Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Cousins was born July 14, 1994, in Park Ridge, Illinois. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Cousins’ performance caught the attention of the Milwaukee Brewers organization, which purchased his contract from Schaumburg on July 17, 2019. After signing with the Brewers, Cousins was assigned to the Arizona League Brewers Blue before being promoted to the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 14 games between the AZL Brewers and Wisconsin, Cousins posted a cumulative 3-0 record and 1.91 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 28.1 innings of work. After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, he returned to independent baseball with permission from the Brewers and signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball on July 19, 2020. Cousins made 15 appearances with Chicago and finished the season with a 3.38 ERA. He began the 2021 season with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers and was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds after eight appearances.

On June 21, 2021, Cousins was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Cousins had logged a 2.55 ERA in 16 games between Biloxi and Nashville prior to his call-up. He made his MLB debut that day, pitching two scoreless innings of relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the game, he notched his first career strikeout, punching out Diamondbacks catcher Stephen Vogt, one of 5 K’s on the night.