Jared Shuster #51

Single...Attended Wake Forest University, where he went 6-8 with a 6.17 ERA (88 ER/128.1 IP) and 169 strikeouts (12.4 per 9.0 IP) in 41 career appearances (28 starts) over three seasons...Was 2-1 with a 3.76 ERA (11 ER/26.1 IP) and 43 strikeouts (14.7 per 9.0 IP) in four starts as a junior in 2020 before the season was canceled...Pitched for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League following his sophomore season, going 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER/32.0 IP) to earn All-Star honors...Graduated in 2017 from Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass. after beginning his high school career at New Bedford (Mass.).

2023

Split the season between Class AAA Gwinnett and Atlanta, making 16 starts with the Stripers and 11 over five separate stints with the Braves...Went 3-0 with a 4.10 ERA(12 ER/26.1 IP) in five starts at Truist Park and 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA (22 ER/26.1 IP) in six starts on the road...Made his first Opening Day roster after his contract was selected from Gwinnett on 3/30…Made his MLB debut on 4/2 at Washington, allowing four runs (all in the first inning) on six hits and five walks over 4.2 IP in a losing effort…Recorded his first strikeout (Joey Meneses) in the fourth inning...Was optioned to Gwinnett on 4/3 and recalled on 4/6…Made his second start on 4/7 vs. San Diego (ND, 4 ER/4.0 IP) before being optioned a second time on 4/8...Went 2-0 with a 3.28 ERA (9 ER/24.2 IP) over five starts with the Stripers between 4/14-5/10 and was recalled again on 5/16…Went 4-0 with a 4.02 ERA (14 ER/31.1 IP) over a six-start stretch from 5/21-6/24...Earned his first MLB victory on 5/21 vs. Seattle, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and seven strikeouts over 6.0 IP…Won three straight starts from 5/31-6/16...Suffered the loss on 6/24 at Cincinnati on 6/24 (4 ER/3.2 IP) and was optioned to Gwinnett on 6/28, where he made eight starts from 7/1-8/16…Threw 6.0 scoreless IP on 7/25 at Jacksonville and 7.0 scoreless IP on 8/9 at Charlotte...Was with the Braves from 8/22-27 but did not make an appearance before being optioned on 8/28…Made his final start with Atlanta on 9/16 at Miami (L, 5 ER/3.0 IP)...Entered the season rated by MLB.com as the No. 1 prospect in the Braves organization.

2022

Enters 2023 as Atlanta’s top overall prospect per MLB.com, and as the No. 3 farmhand by Baseball America...Split his second professional season between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, combining to go 7-10 with a 3.29 ERA (51 ER/139.1 IP) between the two stops…Allowed 108 hits and 38 walks while fanning 145...Opened the season with Mississippi and pitched to a 6-7 record and a 2.78 ERA (28 ER/90.2 IP) in 17 total games and 16 starts, compiling a 0.96 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...Advanced to Gwinnett on July 26 and made his final 10 appearances with the Stripers, including nine starts…Went 1-3 with a 4.25 ERA (23 ER/48.2 IP) and 39 strikeouts...Pitched in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game for the National League, and allowed two hits and one run over 1.1 innings…Fanned a pair...Was named a Southern League Post-Season All-Star for his season with Mississippi, and earned SL Pitcher of the Week honors on July 17...Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in his only start that week, fanning a season high-tying 12 batters in a win over Rocket City...Garnered MiLB.com Organizational All-Star honors for the second consecutive season...Allowed no more than two runs in 21 of his 27 appearances on the season.

2021

Pitched at two different levels in his debut season, appearing with High-A Rome and Double-A Mississippi…Combined to go 2-0 with a 4.44 ERA (36 ER/73.0 IP) and 90 strikeouts between the stops...Was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star for Atlanta following the season...Made his professional debut with a start at Winston-Salem on May 7...Earned his first career win on June 8 vs. Asheville, pitching 3.0 innings in relief and striking out four.