Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jacob Amaya was born September 3, 1998, in El Monte, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Amaya was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of South Hills High School in West Covina, California. He made his debut with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2017, hitting .254 in 34 games. He split the 2018 season between the Ogden Raptors and Great Lakes Loons, hitting .311 in 59 games. He spent 103 games with the Loons in 2019 before a promotion to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes for 21 games. Overall he hit .260. After missing the 2020 season due to the cancellation of minor league baseball because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he played in 113 games with the Tulsa Drillers in 2021, hitting .216. He was assigned to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League after the season and then added to the Dodgers 40-man roster.

On January 11, 2023, the Dodgers traded Amaya to the Miami Marlins for Miguel Rojas. Amaya was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season. In 58 games, he hit .278/.346/.472 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs. On June 17, 2023, Amaya was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut the next day, recording his first MLB hit.