Jay Sborz 7 | P BIO

Biography:
Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.

2001
Pitched for Team USA Youth at the World Youth Championship in Mexico, winning a Gold Medal.
...earned the win in one of his two appearances.

2003
As a senior at Langley High School, he finished 7-2 with a 0.64 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 66 innings.
...shared Most Valuable Player honors with Eric Duncan of Seton Hall Prep in the inaugural All-American Baseball Game on June 9, tossing two scoreless innings and fanning five batters to help the East to an 8-4 win over the West.

2004
Tied for second in the Gulf Coast League with 62 strikeouts.
...led the league with nine home runs allowed and 44 walks, while he was third with 60 1/3 innings pitched...

2006
Went on the disabled list on May 16 with right shoulder tendinitis and missed the rest of the season.

2007
Missed the first three months of the season with a tendon injury.

2008
Went 3-2 with a 2.80 ERA and seven saves in 40 relief appearances for Class A Advanced Lakeland.
... Tossed three no-hit innings to pick up first win of season against Sarasota on June 16.
... Recorded saves in three straight appearances from June 19-27.
... Went 1-0 with three saves and a 1.10 ERA in nine June outings.