Jackson Wolf

Wolf split his first professional season in 2021 between the Arizona Complex League Padres and the Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a 3.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts over 15 innings.^[8] He opened the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, starting 22 games and going 7-8 with a 4.01 ERA and 134 strikeouts over 119 innings.^[9] He was later promoted to the San Antonio Missions near the season's end with whom he made two starts.^[10][11]

He returned to San Antonio to begin the 2023 season.^[12] In 17 starts, Wolf logged an 8–8 record and 3.39 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 85.0 innings of work. On July 22, 2023, Wolf was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[13] He started and won that day's game, pitching 5 innings and giving up 3 runs in a 14-3 Padres rout of the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Despite his reasonably successful outing, Wolf was immediately sent back down to the minors the next day.

On August 1, 2023, the Padres traded Wolf, Alfonso Rivas, and Estuar Suero to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ji-man Choi and Rich Hill.^[14] He made 8 starts for the Double–A Altoona Curve, logging an 0–4 record and 4.25 ERA with 30 strikeouts across 36.0 innings pitched. Wolf was optioned to Double–A Altoona to begin the 2024 season.^[15] However, he was designated for assignment following multiple roster moves on March 28, 2024.^[16]

On April 2, 2024, Wolf was traded back to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Kervin Pichardo.^[17] In 23 games (18 starts) for the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas, he struggled to a 3–9 record and 7.21 ERA with 71 strikeouts across 83+2⁄3 innings pitched. On August 8, Wolf was designated for assignment by the Padres.^[18] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to El Paso on August 10.^[19]

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