Jake Bloss

American baseball player (born 2001)

Baseball player
Jake Bloss
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 39
Pitcher
Born: (2001-06-23) June 23, 2001 (age 23)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 2024, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through July 23, 2024)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average6.94
Strikeouts11
Teams
  • Houston Astros (2024)

John "Jake" Bloss (born June 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024 with the Houston Astros.

Career

Bloss attended The Early College at Guilford in Greensboro, North Carolina. He played college baseball at Lafayette College for three years before transferring to Georgetown University for his senior year. After one year at Georgetown, Bloss was selected by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He was the highest selected draft pick in Georgetown history.[2]

Houston Astros

Bloss spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and Fayetteville Woodpeckers, accumulating a 2.89 ERA in 7 games. He started 2024 with the Asheville Tourists before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks. In 12 starts between the two affiliates, Bloss compiled a 1.74 ERA with 60 strikeouts.[3]

On June 20, 2024, the Astros announced that they would be promoting Bloss to the majors for the first time to make his MLB debut the next day.[4][5] He was officially selected to the 40-man and active rosters the following day.[6] In his debut against the Baltimore Orioles, Bloss allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts across 3+23 innings. He was placed on the injured list the next day with right shoulder discomfort.[7]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 29, 2024, Bloss, Joey Loperfido, and Will Wagner were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Astros get a real student of the game to open Day 2". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Ni, Oliver. "BASEBALL | The Bloss-oming of the Hoyas' Highest MLB Draft Pick". The Hoya. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Hooks' Jake Bloss off to stellar start at Double-A level
  4. ^ No. 10 Astros prospect Bloss to skip Triple-A, make MLB debut Friday
  5. ^ Astros to call up 2023 draft pick Jake Bloss for MLB debut
  6. ^ "Astros Designate Blair Henley For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jake Bloss is the Astros' latest starting pitcher to go on the injured list". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  8. ^ McTaggart, Brian. "Astros deal for Kikuchi, send 3 players to Jays". MLB.com.
  9. ^ Passan, Jeff (July 29, 2024). "Astros acquire lefty Yusei Kikuchi from Blue Jays". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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  • Pitching 41 Pete Walker
  • Hitting 18 Guillermo Martínez
  • First base 53 Mark Budzinski
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  • Assistant hitting 59 Hunter Mense
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  • Major League Pitching Strategist 85 David Howell
  • Bullpen 21 Jeff Ware
  • Major League Hitting Strategist 19 Dave Hudgens
  • Major League Coach 86 Adam Yudelman
  • Bullpen Catcher 61 Alex Andreopoulos
  • Bullpen Catcher 78 Luis Hurtado
  • Assistant hitting 66 Matt Hague
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