Jake Odorizzi

Jacob Todd Odorizzi (born March 27, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the first round, with the 32nd overall choice, of the 2008 MLB draft, and on December 17, 2010, traded him with Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress and Lorenzo Cain to the Kansas City Royals for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt; he made his MLB debut with the Royals in 2012. On December 9, 2012, the Royals traded Odorizzi along with Mike Montgomery, Patrick Leonard and Wil Myers to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis. On February 17, 2018, the Rays traded Odorizzi to the Minnesota Twins for minor leaguer Jermaine Palacios.