Jamie Callahan
Introduction
James Douglas Callahan (born August 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Callahan attended Dillon High School. He earned the 2012 Gatorade South Carolina Baseball Player of the Year and Region 8-2A Player of the Year in his senior season, after posting a 7–1 win-loss record with a 0.89 earned run average (ERA) and 111 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched to help his team reach the regional championship. In addition, he was an All-State selection in 2011 and 2012. Callahan committed to play college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Boston Red Sox selected Callahan in the second round (87th overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft and chose to forego his commitment to South Carolina in favor of a $565,500 signing bonus. He was assigned immediately to the Gulf Coast Red Sox of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. Callahan spent four and a half seasons in the Red Sox minor league system and advanced as high as Class AAA. He posted a 26-25 record with a 4.03 ERA in 142 pitching appearances, 47 as a starter.
On July 31, 2017, the New York Mets acquired Callahan, Stephen Nogosek, and Gerson Bautista in exchange for Addison Reed. The Mets promoted Callahan to the major leagues on September 1. He made his Major League debut on September 2 against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.