New Jersey Jackals - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Craig Breslow, relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Breslow joined the Jackals midway through the 2004 season and was bought by the San Diego Padres in 2005, making his major league debut later that season. Breslow has also pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, and Oakland Athletics.

• John Lindsey, former Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman. Lindsey played for the Jackals in 2005 and was bought by the Florida Marlins at midseason, only to be released at the end of the year. Lindsey returned to the Jackals in 2006, played the entire season, and joined the Dodgers in 2007. Lindsey made his major league debut in 2010 at 33 years old. Lindsey is currently playing for Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League.

• Raul Valdes, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Valdes pitched for the Jackals in 2006 and went 7-3 in 17 games with 12 starts. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets following the season and made his major league debut for them in 2010. Valdes signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2010 offseason and began the 2011 season with the Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate. He was released by St. Louis after making seven appearances and finished the 2011 season with the New York Yankees.

• Mark Lemke, former second baseman for the Atlanta Braves. After retiring from the major leagues in 1998, Lemke decided to try to become a knuckleball pitcher and joined the Jackals for 1999. He was released early in the 2000 season due to control problems.

• Pete Rose, Jr., son of Pete Rose and career minor leaguer. Rose, who played as "PJ Rose", spent two season with the Jackals from 1998-99.

• Timo Perez, outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. Perez played for the Jackals in 2009 for 21 games.

• Benji Gil, former major league infielder. Gil joined the Jackals as part of a comeback attempt in 2005 but was released.

• Argenis Reyes, infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Reyes played for the New York Mets from 2008–2009, joined the Jackals in 2010, and was sold by the team to the Boston Red Sox in July 2011. The Red Sox promptly traded him to Cleveland, where he joined the Columbus Clippers and led them to the International League championship.

• D'Angelo Jiménez, former major league second baseman. Jiménez joined the Jackals in the second half of the 2011 season after spending the previous season split between the Rochester Red Wings and the Mexican League.

• Stuart Pomeranz, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Pomeranz pitched for the Jackals in 2009 and was bought following the season by the Colorado Rockies.
• Angel Berroa, former major league infielder who won the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year award with the Kansas City Royals. Berroa joined the Jackals in 2012 after spending the previous season split between the Reno Aces of the Pacific Coast League and the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League.

• Matt Chico, former Washington Nationals pitcher. Chico, who has had major elbow surgery in the past, spent 2011 pitching for the Nationals' Gulf Coast League team, the Harrisburg Senators, and the Syracuse SkyChiefs before signing with the Jackals in 2012.