Jason Stanford

Who is Jason Stanford?

Jason John Stanford is a former left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. His father, Keith Stanford, still lives in Tucson. He is a 1995 graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson. Stanford attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas in 1996 and 1997, where he was an Academic All-American. In 1998 and 1999, he attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was an All-Conference USA selection both years. The Cleveland Indians signed Stanford as an amateur free agent in November 1999.

He made his major league debut with the Indians in 2003 against the Minn. Twins. In June 2007, Stanford was promoted to the Indians from Buffalo after the team optioned the struggling starter Jeremy Sowers to the Triple-A club. He made his season debut against the Florida Marlins on June 14 during interleague play, but soon found himself moved to the bullpen, and then demoted to Triple-A Buffalo, where he finished the season. After signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals, Stanford was released on April 21, 2008.