Jakob Christopher Bauers (born October 6, 1995) is an American professional

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, and

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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, and

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. He bats and throws left-handed.

Amateur career

Bauers played amateur baseball with Ocean View Little League and with a travel baseball team based in

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. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, where he played for the school's baseball team and as a senior in 2013 led the Vikings to the

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Division 1 finals at Dodger Stadium. He committed to attend the

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on a

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scholarship.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

The

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selected Bauers in the seventh round, with the 208th overall selection, of the

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. Bauers spent his first professional season with the Arizona Padres of the

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, posting a .282 batting average in 47 games. In 2014, Bauers played for the

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of the

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where he batted .296 with eight home runs and 64 RBIs in 112 games. He was named a postseason

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Tampa Bay Rays

On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Bauers,

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, and

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to the

in a three-team trade that saw the Rays trade

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, Jose Castillo and

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to the Padres, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a

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(

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) to the

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, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay. He began the 2015 season with the

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of the

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, and was promoted to the

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of the Double-A Southern League in June. He finished the 2015 season with a combined .272 batting average with 11 home runs and 74 RBIs in 128 games between both teams. He stayed with the Biscuits for the 2016 season and batted .274 with 14 home runs and 78 RBIs in 135 games. Bauers spent the 2017 season with the

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of the Triple-A

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where he batted .263 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and a career high twenty stolen bases in 132 games. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the season. Bauers returned to Durham at the beginning of the 2018 season. The Rays promoted Bauers to the major leagues on June 7, 2018, and he made his major league debut the same night. In 52 games for Durham prior to his promotion, he was batting .279 with five home runs and 24 RBIs. He got his first major league hit, a double, on June 9 off of

pitcher

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. On June 24, 2018, Bauers hit his first career walk-off, a home run, against

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of the

to finish a three-game sweep. Bauers homered in three straight games from July 29 to August 1. On August 23, Bauers scored the walk-off run, beating out a throw to home plate from Royals

Ryan O'Hearn to secure a four-game sweep. In 96 games, he hit .201 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs.

Cleveland Indians

On December 13, 2018, the Rays traded Bauers to the

in a three-team trade in which the Rays acquired Yandy Díaz and Cole Sulser, and the

acquired

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from the Indians for

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. On June 14, 2019, Bauers

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against the

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. He was sent down to the Triple-A

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on August 1. He was hitting .233 with 11 home runs in 100 games. Bauers did not make an appearance for the Indians in 2020. In 2021, Bauers struggled to a .190/.277/.280 batting line with two home runs and six RBI in 43 games before being

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on June 5, 2021.

Seattle Mariners

On June 10, 2021, the Indians traded Bauers to the

in exchange for a

or cash (pitching prospect Damon Casetta-Stubbs was sent to the Indians on July 9 as the PTBNL). He made his Mariners debut that day, and notched a hit in his first at-bat with the team, a single off of

starter Tyler Alexander. On September 19, against the Kansas City Royals, Bauers hit a home run with a projected distance of 460 ft – the longest homer by a Mariner since

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in 2018, with only Zunino and

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having gone longer as Mariners since the 2015 season. Bauers played in 72 games for the Mariners, hitting .220 with 2 home runs and 13 RBIs. He became a free agent following the season.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 20, 2021, Bauers signed a minor league contract with the

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. Bauers began 2022 with the Triple-A

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, hitting .135 with three home runs in 29 games.

New York Yankees

On June 3, 2022, Bauers was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. He spent the remainder of the year with the Triple-A

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, where the Yankees worked with Bauers to change his swing. He hit .226/.352/.406 with 5 home runs and 16 RBI across 32 contests for the RailRiders. He elected free agency following the season on November 10. On December 14, Bauers re–signed with the Yankees on a minor league contract. Playing in 21 games for Scranton to begin the 2023 season, Bauers hit .304/.488/.797 with nine home runs, 20 RBI, and five stolen bases. On April 29, Bauers had his contract selected to the active roster. He had his first multi-homer game on June 3 against the

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Milwaukee Brewers

On November 17, 2023, the Yankees traded Bauers to the

in exchange for minor league outfielders Jace Avina and Brian Sánchez. In 116 games for the Brewers in 2024, he slashed .199/.301/.361 with 12 home runs, 43 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. On November 4, Bauers was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A

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, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency. On January 6, 2025, Bauers re-signed with the Brewers on a minor league contract. On March 27, the Brewers selected Bauer's contract after he made the team's

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roster.

Personal life

Bauers is married to Lauren and the couple has a daughter.

References

External links

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