Jake Fraley

BIOGRAPHY

Fraley was born in Frederick, Maryland on May 25, 1995, in Frederick, Maryland. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Fraley attended Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware, where he played for their baseball team. He batted .536 as a junior and .492 as a senior, and in his senior year was named to Louisville Slugger's All-American first team and the All-State first team.

Fraley enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers. He batted .372 as a freshman in 2014, and was named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after his freshman and sophomore years.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Fraley with the 77th overall selection of the 2016 MLB draft.

On November 8, 2018, Fraley was traded to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners promoted Fraley to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on June 20.

On August 20, 2019, the Mariners selected Fraley's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the Tampa Bay Rays. He batted .150 in 12 games. For the abbreviated 2020 season, Fraley appeared in seven games with the Mariners, getting four hits in 23 at-bats.

On June 6, 2021, Fraley hit his first career home run, a three-run shot off Griffin Canning of the Los Angeles Angels. In a June 9 matchup against the Detroit Tigers, Fraley made a leaping catch to rob rookie Isaac Paredes of a walk-off home run, instead sending the game to extras when a quick relay to first base allowed for an inning-ending double play. He notched a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to carry his team to a 9–6 victory. Fraley finished the 2021 season batting .210 with 9 home runs, 36 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 78 games.

On March 14, 2022, the Mariners traded Fraley, Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, and a player to be named later (Connor Phillips) to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker.

His younger brother, Brandon, is also a baseball player who attended Caravel Academy. Fraley married Angelica Caceres on October 21, 2016, in Miami, Florida. They have two children.