Jake Cronenworth
Jacob John Cronenworth (born January 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop and pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Shortstop / Pitcher | |||
Born: St. Clair, Michigan | January 21, 1994|||
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MLB debut | |||
July 26, 2020, for the San Diego Padres | |||
Career statistics (through August 9, 2020) | |||
Batting average | .357 | ||
Home runs | 2 | ||
Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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Amateur career
Cronenworth attended St. Clair High School in St. Clair, Michigan and played college baseball at the University of Michigan.[1] At Michigan, he was an infielder and pitcher. He served as Michigan's closer during his career.[2] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Cronenworth in the seventh round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[4] He made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades. He played 2016 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs (batting a combined .282/.389/.386), 2017 with Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits (batting a combined .274/.364/.358), and 2018 with Montgomery and Durham Bulls (batting a combined .253/.321/.345).[5]
Cronenworth started 2019 with Durham.[6] During the season, he pitched in a game for the first time since college, pitching 7.1 scoreless innings with 9 strikeouts over seven games.[7] In 2019 playing for two teams in the minor leagues he batted .329/.422/.511 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs.[8]
After the season, on October 10, 2019, He was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[9] In the tournament he batted .103/.133/.241 with one home run and two RBIs in 28 at bats.[10]
Cronenworth was added to the Rays 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[11]
San Diego Padres
On December 6, 2019, Cronenworth and Tommy Pham were traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Hunter Renfroe, Xavier Edwards, and a player to be named later.[12]
Cronenworth made the Opening Day roster for the Padres in 2020, and made his MLB debut on July 26, and notched a hit and an RBI against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On August 4, Cronenworth hit his first MLB home run off Dustin May in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
References
- "Big league opportunity an exciting moment for Michigan junior Jacob Cronenworth". M Live. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Jacob Cronenworth is Michigan's Mr. Everything". Detroit News. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "#11 Jacob Cronenworth". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "U-M's Cronenworth drafted by Rays in 7th round". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "St. Clair's Cronenworth enjoying breakout season". Times Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Bulls shortstop becomes early hit". The Times News. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Jake Cronenworth is the Rays latest two-way experiment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Jake Cronenworth College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- Marc Topkin (November 20, 2019). "Rays move on from Matt Duffy, add five prospects to 40-man roster". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "Padres Acquire OF Tommy Pham and INF/RHP Jake Cronenworth From Tampa Bay Rays". MLB.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Jake Cronenworth on Instagram
- Jake Cronenworth on Twitter