Jon Moscot | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Santa Monica, California, U.S. | August 15, 1991|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 5, 2015, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 5, 2016, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–4 |
Earned run average | 6.82 |
Strikeouts | 16 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Jonathan Solomon Moscot (ג'ון מוסקוט; born August 15, 1991) is an American-Israeli former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 2015 and 2016, and who played internationally for Team Israel.
Moscot was drafted by the Reds in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2013, his 140 strikeouts were the most of any Reds minor league pitcher. In 2014, pitching for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, he was named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star. In 2015, after logging a 7–1 record with a 3.15 ERA for the AAA Louisville Bats, he was promoted to the majors and made his major league debut at the age of 23. In 2016 he underwent Tommy John surgery. He joined the Reds as a pitching coach in both Rookie Ball and Triple-A.
In 2018, he became a dual Israeli citizen. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.