Jake Sommers

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Jake Sommers
Pitcher
Born: (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997 (age 27)
Hortonville, Wisconsin
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jacob James Sommers (born May 5, 1997) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Sommers attended Hortonville High School in Hortonville, Wisconsin. In 2015, his senior year, he pitched to a 1–0 record and a 1.77 ERA.[1] Following his senior year, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he played college baseball. As a senior in 2019, he compiled a 3.60 ERA over thirty innings.[2] After the season, Sommers was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the tenth round, with the 305th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4]

St. Louis Cardinals

Sommers signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, going 2–3 with a 4.18 ERA over 12 games (ten starts).[5] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Colorado Rockies

On February 1, 2021, Sommers (alongside Austin Gomber, Mateo Gil, Elehuris Montero, and Tony Locey) was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Nolan Arenado and $50 million.[7][8] He was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West for the 2021 season, going 3–2 with a 5.59 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 37 innings.[9] Sommers missed all of the 2022 season while rehabbing an elbow injury.[10] He returned to action in 2023, recording five strikeouts across five scoreless appearances for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies.[11]

In 2024, Sommers made 10 appearances split between the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats and Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, accumulating a 10.32 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 11+1⁄3 innings pitched. On June 2, 2024, Sommers announced his retirement from professional baseball.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Get Access". Postcrescent.com. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. ^ "Three former Fox Valley Association players drafted into MLB". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ Buchinger, Erik (July 3, 2019). "Jake Sommers selected in MLB Draft – Waupaca County Post". Waupacanow.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ^ "MLB Draft: Wollersheim, Sommers live out baseball dreams". Postcrescent.com. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ "Grading the Cards' 2019 Draft: A promising lefty and toolsy outfielder stand out – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  7. ^ "Cards finalize trade, get Arenado from Rockies". ESPN.com. February 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Cooper, Kyle Glaser, J. J. (February 2021). "Nolan Arenado Trade: Scouting Reports On Every Cardinals Player Headed To The Rockies". www.baseballamerica.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Nolan Arenado trade: Assessing Rockies-Cardinals deal six months later". August 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Montero stays hot, extends hit streak to 9". MLB.com. August 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jake Sommers - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-06-02/p-4

External links

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