Jared Mortensen
Jared Paul Mortensen is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League.Career
Mortensen played college baseball at Mount Olive College and the Louisiana State University in Shreveport. After going undrafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Later in the year he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.
In 2017, Mortensen signed with the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
On January 10, 2018, Mortensen was traded to the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on April 24, 2018.
On May 2, 2018, Mortensen signed with the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association. He was traded to the Kansas City T-Bones on August 15, 2018.
On March 27, 2019, Mortensen was traded to the Ottawa Champions of the Can-Am League.
On March 24, 2020, Mortensen signed with the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League.International career
In 2015, Mortensen was selected to play for the Canada national baseball team at the Pan American Games.
On January 9, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.
