadians, hitting both coasts in the space of a few months. He went a combined 4-0, 1.69 with 7 saves in 18 relief appearances, striking out 37 batters in 26 2/3 innings. In 2017, his 34 games were split among four different teams, starting with Vancouver in short-season A ball, all the way to the AAA Buffalo Bisons, although the two stops in between, the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League and the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League were where he saw most of his action. He went 3-4, 3.86 with 8 saves, striking out 51 batters in 63 innings.

On January 6, 2018, he was traded to the San Diego Padres alongside fellow minor leaguer Edward Olivares in return for major league infielder Yangervis Solarte.