Jacob Robson

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Jacob Robson
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Robson with the Detroit Tigers
Gastonia Baseball Club – No. 00
Outfielder
Born: (1994-11-20) November 20, 1994 (age 29)
London, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 2021, for the Detroit Tigers
Men's baseball
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18U Baseball World Championship
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Jacob Charles Robson (born November 20, 1994) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Detroit Tigers selected Robson in the eighth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut for the team in 2021.

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Career

Detroit Tigers

Robson attended Vincent Massey Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario. [1] Playing baseball for the high school team, he batted leadoff and played center field. [2] The San Diego Padres selected Robson in the 30th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Rather than sign with the Padres, Robson attended Mississippi State University and played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. [3] [4] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps and Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. [5] He missed a month in 2016, his senior year, recovering from a broken bone in his hand. [6]

The Detroit Tigers selected Robson in the eighth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. [1] He split the 2016 season between the GCL Tigers and the Connecticut Tigers, hitting a combined .294/.399/.395/.794 with one home run and 11 runs batted in (RBIs). He split the 2017 season between the West Michigan Whitecaps and the Lakeland Flying Tigers, hitting a combined .303/.380/.392/.772 with three home runs and 45 RBIs. In 2018, he began the season with the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Eastern League, [7] and was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-A International League. [8] [9] Combined between the two, he hit .295/.376/.440/.816 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. [10] He spent the 2019 season with Toledo, hitting .267/.352/.399/.751 with nine home runs and 52 RBIs. [11] [12]

Robson hit .295/.417/.459 in 96 games split between Erie and Toledo in 2021. On August 12, 2021, Robson was called up by the Tigers and promoted to the major leagues for the first time to replace the injured Niko Goodrum. He made his major league debut that day in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. [13] Robson went 0-for-7 in 4 big league games with Detroit and was outrighted off of the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021. [14]

In 2022, Robson played in 53 games for Triple-A Toledo, hitting .192/.318/.338 with 3 home runs, 17 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. He was released by the Tigers organization on July 30. [15]

Kansas City Monarchs

On August 6, 2022, Robson signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. [16] In 29 games, he hit .288/.403/.631 with 9 home runs and 34 RBI.

Robson played in 69 games for the Monarchs in 2023, batting .250/.398/.470 with 10 home runs, 31 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. After the 2023 season, he became a free agent.

Gastonia Baseball Club

On April 18, 2024, Robson signed with the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. [17] However, on April 25, he was placed on the retired list by the team. [17] Robson was activated and came out of retirement on July 27. [17] In 42 games he hit .277/.410/.526 with 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.

International career

Robson played for the Canadian national baseball team at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier [18] and the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [19]

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