Jake Eder
| Jake Eder | |
|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 9, 1998 Boynton Beach, Florida | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Jacob Andrew Eder (born August 9, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Career
Eder attended Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida as a freshman, sophomore, and junior before transferring to Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for his senior year.[1][2] In 2017, his senior baseball season, he went 8-1 with a 1.25 ERA and 81 strikeouts.[3] He was selected by the New York Mets in the 34th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, and instead chose to fulfill his commitment to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.[4][5]
In 2018, Eder's freshman year at Vanderbilt, he appeared in 11 games (nine starts), going 1-4 with a 5.45 ERA over 33 innings.[6] As a sophomore in 2019, he pitched 34+1⁄3 innings in relief, compiling a 1-0 record, a 2.88 ERA, and 37 strikeouts.[7] He pitched the last three innings of the third game of the 2019 College World Series, clinching Vanderbilt's second national title.[8][9] Following the end of the college baseball season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds.[10]
Eder entered his junior season in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[11][12][13] He pitched to a 1-1 record and a 3.60 ERA over four starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eder was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the draft with the 104th overall pick[14] and signed.
References
- ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/article152986729.html
- ^ "Prep Baseball Report > Florida > News". www.prepbaseballreport.com.
- ^ Furones, David. "2017 All-Broward 6A-1A baseball team honors, Coach of the Year". sun-sentinel.com.
- ^ Sparks, Adam. "Vanderbilt baseball will defend national title with new stars after most leave for pros". The Tennessean.
- ^ "Mets restock farm with pitchers in Draft". MLB.com.
- ^ Staff, Vanderbilt Hustler Sports. "Vanderbilt Baseball 2020 lineup and pitching rotation preview".
- ^ "Get to know the teams in this year's College World Series". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam. "To 'finish it out was really cool': Former Calvary Christian star Jake Eder relishes closing out CWS win for Vanderbilt". sun-sentinel.com.
- ^ Posted by The Coastal Star on July 30, 2019 at 5:00pm; Blog, View. "Along the Coast: WINDING UP ON TOP". thecoastalstar.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jake Eder Looking For Breakout Season for Vanderbilt Baseball". SI.com.
- ^ "VandySports - Martin, Eder rising in draft projections". vanderbilt.rivals.com. December 11, 2019.
- ^ Sparks, Adam. "Why Vanderbilt baseball practices are like a scouting combine for MLB teams". USA TODAY.
- ^ "2020 Top 100 College Prospect Rankings • D1Baseball". March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Vanderbilt LHP Jake Eder selected by Miami Marlins in MLB Draft". Vandy247.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio