Jamie Arnold (baseball, born 2004)

Not to be confused with Jamie Arnold (baseball, born 1974).

Jamie Arnold
Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (2004-03-21) March 21, 2004
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

James Charles Arnold (born March 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Athletics organization.

Amateur career

Arnold attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2022, he posted a 2.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 66 innings.[1] Arnold went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball.[2]

As a freshman at Florida State in 2023, Arnold appeared in 24 games and went 2–5 with a 6.34 ERA over 44 innings.[3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks after the season and was named an All-Star.[4][5][6] As a sophomore in 2024, Arnold started 18 games and posted an 11–3 record, a 2.98 ERA, and 159 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-American.[7] After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter in a games versus Chinese Taipei.[8] Entering the 2025 season, Arnold was considered a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.[9] He returned to Florida State as the team's number one starter.[10] Over 15 starts for the season, Arnold went 8-2 with a 2.98 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 84+2⁄3 innings.[11]

Professional career

Arnold was selected by the Athletics in the first round with the eleventh overall pick of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[12] On July 23, Arnold signed with the team for a $5.9 million signing bonus.[13]

References

  1. ^ "FSU Baseball: Seminoles to begin season with rotation of Montgomery, Baumeister, Arnold". 247Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Van De Griek, Ross (May 11, 2022). "Top 20 seniors to watch in 2022 Florida high school baseball playoffs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Kassim, Ehsan. "Who is Jamie Arnold? Stats, more for Florida State baseball ace ahead of College World Series". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Pontes, Geoff (July 23, 2023). "West Defeats East 7-1 In Cape Cod League All-Star Game". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "FSU Baseball: Jamie Arnold's confidence growing from success and mechanical tweak". 247Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Jamie Arnold". capecodleague.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  7. ^ information, FSU sports. "FSU's James Tibbs III, Jamie Arnold, Cam Smith earn All-Americans honors after 2024 season". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Jr, Peter Holland. "Florida State's ace pitcher Jamie Arnold part of no-hitter for USA Baseball national team". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Anderson, R.J. (May 14, 2022). "2025 MLB Draft prospect rankings: Top 30 players in class with FSU lefty at No. 1, Ethan Holliday in top five". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  10. ^ https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/baseball/2025/02/01/fsu-baseball-jamie-arnold-strikeout-college-world-series-link-jarrett/78022717007/
  11. ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/jamie-arnold-top-draft-prospect-funky-delivery
  12. ^ Yomtov, Gabe Lacques and Jesse. "MLB Draft 2025 live tracker: Eli Willits is stunning No. 1 pick by Nationals". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  13. ^ McDonald, Darragh. "Athletics Sign First-Round Pick Jamie Arnold". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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