Jacob Shawn Marisnick (born March 30, 1991) is an American

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in the

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organization. He has previously played in MLB for the

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and

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. The

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drafted Marisnick in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft.

Early career

Marisnick attended

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. He excelled for the school's baseball team, and was initially expected to be a first-round choice in the upcoming

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(MLB)

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. However, he struggled during showcase events, and had a .406

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as a senior, lower than his batting average in his sophomore and junior years. He committed to attend the

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on a

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scholarship. Jake Marisnick on May 7, 2013

The

drafted Marisnick in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft. Rather than attend Oregon, Marisnick signed with the Blue Jays, receiving a $1 million

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, more than double the suggested bonus for a player drafted at that position. Before the 2012 season,

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rated Marisnick as the 58th-best prospect in baseball. On November 19, 2012, Marisnick was traded to the

along with

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, and

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, in exchange for

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, Josh Johnson, José Reyes, John Buck, and

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. On January 29, 2013, Marisnick was named number 70 on MLB's Top 100 Prospects list.

Major league career

Miami Marlins

On July 23, 2013, the Marlins promoted Marisnick and

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to the major leagues from the Double-A

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. Marisnick recorded his first major league hit on July 26, 2013, off

pitcher Jeff Locke. Marisnick hit his first career home run in a game against Jenrry Mejia of the

on July 31, 2013. The Marlins optioned Marisnick to the

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of the

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on March 27, 2014. He was recalled on June 16 when

was added to the disabled list.

Houston Astros

On July 31, 2014, the Marlins traded Marisnick,

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, Francis Martes, and a compensatory draft pick to the

for

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, Enrique Hernández, and Austin Wates. Marisnick played in 51 games for the Astros in 2014, compiling a batting average of .272 with 3 home runs, 19 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. He also displayed strong defense while playing the outfield, with a fielding percentage of .984 and a range factor of 2.57. He made his first opening day MLB start for the Astros on April 6, 2015. He finished the 2015 season with an average of .236 and OPS of .665 over 133 games and 339 at bats. After a slow start to the 2016 season he was optioned to the Triple-A affiliate of the Astros, the

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of the

, on April 25, 2016. Marisnick was recalled by the Houston Astros on May 5, 2016. After former Astros center fielder

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was designated for assignment, Marisnick and Tony Kemp began sharing center field duties in his place. Jake Marisnick Houston Astros May 2017

In 106 games of 2017, Marisnick finished with a .243 batting average, 16 home runs, and 35 RBIs. With the Astros finishing the year 101–61, the team clinched the AL West pennant, and eventually won the

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, their first ever. Marisnick did not participate in any postseason action due to injury, but was still on the 40-man roster at the time, and won his first championship title. On July 7, 2018, he was sent down to AAA for the second time in the season, after struggling at the plate. In 2018 with Houston he batted .211/.275/.399. On July 7, 2019, while trying to score on a fly out, Marisnick collided with catcher

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of the

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and was called out for violating Official Baseball Rule 6.01(i). Lucroy had a

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and a broken nose as a result of the collision, and Marisnick was suspended for two games for the violation (pending appeal), although the collision was deemed unintentional. On July 18, 2019, at an away game against the Angels, Marisnick was hit by a pitch by Angels reliever Noé Ramirez in the high back, though the pitch was going for his head. Marisnick did not charge the mound or retaliate but went to 1st base. At first base

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had an argument with the angered Astros dugout. Ramirez and Angels manager

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were suspended, Ramirez for three games and Ausmus for one. On July 29 it was announced that Marisnick had lost his appeal for his two-game suspension. In 2019 he batted .233/.289/.411 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in 292 at bats.

New York Mets

On December 5, 2019, Marisnick was traded to the

in exchange for left-handed pitcher

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and outfielder Kenedy Corona. Marisnick played in 16 games for the Mets in 2020, hitting .333/.353/.606 with 2 home runs over 33 at-bats.

Chicago Cubs

On February 20, 2021, Marisnick agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the

San Diego Padres

On July 30, 2021, Marisnick was traded to the

in exchange for

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Texas Rangers

On March 14, 2022, Marisnick signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. Marisnick was released by the Rangers organization on April 5.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On April 6, 2022, Marisnick signed a one year major league deal with the

. Jake Marisnick will under go thumb surgery, it's suspected it was caused after a diving play in the outfield during a game on May 9 against the

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. As during the diving play on May 9 he grabbed his thumb in pain, and later left the game. On August 7, 2022, Marisnick was released by the Pirates.

Atlanta Braves

On August 31, 2022, Marisnick signed a minor league deal with the

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. In 17 games for the Triple-A

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down the stretch, Marisnick slashed .235/.297/.324 with one home run and 3 RBI. He elected free agency on November 10.

Chicago White Sox

On January 10, 2023, Marisnick signed a minor league contract with the

organization.

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