Jake Cronenworth

Jacob John Cronenworth (born January 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jake Cronenworth
Cronenworth with Michigan in 2013
San Diego Padres – No. 9
Shortstop / Second Baseman
Born: (1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
St. Clair, Michigan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2020, for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.285
Home runs4
Runs batted in20
Teams

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, going 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 his MLB debut with the Padres on July 26, 2020, 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. On August 22, Cronenworth hit his first career grand slam off of Humberto Castellanos of the Houston Astros. Cronenworth was named NL Rookie of the Month in August 2020 after hitting .356 with 16 extra base hits, 17 RBIs and 20 runs over 31 games.[13] Cronenworth finished the season hitting .285 with 4 home runs and 20 RBIs in 54 games. He tied with Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies for second place in NL Rookie of the Year voting, behind Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers.[14]

References
  1. "Big league opportunity an exciting moment for Michigan junior Jacob Cronenworth". M Live. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Jacob Cronenworth is Michigan's Mr. Everything". Detroit News. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. "#11 Jacob Cronenworth". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. "U-M's Cronenworth drafted by Rays in 7th round". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. "St. Clair's Cronenworth enjoying breakout season". Times Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. "Bulls shortstop becomes early hit". The Times News. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  7. "Jake Cronenworth is the Rays latest two-way experiment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  8. "Jake Cronenworth College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  9. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. "Padres Acquire OF Tommy Pham and INF/RHP Jake Cronenworth From Tampa Bay Rays". MLB.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-robert-jake-cronenworth-rookies-of-the-month-august
  14. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2020-11-09/padres-cronenworth-rookie-of-year
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