Jordan Blackmon Montgomery (born December 27, 1992), sometimes known as “Gumby,” is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.
In 2017, he made his Major League Baseball debut. Montgomery played college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks prior to his professional career. Montgomery, who is listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), throws and bats left-handed.
The New York Yankees selected Montgomery in the fourth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, with the 122nd overall pick.
He received a $424,000 signing bonus from the Yankees when he signed with them.
After his collegiate season, he pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, posting a 1–1 record with a 3.79 ERA in 19 innings.
In 2015, he began the season with the Class A South Atlantic League’s Charleston RiverDogs. In June, the Yankees assigned him to the Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League’s Class A-Advanced division.
Montgomery began the 2016 season with the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League before being promoted to the Class AAA International League’s Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in August. He won the Triple-A National Championship Game.
Montgomery began the 2019 season on the 60-day disabled list, still recovering from surgery from the previous season. On September 15, he returned to the Yankees.
Montgomery had a 5.11 ERA in 44 innings pitched in 2020, and he led all AL pitchers in mistakes with three. Montgomery had a 6–7 record and a 3.83 ERA in 157+13 innings in 2021.
Who Is Jordan Montgomery Girlfriend?
Jordan Montgomery is not married, but he has a romantic relationship with Mckenzie, a lovely woman.
Mckenzie is an American student at the University of South Carolina who hails from Kentucky. Mckenzie is presently enrolled in the Medical University of South Carolina’s health program.