Edwin Jackson makes MLB history by playing for 14th team

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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Edwin Jackson made the record books on Wednesday, becoming the first person in Major League Baseball history to play for 14 different teams.

The Blue Jays faced the San Francisco Giants, one of the few teams Jackson hasn't played for — the 35-year-old has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, and San Diego Padres.

When Jackson joined the Athletics last season, he tied the record previously held by Octavio Dotel, USA Today reports. He started his MLB career pitching for the Dodgers on Sept. 9, 2003 — his 20th birthday.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.