Gage Jump is starting to settle in during his first Triple-A stretch after a shaky opening, and his latest outing gave the Athletics another clear sign of progress. The club’s No. 3 prospect, ranked No. 41 overall by MLB Pipeline, threw seven scoreless innings on Wednesday and struck out nine, even though Las Vegas still fell 6-5 to Albuquerque at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The left-hander extended his scoreless run to 11 innings over his last two starts, and he did it without issuing a walk in his latest start. That mattered for Jump, whose walk rate had climbed early in 2026, and it helped trim his ERA to 4.50 overall while bringing it down to 2.75 in May.
Fastball sets the tone
Jump’s outing was built around his fastball, which played as the key pitch throughout the night. He used it to collect five of his nine strikeouts, and the velocity held steady deep into the game, reaching 97 mph in the seventh inning.
He also got help from the rules and reviews around him, with three ABS challenge calls overturned for strikes and one strikeout added on a pitch clock violation. Those extra edges mattered in a start where he showed command and kept Albuquerque from building sustained pressure.
Early trouble, then control
The first inning offered the clearest threat against him, as Albuquerque put runners on first and third, but Jump escaped with a one-out double play. After that, the only time an Isotopes runner reached scoring position while he was still in the game came on a double in the second inning.
From there, Jump kept the outing clean and efficient, which matched the larger trend in his recent performances. His strikeout total now leads Athletics prospects, with 56 strikeouts in 38 innings, while his walks have dropped sharply in the most recent stretch.
A prospect on the rise again
Jump was the 73rd overall pick in the 2024 Draft out of LSU and moved quickly to Double-A in his professional debut in 2025. After a more uneven start at Triple-A, his latest run suggests he is gaining momentum again as his stuff and command begin to align at a higher level.
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