Jason Isringhausen | |
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![]() Isringhausen with the Mets in 2011 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Brighton, Illinois, U.S. | September 7, 1972|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 17, 1995, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 19, 2012, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 51–55 |
Earned run average | 3.64 |
Strikeouts | 830 |
Saves | 300 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Derik Isringhausen (/ˈɪzrɪŋhaʊzɪn/ born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Isringhausen was, with Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson, a member of "Generation K", a group of highly regarded Mets prospects. Isringhausen proceeded to have a successful career as a relief pitcher, recording exactly 300 career saves. He was a two-time All-Star and led the National League in saves in 2004.