Jake Bauers
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Jake C. Bauers (born October 6, 1995) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization.
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]
Was named MVP of the 2015 Florida State League All Star-Game.
References
- ↑ "Eric Sondheimer: Stress is a foreign notion to Marina's Jake Bauers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ "HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Marina standout Bauers' two home runs too much for Agoura". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Whirlwind week for Bauers". Huntington Beach Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ "‘Bows recruit Bauers agrees to terms with Padres, voiding UH commitment". KHON2. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Fox Sports. "Jake Bauers' bat making an impact in the Padres' system". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Fort Wayne’s Bauers Named MWL Postseason All-Star". WANE. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Cwick, Chris (December 19, 2014). "Padres, Rays and Nationals complete Wil Myers trade". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150626&content_id=132987460&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)