Jonathan Blake Holder (born June 9, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
[4] The New York Yankees selected Holder in the sixth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
On April 26, 2016, Holder pitched the final inning of a joint no hitter that was started by Ronald Herrera.
[12] His first major league strikeout came against Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, striking him out on 3 pitches.
On May 5, 2017, Holder got his first major league win pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Chicago Cubs.
[14] On August 2, 2018, Holder allowed seven runs without recording an out in a game against the Boston Red Sox.
He faltered in 2019, allowing five runs, including a solo homer and a grand slam, without getting an out against the Blue Jays on June 24.
[26] He elected free agency the following day, but re-signed with the team on a minor league contract on November 19.
[8] He then spent the remainder of the season with the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, making 14 appearances and struggling to a 10.00 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 18.0 innings pitched.
[32] In 46 appearances for the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, Holder recorded a 5.40 ERA with 76 strikeouts and 2 saves across 66+2⁄3 innings of work.