Jamie Arnold (baseball, born 2004)
| Jamie Arnold | |
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| Athletics | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 21, 2004 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
James Charles Arnold (born March 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Athletics organization.
Amateur career
[edit]Arnold attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2022, he posted a 2.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 66 innings.[1] Arnold went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball.[2]
As a freshman at Florida State in 2023, Arnold appeared in 24 games and went 2–5 with a 6.34 ERA over 44 innings.[3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks after the season and was named an All-Star.[4][5][6] As a sophomore in 2024, Arnold started 18 games and posted an 11–3 record, a 2.98 ERA, and 159 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-American.[7] After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter in a games versus Chinese Taipei.[8] Entering the 2025 season, Arnold was considered a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.[9] He returned to Florida State as the team's number one starter.[10] Over 15 starts for the season, Arnold went 8-2 with a 2.98 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 84+2⁄3 innings.[11]
Professional career
[edit]Arnold was selected by the Athletics in the first round with the eleventh overall pick of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[12] On July 23, Arnold signed with the team for a $5.9 million signing bonus.[13]
Arnold was assigned to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League to open the 2026 season and to make his professional debut.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Nevitt, Brett (February 15, 2023). "FSU Baseball: Seminoles to begin season with rotation of Montgomery, Baumeister, Arnold". 247Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Van De Griek, Ross (May 11, 2022). "Top 20 seniors to watch in 2022 Florida high school baseball playoffs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Kassim, Ehsan. "Who is Jamie Arnold? Stats, more for Florida State baseball ace ahead of College World Series". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Pontes, Geoff (July 23, 2023). "West Defeats East 7-1 In Cape Cod League All-Star Game". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "FSU Baseball: Jamie Arnold's confidence growing from success and mechanical tweak". 247Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Arnold". capecodleague.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ information, FSU sports. "FSU's James Tibbs III, Jamie Arnold, Cam Smith earn All-Americans honors after 2024 season". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Jr, Peter Holland. "Florida State's ace pitcher Jamie Arnold part of no-hitter for USA Baseball national team". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, R.J. (May 14, 2022). "2025 MLB Draft prospect rankings: Top 30 players in class with FSU lefty at No. 1, Ethan Holliday in top five". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Holland Jr., Peter (February 1, 2025). "FSU baseball's ace pitcher Jamie Arnold focuses on maturity, improving his game for 2025 season". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Weinrib, Ben (July 13, 2025). "No. 11 Draft pick Arnold leans into funky delivery, Sale comps". MLB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Yomtov, Gabe Lacques and Jesse. "MLB Draft 2025 live tracker: Eli Willits is stunning No. 1 pick by Nationals". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ McDonald, Darragh (July 23, 2025). "Athletics Sign First-Round Pick Jamie Arnold". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ Hadorn, Christopher (April 1, 2026). "RockHounds notebook: Lin, Arnold highlight talented 2026 rotation". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Florida State Seminoles bio