Jake Cave | |
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Colorado Rockies – No. 11 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | December 4, 1992|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 19, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .231 |
Home runs | 38 |
Runs batted in | 139 |
Teams | |
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Andrew Jacob Cave (born December 4,1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2018.
Cave attended Hampton Christian High School in Hampton,Virginia. As a pitcher for the school's baseball team in his sophomore year,Cave had a 10–0 win–loss record and a 1.23 earned run average with 109 strikeouts in 61 innings pitched. [1] He also demonstrated his hitting ability winning the World Wooden Bat Association Under-16 national title. He committed to attend Louisiana State University on a college baseball scholarship. [2] Before his junior year,he transferred to Kecoughtan High School. [1] He also played basketball in high school. [3] In 2011,his senior year at Kecoughtan,he had a .609 batting average. [4] Cave was named the Peninsula District and Daily Press Player of the Year. He spent the summer after graduating from Kecoughtan playing for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League. [5] [6]
The New York Yankees selected Cave in the sixth round,with the 209th overall selection,of the 2011 MLB draft. He signed with the Yankees,receiving a $825,000 signing bonus. [5] He made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Yankees. In his first game,he fractured his kneecap in a collision at home plate. [7] The injury caused him to miss the rest of the season as well as the entire 2012 season.
In 2013,Cave played 113 games for the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League. He finished the year hitting .282/.347/.401 with two home runs and 31 RBIs. Cave started the 2014 season with the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. [8] After hitting .304/.354/.395 with three home runs and 24 RBIs in 90 games with Tampa,he was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in July, [9] [10] where he finished the season batting .273 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 42 games.
Cave spent most of the 2015 season in Trenton,where he hit .269/.330/.345 in 125 games and was a Mid-Season All-Star. [11] He was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League for the last week of the season. [12] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2015 Rule 5 draft. [13] Cave did not make the Reds' Opening Day roster,and he was returned to the Yankees on April 5,2016. [14] He started the season back in Trenton but was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in May. [15] In the month of July,he led the league in batting average,hits,runs scored,and total bases to win International League Player of the Month. [16] He hit .268/.331/.427 with eight home runs and 56 RBI between both levels that year.
In 2017,he returned to both the Thunder and RailRiders,batting a combined .305 with 20 home runs and 56 RBIs. [17] The Yankees added Cave to their 40-man roster after the season. [18] He was designated for assignment on March 12,2018,following the Yankees signing of Neil Walker. [19]
The Minnesota Twins acquired Cave on March 16,2018,for minor league pitcher Luis Gil. [20] [21] He began the season with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League,and was called up to the majors on May 19. [22] He started in center field for the Twins that day and got his first major league hit,a two-run home run. [23] After three games with the big league club,Cave was optioned back to Triple-A but returned June 9. [24] [25] He was again sent down on June 14 before returning on June 26. [26] [27] On the season,Cave hit .265/.313/.473 with 13 home runs and 45 RBI in 91 games. He led all Major League Baseball hitters in average distance per home run,at 421 feet. [28]
Cave made the Twins opening day roster as a fourth outfielder. [29] On the season,Cave hit .258 with eight home runs and 25 RBI. [30] He was added to the playoff roster for the 2019 postseason. [31] In 2020,Cave hit .221 with four home runs and 15 RBI during the COVID-19 shortened season. [32]
On May 15,2021,Cave was placed on the 60-day injured list after suffering a fracture in his back. [33] Cave was activated off of the injured list on July 24. [34] On November 25,2021,the Twins outrighted Cave to the St. Paul Saints. [35] He was invited to spring training before the 2022 season. [36] Cave had his contract selected on August 1,2022. [37]
The Baltimore Orioles claimed Cave off of waivers on October 12,2022. [38] On November 4,the Orioles and Cave agreed to a split contract to avoid salary arbitration for the 2023 season. [39]
The Philadelphia Phillies claimed Cave off waivers from the Orioles on December 2. [40] Cave made the Phillies' Opening Day roster in 2023. [41] He was optioned to Triple-A on May 2 when Bryce Harper returned from Tommy John surgery. [42] After hitting .400/.500/.798 during a 21-game hit streak,Cave was named International League Player of the Week for the month of May. [43] He was recalled to the majors on July 21 [44] and remained on the roster through the rest of the season and postseason. [45] [46] [47] In 65 games for Philadelphia,Cave batted .212/.272/.348 with five home runs and 21 RBI. After the season,he re-signed with the Phillies. [48]
On March 24,2024,the Phillies traded Cave to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations. [49]
Cave's father,Bryan,played baseball at Kecoughtan and became the head coach of The Apprentice School. Both of Cave's sisters played softball and were named All-District. [3]
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