Jordan was drafted by the
Cincinnati Reds in the 18th round of the
2007 Major League Baseball draft out
Merritt Island High School in
Merritt Island, Florida, but did not sign.
Washington Nationals He was then drafted by the
Washington Nationals in the ninth round of the
2009 Major League Baseball draft out of
Brevard Community College. He made his professional debut for the
Gulf Coast League Nationals in 2009. During the 2010 season he appeared for the
Vermont Lake Monsters of the short-season
New York–Penn League and the
Hagerstown Suns of the
South Atlantic League. In 2011, Jordan played for Hagerstown and the New York–Penn League's
Auburn Doubledays, before ending the season early and undergoing
Tommy John surgery. He split time between Hagerstown and Auburn again in 2012 after his surgery. Jordan began the 2013 season with the
Potomac Nationals of the
Carolina League. He was promoted to the Double-A
Harrisburg Senators after making six starts for Potomac in which he had a 2–1 record and a 1.24
ERA. Jordan's contract was selected from Harrisburg on June 29, 2013 and he made his major league debut the same day against the
New York Mets. At the time of his promotion, Jordan had made eight starts for Harrisburg and compiled a 7–0 record with a 0.83 ERA. In 9 starts for the Nationals, Jordan recorded 1 win and 3 losses with an ERA of 3.66. Jordan opened the season as the Nationals fifth starter in 2014. He was the pitcher who allowed
Angels' slugger
Albert Pujols's 500th career home run on April 22. He went on to start in 5 games but was inconsistent, going 0-3 with an ERA of 5.61. He was sent down to AAA, where he would start 6 games before being shut down due to an elbow injury. In 2016, Jordan began the season with the
Syracuse Chiefs and made 3 starts, going 0-0 with a 1.72 ERA. The Nationals announced that Jordan would undergo a second Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the 2016 season. On June 28, 2016, Jordan was released by the Nationals.
Sioux City Explorers On March 19, 2018, Jordan signed with the
Sioux City Explorers of the independent
American Association. He pitched to a 3.29 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over 15 starts and 95.2 innings.
Fubon Guardians On August 8, 2018, Jordan was signed by the
Fubon Guardians of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He became a free agent following the 2018 season.
Return to Sioux City On April 3, 2019, Jordan signed with the
Sioux City Explorers of the
American Association. Jordan was released by Sioux City on March 13, 2020. In 20 starts 124.1 innings he went 6-10 with a 4.49 ERA with 95 strikeouts and threw 2 complete game shutouts. ==Pitching style==