Jerad Eickhoff took a long and winding road to eventually become an MLB starting pitcher. A 15th-round pick in the 2011 Draft, the 31-year-old Eickhoff has spent various short stints around the ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff winds up during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, June 21, 2021, in New York.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a starting pitcher in a pinch, they turned to Jerad Eickhoff because the right-hander had 80 career starts over six major league seasons. That it ended with ...

Jerad Eickhoff, who last week was designated for assignment by the Mets for the second time this season, re-signed with the team on Tuesday and served as a punching bag for 3 ¹/₃ innings in the ...

JUPITER, Fla. — Jerad Eickhoff won’t discount the idea his past success pitching against the Mets led to his minor league deal with the organization this offseason. In 10 career appearances ...

Jerad Eickhoff was at Citizens Bank Park late in the summer of 2018, rehabbing from one of a series of injuries that has plagued him since he came from the Rangers in a trade three years earlier ...

Eickhoff’s trip to the plate as a batter wasn’t great either. He bunted into a double play. Then again, it wasn’t all Eickhoff’s fault. He didn’t get much support from his defense ...

NEW YORK — Over the last week at his apartment complex in Syracuse, Jerad Eickhoff ran as much as he could and lifted weights. He had no one with whom to play catch, so he threw against the wall ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jerad Eickhoff is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a strained lat muscle. Eickhoff was 4-8 with a 4.71 ERA last season and spent ...

When healthy, Jerad Eickhoff has proven to be a reliable big-league starter. This upcoming season, the Phillies are banking on the 28-year-old returning to form post-surgery.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For the second straight season, Jeremy Hellickson will be the Opening Day starter for the Phillies. Hellickson, 29, accepted the Phillies' $17.2 qualifying offer after an ...