Jesse David Chavez (born August 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Miller High School in Fontana, California,[5] Chavez later attended Riverside Community College, where he spent two seasons.

[6] Chavez was originally drafted in the 39th round out of high school by the Chicago Cubs, but opted to attend college instead.

Chavez appeared in 51 games for the Indians in 2007, pitching to a 3.80 earned run average (ERA), and was promoted to the majors on August 27, making his debut the same day.

The Pirates traded Chavez on November 3, 2009, to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for second baseman Akinori Iwamura.

On July 31, 2010, Chavez was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Gregor Blanco and Tim Collins for Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth.

[23] On June 13, Chavez pitched 52⁄3 shutout innings of relief in an 18-inning game against the New York Yankees, earning the win.

[24] On July 31, Chavez pitched against the Blue Jays for the first time since being traded to Oakland and took the loss, yielding 3 runs in the 10th inning.

Chavez was added to Oakland's starting rotation to open the 2014 season, due to the spring injuries of Jarrod Parker and A.J.

On January 12, 2015, Chavez and the Athletics agreed to a one-year deal worth $2.15 million, avoiding arbitration.

[27] On April 23, he was moved to the rotation and ended up making 26 starts for Oakland, a career high, pitching to a 7–15 record and a 4.18 ERA.

[31] Chavez entered spring training in competition for the fifth starter role with Aaron Sanchez, Drew Hutchison, and Gavin Floyd.

[32] On May 17, 2016, Chavez was suspended for 3 games after he intentionally hit Texas Rangers batter Prince Fielder on May 15 after the Blue Jays and Rangers had a bench clearing brawl in the top of the 8th that resulted in Rougned Odor punching José Bautista after Bautista slid hard into Odor to break up a double play.

[34] On August 1, 2016, the Blue Jays traded Chavez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Bolsinger.

[37] Chavez was chosen to start in the Angels rotation at the beginning of the season due to the bevy of injuries.

[38] On July 19, 2018, Chavez was acquired by the Chicago Cubs for minor league pitcher Tyler Thomas.

[48] In the 2021 postseason, Chavez made 7 appearances for the Braves, including starting Game 4 of the NLCS, and did not surrender any runs.

[61] Chavez made the Braves' Opening Day roster and formally had his contract selected on March 30, 2023.

[64] On July 23, Chavez was transferred to the 60-day injured list after manager Brian Snitker said he was still "weeks away" from returning.