BIOGRAPHY
Jake Bauers was born October 6, 1995, in Newport Beach, California. He is a left fielder in the MLB.
Bauers played amateur baseball with Ocean View Little League and with a travel baseball team based in Huntington Beach, California. 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 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final at Dodger Stadium. He committed to attend the University of Hawaii on a college baseball scholarship.
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 Seattle Mariners pitcher Félix Hernández. On June 24, 2018, Bauers hit his first career walk-off, a home run, against Chasen Shreve of the New York Yankees 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 first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to secure a four-game sweep.
On June 3, 2022, Bauers was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations. He spent the remainder of the year with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, slashing .226/.352/.406 with 5 home runs and 16 RBI in 32 appearances. On December 13, 2022, Bauers re-signed with the Yankees.
Playing in 21 games for Scranton to begin the 2023 season, Bauers hit .304/.488/.797 with 9 home runs, 20 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. On April 29, 2023, Bauers had his contract selected to the active roster.
Bauers signed a one-year deal with the Brewers for the 2024 season.
