Jay Marshall (baseball)

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**Jay Marshall**

Oakland Athletics — No. 52
Relief pitcher
Born: February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25) (age 25) St. Louis, Missouri
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
April 2, 2007 for the Oakland Athletics
Selected MLB statistics (through March 26, 2008)
Win-Loss	1-2
Earned run average	6.43
Strikeouts	18
Teams
Oakland Athletics (2007)

Jay William Marshall (born February 25, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.

Marshall grew up in St. Louis. He is the son of Rich and Debbie Marshall. He graduated from John F. Kennedy Catholic High School (Manchester, Missouri) in 2001.

Marshall was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round (750th overall) in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. However, he did not sign with the White Sox until next year on May 25, 2003. He played for the White Sox Rookie League team for 3 years from 2003 to 2005 before finally playing in Single-A for the Winston-Salem Warthogs in 2006.

He went 5-1 with 1.02 ERA in 2006 for the Warthogs. On December 7, 2006, Marshall was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 draft. He was impressive for the Athletics during Spring Training in 2007, the first time he had been invited to Spring Training. He went 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 games and made the Opening Day roster despite never playing above Single-A ball.

He made his major league debut in April 2, 2007 and won his first game on April 15 against the New York Yankees.

Marshall finished the 2007 season with a 1-2 record and a 6.43 ERA in 51 games. Following the season, on October 15, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. On December 6, 2007, Marshall was reclaimed by the Oakland Athletics. On December 11, 2007, Marshall was outrighted to the minor leagues to Triple-A Sacramento.

He pitches with a three-quarters delivery.