Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Bird was born December 4, 1995, in Valencia, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Bird signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, going 4–1 with a 3.38 ERA over 26+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief. In 2019, he played with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League (with whom he earned All-Star honors) and went 7–2 with a 3.62 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 97 innings. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Northeast before being promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple-A West in early June. Over 39 appearances between the two clubs, Bird went 6-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 58+2⁄3 innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season. He returned to the Isotopes to begin the 2022 season.

On June 11, 2022, the Rockies selected Bird's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut on June 16, throwing one scoreless inning in relief versus the Cleveland Guardians.

Bird led the 2023 Colorado Rockies season in pitching appearances with 70, including 3 games started and 8 games finished. He finished the season with 77 strikeouts and 27 walks against 381 batters faced.