Jason Stanford (baseball)

Jason John Stanford (born January 23, 1977) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played parts of three seasons for the Cleveland Indians.

Stanford attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas in 1996 and 1997, where he was an Academic All-American.

In June 2007, Stanford was promoted to the Indians from Buffalo after the team optioned struggling starter Jeremy Sowers to the Triple-A club.

Stanford became head coach for the Howland Tigers Baseball team in Warren, Ohio, for the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 seasons.

In March 2015, Stanford's contract was not renewed by Fox Sports for Indians Live or Tribe Report.