Jake Bauers

Jake Bauers
Tampa Bay Rays
First baseman
Born: (1995-10-06) October 6, 1995
Huntington Beach, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Jake C. Bauers (born October 6, 1995) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization.

Career

Bauers played amateur baseball 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.[1][2] The San Diego Padres selected Bauers in the seventh round, with the 208th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB Draft.[3] Though he committed to attend the University of Hawaii on a college baseball scholarship, Bauers signed with the Padres, beginning his professional career.[4]

After signing, Bauers made his professional debut with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League.[5] In 2014, Bauers played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League.[6] He was named a postseason All-Star.[7]

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 and Ryan Hanigan to the Padres, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later to the Washington Nationals, and Washington trade 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 .272 batting average and 11 home runs and 74 RBI's. He stayed with the Biscuits for the 2016 season and batted .274 with 14 home runs.[10]

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. ↑ "Whirlwind week for Bauers". Huntington Beach Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Bows recruit Bauers agrees to terms with Padres, voiding UH commitment". KHON2. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Fox Sports. "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. ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150626&content_id=132987460&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
  10. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641343#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL

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