Jacob Carl Noll (born March 8, 1994) is an American professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) with the

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Career

College

Noll did not receive a Division I baseball scholarship out of Charlotte High School in

Punta Gorda, Florida Punta Gorda (; ), a city located in Southwest Florida, is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census ...

, where he hit just one home run during his playing career. He was accepted onto the Eagles baseball team at

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as a walk-on player in 2014. That year, he was named the

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National Freshman of the Year, among other honors. He played for the

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in the collegiate summer baseball

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in 2014, contributing to their championship drive. In 2015, he played

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with the

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of the

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, where he was named a league all-star. In 2016, he was named the

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Player of the Year.

Professional

The Nationals selected Noll in the seventh round of the

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, making him the fifth-highest draft pick in Florida Gulf Coast history and the second-highest among position players. Many prognosticators had expected him to be drafted a round or two higher. Noll chose to sign with the Nationals and was named among the organization's Minor League Baseball All-Stars at the end of the 2016 season, progressing from the Low–A

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up to the Single–A

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over the course of his campaign. Noll continued his development in 2017, ending the year with the High–A

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. Noll was one of six Potomac Nationals honored as

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All-Stars in 2018. He played for the

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in the

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following the 2018 season. Primarily a second baseman in 2016 and 2017, Noll played mostly corner infield positions in 2018. After the 2018 season, '' MLB Pipeline'' ranked him as the Nationals' 31st-best prospect; in April 2019, he moved to 27th on the list. Noll received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training in the 2019 preseason. A strong spring performance saw him stand alone as the last non-roster player in major league camp by the final day of spring action in Florida. After fellow infielder Adrián Sánchez was optioned to the Triple–A

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following the final spring training game, the Nationals selected Noll's contract and promoted him to the roster for

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. Noll made his debut as a pinch-hitter against the

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on March 30, 2019, grounding out on a high chopper. In his third major league at-bat, on April 3, he worked a bases-loaded walk against

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reliever David Robertson for a walk-off win in the ninth inning. On April 24, 2019, Noll started his first major league game against the

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. He recorded his first major league hit the same day, an RBI double off of Rockies pitcher

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. In 8 games with the Nationals, Noll had a .167 average and 2 RBI. The Nationals finished the 2019 year 93–69, clinching a wild card spot, and eventually winning the

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over the

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. Noll was not part of the postseason run, but still won his first world championship. In 2020, Noll began the season at the alternate training site, but was promoted in late September and finished the season with a slash line of .353/.353/.412 in 17 at-bats, notching 6 hits and no RBI. On March 27, 2021, Noll was

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by the Nationals. He was outrighted to Triple–A Rochester on March 30. Noll spent the entirety of the 2021 season with the Triple–A

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, playing in 119 contests and batting .300/.346/.494 with 17 home runs and 69 RBI. He returned to Rochester in 2022, making 103 appearances and hitting .256/.307/.415 with 10 home runs and 53 RBI. Noll played in 54 games for Triple–A Rochester in 2023, batting .247/.305/.418 with six home runs and 30 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Noll, Jacob 1994 births Living people People from Punta Gorda, Florida Baseball players from Charlotte County, Florida Major League Baseball infielders Washington Nationals players 21st-century American sportsmen Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball players Gulf Coast Nationals players Auburn Doubledays players Hagerstown Suns players Potomac Nationals players Harrisburg Senators players Fresno Grizzlies players Rochester Red Wings players Salt River Rafters players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Lakeshore Chinooks players