Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jon Duplantier was born July 11, 1994, in Newark, Delaware. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Duplantier attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas and played college baseball at Rice University. After missing the 2015 season due to a shoulder injury, Duplantier returned in 2016, and was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year.

Duplaintier was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops in June 2016, and pitched one inning there, striking out the side. He started 2017 with the Kane County Cougars and was later promoted to the Visalia Rawhide, posting a combined 12–3 record with a 1.39 ERA in 25 games, including 24 starts between both teams. He played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. MLB Pipeline named him their Pipeline Pitcher of the Year.

On April 1, 2019, Duplantier was called up to the major leagues for the first time, and made his major league debut. He recorded three scoreless innings in relief and earned a save.