DETROIT — Facing a former team is nothing new for Edwin Jackson, he’s got plenty of them. But there was something special about this one.
Making his A’s debut, Edwin Jackson became a part of baseball history by pitching for his 13th different major league team in Monday’s 5-4 victory against one of his previous 12 teams in the Tigers, now sharing that unique distinction with former A’s reliever Octavio Dotel.
Dotel and Jackson were teammates with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. The two also both played for the Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves at one point in their careers.