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Jake Esch
New Orleans Baby Cakes – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2016, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average5.54
Strikeouts10
WHIP1.77
Teams

Jacob Otto Esch (born March 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Esch attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School.[1] He then enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. A pitcher in his freshman year, Esch became a second baseman as a sophomore.[2] The Florida Marlins selected Esch in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft as a pitcher.[1][3] He pitched for the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League after he signed.[4]

In 2012, he pitched for Jamestown and the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League, In 2013 and 2014, he pitched for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. The Marlins added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[5]

Esch began the 2016 season with the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League, and was promoted to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. The Marlins promoted Esch to the major leagues on August 31, 2016.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bob Sansevere on and on with Jake Esch". TwinCities.com. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Second basemen the key for Georgia Tech". ajc.com. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Marlins draft Tech's Esch to pitch". ajc.com. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "StarNewsDaily.com: Scott Eddy – Pro Ball Brings Whole New World for Jammers Reliever Esch". starnewsdaily.com. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Frisaro, Joe (November 20, 2015). "Jarlin Garcia among 4 added to Marlins' roster". marlins.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Healey, Tim (August 31, 2016). "Marlins' David Phelps placed on DL; Jake Esch promoted to debut and start vs. Mets". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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