J. P. Feyereisen
Jonathon Paul Feyereisen (born February 7, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2020. Career. Feyereisen attended River Falls High School in River Falls, Wisconsin and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, and summer collegiate baseball with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Cleveland Indians. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He signed with the Indians and was assigned to the  Mahoning Valley Scrappers, where he spent the whole season, pitching 17 scoreless innings, striking out 24. In 2015, he played for both the Lake County Captains and the Lynchburg Hillcats, posting a combined 1–1 record with 12 saves and a 2.08 ERA in innings in which he struck out 56 batters between the two teams. In 2016, he began the season with the Akron RubberDucks. New York Yankees. On July 31, 2016, the Indians traded Feyereisen along with Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, and Ben Heller to the New York Yankees in exchange for Andrew Miller. The Yankees assigned him to  the Trenton Thunder where he finished the season. In 42 games between both Akron and Trenton, he pitched to a 7–3 record, five saves, 1.70 ERA, and a 1.10 WHIP as he had 78 strikeouts in 58.1 innings. In 2017, he spent with both Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, posting a combined 2–3 record with four saves and a 3.27 ERA in total innings between both clubs. In 2018, he spent with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 6–6 with one save and a 3.45 ERA in 60 innings. He returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the 2019 season, going  10–2 with seven saves and a 2.49 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 61 innings. Milwaukee Brewers. On September 2, 2019, Feyereisen was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Brenny Escanio and international signing bonus pool money. After the season, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12. After the season, he was added to the Brewers 40-man roster. Feyereisen made the 2020 Opening Day Roster for the Brewers, and made his major league debut on July 24, and pitched one inning, Striking out former MVP Kris  Bryant, then giving up a solo home run to Anthony Rizzo against the Chicago Cubs. In 2021, Feyereisen again made the Opening Day roster for Milwaukee. Through his 21 appearances with the Brewers, Feyereisen went 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA and a WHIP of 1.09. Tampa Bay Rays. On May 21, 2021, the Brewers traded Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Willy Adames and Trevor Richards.