Alek Jacob
American baseball player
Alek Scott Jacob (born June 16, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career
Jacob grew up in Spokane, Washington, and attended North Central High School.
Jacob attended Gonzaga University and played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team. As a senior, Jacob was named the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year after pitching to a 8–1 win–loss record with three saves, a 2.52 earned run average (ERA), and 112 strikeouts in 85+2⁄3 innings pitched over 17 appearances with 11 games started.
Professional career
The San Diego Padres selected Jacob in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres to start his professional career before being promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of Low-A West. Jacob began the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the High-A Midwest League, where he won three games and surrendered no earned runs in four appearances before being promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions.
Jacob was assigned to the Double–A San Antonio Missions to begin the 2023 season, where he made 18 appearances and registered a 1.32 ERA with 32 strikeouts and 5 saves in 27+1⁄3 innings pitched.
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