Arrieta Had Better Offers But Wanted the Cubs, the Last Playoff Win, and Other Cubs Bullets
| Jake Arrieta | |||
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 Arrieta with the Phillies in 2019 | |||
| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 6, 1986 Farmington, Missouri | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 10, 2010, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 110–79 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.76 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,350 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Jacob Joseph Arrieta (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.
Arrieta played college baseball at Weatherford Junior College and at Texas Christian University (TCU). He was an All-American and was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year at TCU. The Orioles selected Arrieta in the fifth round of the 2007 MLB draft, and he signed a then record contract for a fifth round draft pick. He pitched for the United States national baseball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.
He made his big league debut for the Orioles in 2010, and after four seasons Arrieta was traded to the Cubs in 2013. In 2015, Arrieta led MLB in wins with 22, pitched a no-hitter, and won the 2015 National League Cy Young Award. In 2016, he was an NL All Star, threw his second no-hitter, was awarded a Silver Slugger Award, and won a World Series with the Cubs.
Prior to the start of the 2018 season, Arrieta signed a three-year, $75 million contract as a free agent with the Phillies. In August 2019, it was announced that he would have season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur in his pitching elbow. He returned to the starting rotation with the Phillies for the shortened 2020 season.