Jake Bauers

Jakob Christopher Bauers (born October 6, 1995) is an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays. He bats and throws left-handed.

Jake Bauers
Bauers with the Cleveland Indians in 2019
Cleveland Indians – No. 10
First baseman / Left fielder
Born: (1995-10-06) October 6, 1995
Newport Beach, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 7, 2018, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.214
Home runs23
Runs batted in91
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Hit for the cycle on June 14, 2019

Amateur career

Bauers played amateur baseball with Ocean View Little League and with a travel baseball team based in Huntington Beach, California. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, where he played for the school's baseball team and as a senior in 2013 led the Vikings to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 finals at Dodger Stadium.[1][2] He committed to attend the University of Hawaii on a college baseball scholarship.[3]

Professional career

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres selected Bauers in the seventh round, with the 208th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft.[4] After signing, Bauers spent his first professional season with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League,[5] posting a .282 batting average in 47 games. In 2014, Bauers played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League where he batted .296 with eight home runs and 64 RBIs in 112 games.[6] He was named a postseason All-Star.[7]

Tampa Bay Rays
Bauers with the Durham Bulls in 2018

On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade that saw the Rays trade Wil Myers, Jose Castillo and Ryan Hanigan to the Padres, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later (Trea Turner) to the Washington Nationals, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay.[8] He began the 2015 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA Southern League in June.[9] He finished the 2015 season with a combined .272 batting average with 11 home runs and 74 RBIs in 128 games between both teams. He stayed with the Biscuits for the 2016 season and batted .274 with 14 home runs and 78 RBIs in 135 games. Bauers spent the 2017 season with the Durham Bulls of the Class AAA International League where he batted .263 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and a career high twenty stolen bases in 132 games.[10][11] The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[12] Bauers returned to Durham at the beginning of the 2018 season.[13]

2018 season

The Rays promoted Bauers to the major leagues on June 7, 2018 and he made his major league debut the same night. In 52 games for Durham prior to his promotion, he was batting .279 with five home runs and 24 RBIs.[14] He got his first major league hit, a double, on June 9 off of Seattle Mariners pitcher Félix Hernández.[15][16] On June 24, 2018, Bauers hit his first career walk-off, a home run, against Chasen Shreve of the New York Yankees to finish a three-game sweep.[17] Bauers homered in three straight games from July 29 to August 1.[18] On August 23, Bauers scored the walk-off run, beating out a throw to home plate from Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to secure a four-game sweep.[19] In 96 games, he hit .201 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI's.

Cleveland Indians

On December 13, 2018, the Rays traded Bauers to the Cleveland Indians in a three-team trade in which the Rays acquired Yandy Díaz and Cole Sulser, and the Seattle Mariners acquired Edwin Encarnación from the Indians for Carlos Santana.[20] On June 14, 2019, Bauers hit for the cycle against the Detroit Tigers.[21] He was sent down to AAA on August 1, 2019. He was hitting .233 with 11 home runs in 100 games.[22]

References
  1. "Eric Sondheimer: Stress is a foreign notion to Marina's Jake Bauers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. "HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Marina standout Bauers' two home runs too much for Agoura". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. "'Bows recruit Bauers agrees to terms with Padres, voiding UH commitment". KHON2. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. "Whirlwind week for Bauers". Huntington Beach Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. "Jake Bauers' bat making an impact in the Padres' system". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. "Stock Watch: San Diego Padres Jake Bauers' bat worth watching - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. "Fort Wayne's Bauers Named MWL Postseason All-Star". WANE. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  8. Cwick, Chris (December 19, 2014). "Padres, Rays and Nationals complete Wil Myers trade". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. "Bauers debuts with flourish for Biscuits". MiLB.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  10. "Jake Bauers Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. Johnsonjjohnson, Joe (April 24, 2017). "Versatile, sweet-swinging Bauers finding his groove with Bulls & Observer". Newsobserver.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  12. Chastain, Bill (January 20, 2016). "Brent Honeywell, Jake Bauers on Rays' roster | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  13. Pope, Jonas (April 4, 2018). "Durham Bulls opening game | baseball preview, April 4, 2018 | News & Observer". Newsobserver.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  14. "Jake Bauers Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  15. "Rays to call up Jake Bauers on Thursday". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  16. "Game 63: Rays 7 Seattle 3— Postgame News and Notes". Rays Radio. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  17. "Yankees vs. Rays | 06/24/18". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  18. "Rays journal: Hechavarria seesaw ride finally ends". www.tampabay.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  19. "Rays journal: Jake Bauers scores winning run off Royals error". August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  20. "Rays get infielder Diaz, trade Bauers to Tribe". Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  21. Hoynes, Paul (June 14, 2019). "Jake Bauers staying put after hitting for cycle as Cleveland Indians roll Tigers, 13-4". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  22. https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2019/08/cleveland-indians-option-jake-bauers-greg-allen-to-triple-a-as-yasiel-puig-franmil-reyes-join-roster.html

Achievements
Preceded by
Shohei Ohtani		 Hitting for the cycle
June 14, 2019		 Succeeded by
Trea Turner
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