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A's Promote Gage Jump After Civale Lands on IL

5/26/2026

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Jump Joins A’s

Gage Jump will join Oakland Athletics when Aaron Civale goes on the injured list.
Jump, 23, left-hander, posted 56 K in 38 IP with a 4.50 ERA and a 0-2 record, earning MLB Pipeline’s No. 41 ranking and third among A’s prospects.
Civale was pulled after four innings of a 9-2 loss, allowing seven runs as his fastball fell to 88.3 mph and he posted a 5-2 record with a 4.20 ERA.

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Jump Earns Honors

Baseball America placed Gage Jump at #29 on its Top 100 prospect list.
Jump’s low arm slot gives his four-seam fastball life, letting it top out at 97 mph.
In Triple-A Las Vegas, Jump posted a 0-2 record with a 4.50 ERA over nine appearances.
He earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of May 18-24 after a 6-2, 3.47 ERA season with a save at LSU in 2024.

Summary

Athletics Revamp

The Athletics signed shortstop Jacob Wilson and outfielder Tyler Soderstrom to contracts, moving the club from a laughing stock toward AL West contention.
Nine of the team's top-15 prospects are slated to join the major-league roster, creating a youthful lineup.
Right-hander J.T. Ginn flirted with a no-hitter before a walk-off loss, marking him as an emerging starter.
Veteran left-hander Luis Severino continues to deliver mediocre performances despite his hefty contract.

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Jump Secures Bonus

Gage Jump received an overslot signing bonus of $2 million after being selected 73rd overall in the 2024 MLB Draft.
After elbow surgery ended his 16 1/3 -inning freshman campaign, Jump missed his freshman and sophomore seasons and raised his fastball velocity by nearly 2 mph in 2025 to 93-96 mph, touching 97 mph.
Despite a 6.67 ERA over his first 27 Triple-A innings this season, Jump recorded 41 strikeouts, showing elite strikeout potential.

History

Historical Context

In 2002, General Manager Billy Beane guided the Oakland Athletics to a 103-win season on a $41 million payroll, pioneering sabermetric player selection described in Michael Lewis’s *Moneyball*. The low-cost model persisted through the 2010s, and by 2024 the A’s again target undervalued high-velocity pitchers and overslot bonuses to stay under a modest payroll.

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Jump Joins A’s

Gage Jump will join Oakland Athletics when Aaron Civale goes on the injured list.
Jump, 23, left-hander, posted 56 K in 38 IP with a 4.50 ERA and a 0-2 record, earning MLB Pipeline’s No. 41 ranking and third among A’s prospects.
Civale was pulled after four innings of a 9-2 loss, allowing seven runs as his fastball fell to 88.3 mph and he posted a 5-2 record with a 4.20 ERA.

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