Stop me if you have heard this before: LSU lands a pitcher from UCLA in the transfer portal. We have seen this story already, and it helped bring the Tigers a national championship.
Thanks, Thatcher Hurd.
Gage Jump is a 6-foot, 200-pound left-handed pitcher from UCLA that missed the 2023 season due to having Tommy John surgery. In 2022, Jump was 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA. He had 22 strikeouts and 11 walks in 16.1 innings.
Coming out of high school in 2021, he was selected in the 18th round of the MLB draft but he opted to go to UCLA instead of signing with the San Diego Padres.
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Jay Johnson was masterful in the transfer portal last offseason as he brought in Paul Skenes, Tommy White and Hurd. Those three players made a huge difference in the Tigers’ season.
Johnson is already off to a hot start in the portal and he has more stars on the way.
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