Edwin Jackson makes MLB history by playing for 14th team

Edwin Jackson.
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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.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.