J.P. Feyereisen

Jonathon Paul Feyereisen was born in River Falls, Wisconsin and graduated from River Falls High School in 2011. After three years at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Feyereisen was selected in the 16th round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians.

The right-hander was assigned to Mahoning Valley in the Low-A New York-Penn League that summer and went 17 innings (15 games) without allowing a run. He struck out 24 while walking only one batter. He earned four saves and three victories. The following season he moved up to Lake County in Single-A Midwest League and began the season with 14 scoreless innings before giving up a run. He finished the season at Lynchburg at High-A and his combined stats showed an ERA of 2.08 with 12 saves.

He began the 2016 campaign at Double-A Akron before getting traded at the trade deadline to the New York Yankees with three other players for relief ace Andrew Miller, who played an integral part in the Indians run to the 2016 World Series.

Despite solid numbers at Double-A/Triple-A for the Yankees, Feyereisen languished in the bush leagues. Over 2017-2019, Feyereisen pitched in 114 games (184.2 innings) and posted an ERA of 3.07, but his higher-than-average BB rate was 11.1%. On September 1, the Yankees traded Feyereisen to the Brewers.

The Covid season of 2020 was a wasted year as Feyereisen appeared in just six games. The following season, Feyereisen was enjoying success in the first month of the season and had a stretch of eight scoreless innings over nine appearances, allowing just one hit and two free passes while striking out 11. In mid-May, Feyereisen was traded with Drew Rasmussen to the Tampa Bay Rays for Trevor Richards and Willy Adames.

Feyereisen pitched well for Tampa Bay the next two seasons, including a dazzling 2022 when he allowed only one unearned run over 24.1 innings (22 games) for a FIP of 1.67. After the season, Feyereisen underwent surgery to ‘clean up’ the rotator cuff and labrum in his right shoulder. A week later, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Feyereisen did not pitch at all in 2023 due to rehabbing his bum shoulder.

In 2024, Feyereisen split time between Triple-A Oklahoma City and Los Angeles, but after an ERA+ of 49 and FIP of 6.71 across 10 games for the big club, the pitcher elected free agency. As of mid-January 2025, Feyereisen remains a free agent.