Jake Fishman

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Jake Fishman
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 22)
Sharon, Massachusetts
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Jake Layton Fishman[1] (born February 8, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

In high school, in 2013 he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, and was named to the Massachusetts All-Star Team. In college, in his junior season with the Union Dutchmen, in 2016 Fishman led all of college baseball with a 0.41 ERA. He was named the Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, All-Liberty League First Team both as a pitcher and as a utility player, and a D3baseball.com All-American.

Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He is playing for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017 in South Korea.

High school[edit]

Fishman attended Sharon High School in Massachusetts, where he was an outfielder and pitcher.[2] He was captain of his high school baseball team during both his junior and senior years.[3] The now-6'-3" pitcher said he was only 5' 7" until he had a 7-inch growth spurt in his junior year.[4] In his senior year he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, was runner-up to be the Hockomock League MVP, and was named to the Massachusetts All-Star Team.[3][5] He graduated in 2013.[6]

College[edit]

Undrafted out of high school, Fishman didn't receive an NCAA Division I offer.[7] Fishman then attended NCAA Division III Union College for three years.[8]

In his freshman season, he pitched to a 7–0 win–loss record with a 2.29 earned run average (ERA) and 49 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched. He was named Division III Upstate Baseball Pitcher of the Week after pitching a no-hitter in his second college start on March 29, 2014.[9] Fishman also batted for Union, hitting .400 with 24 runs batted in (RBI) and 12 stolen bases.[8] In the off-season, he played for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.[2] In 2015, Fishman went 4–2 with a 1.48 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 42 2⁄3 total innings. At the plate, he hit .477 with 23 RBI and 10 stolen bases.[8] He was named to the NCAA 2015 Academic All-District 3 Baseball Team as a designated hitter, with a 3.32 GPA and a major in Managerial Economics.[10]

In his junior, and final, season with the Dutchmen, in 2016 Fishman led all of college baseball with a 0.41 ERA, and had a 7–0 record with 85 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched.[8] He threw a fastball in the low-90s.[11] He also batted .361 with 14 RBI. At the end of the season he was named the Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, and All-Liberty League First Team both as a pitcher and as a utility player.[12][13] Fishman was also selected to the 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, the only NCAA Division III baseball player named to the list.[14] He was the first Union player to receive D3baseball.com All-American honors at pitcher, and was chosen as an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second-Team All-American at utility.[15] In his three years pitching for Union, he went 18-2, and as a hitter he batted .410.[16]

After the college season, he pitched during the summer for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League.[15] He planned to continue attending classes for his Union College degree in the fall of 2016, and to finish his degree requirements.[17][11]

Minor leagues[edit]

Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[18][1] In being selected, he became the first Union College player to be taken in an MLB draft. He signed with the Blue Jays on June 17, for a signing bonus of $50,000 and payment for his senior year tuition, approximately $65,000.[12][19][11]

Fishman was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. In seven appearances, including one start, he posted a 0–1 record, 4.80 ERA, and 13 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched.[18] He was promoted to the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Rookie Appalachian League on August 20, but did not appear for the team before the end of the season.[20][18]

International baseball[edit]

Fishman will play for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in South Korea.[21] Team Israel coach Jerry Weinstein had been Fishman's coach when he played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League in 2016.[22]

Personal life[edit]

Fishman was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Hutch Fishman and Cindy Layton, and is Jewish.[23][8][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jake Fishman Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  2. ^ a b Johnson, John R. (July 20, 2014). "Sharon's Jake Fishman eyes healthy return to mound for Brockton Rox". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  3. ^ a b [1]
  4. ^ "Union College pitcher getting MLB attention," Times Union.
  5. ^ "Sharon High baseball team has a spring season to remember" - The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA
  6. ^ "Proud of her Brockton Rox boys," Mansfield News - Mansfield, MA
  7. ^ Singelais, Mark (May 5, 2016). "Union College pitcher getting MLB Attention". timesunion.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  8. ^ a b c d e "Union College - Jake Fishman". unionathletics.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  9. ^ Liberty League Athletics - "Five from Liberty League earn ECAC weekly honors"
  10. ^ The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars
  11. ^ a b c "Baseball’s Jake Fishman drafted into MLB" | Concordiensis
  12. ^ a b "Union pitcher Jake Fishman drafted by Toronto Blue Jays". timesunion.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  13. ^ Sabocheck, Scott (May 17, 2016). "Seven From UR Named All-Liberty League In Baseball". herosports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  14. ^ Schott, Ken (April 27, 2016). "Union's Fishman plays big in a tiny pond". Daily Gazette. Retrieved February 19, 2016. 
  15. ^ a b [2]
  16. ^ a b "Fishman hoping to play for Israel in WBC," The Daily Gazette.
  17. ^ "Union's Jake Fishman signs with Blue Jays" | WRGB
  18. ^ a b c "Jake Fishman Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  19. ^ "Blue Jays sign 24 from 2016 Draft". MLB.com. June 17, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  20. ^ "Appalachian League Transactions". MiLB.com. p. August 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  21. ^ Chisholm, Gregor. "Bautista, Stroman headline Toronto's WBC contingent". MLB.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  22. ^ "Fishman hoping to play for Israel in WBC," The Daily Gazette.
  23. ^ "Jake Fishman Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 

External links[edit]

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