Jake Kalish
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Jacob "Jake" Louis Kalish (born July 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.[1][2]
He was picked by the Royals in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2016 Kalish was an MILB.com Kansas City Organization All Star, and named the organization's best relief pitcher. He is playng for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017.
Early years[edit]
Kalish was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, to Steve and Eileen Kalish, and is Jewish.[1][3][4] His brother Ryan Kalish has played as an outfielder in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.[5] He grew up in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.[3] While in middle school, he pitched the Jersey Shore Hurricanes U14-15 team to the 2006 championship of the United States Amateur Baseball League (USABL), a youth league headquartered in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.[6]
Kalish was a "star" pitcher at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 2010.[7][1] He was Division Pitcher of the Year both his junior and senior years.[3] He also played football for the school as a freshman.[3]
College[edit]
He then attended George Mason University, where he played for the Patriots.[1] Kalish played for the Brewster Whitecaps in the summer Cape Cod Baseball League in 2012 as a college student.[5][8] As a switch-hitter for George Mason, Kalish batted .301 in 39 games as a senior in 2015, and started 13 games in which he had a 3.44 ERA and 77 strikeouts (2nd in the Atlantic-10 Conference) in 83.2 innings.[1][3] He was picked by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][9]
Minor leagues[edit]
In 2015 Kalish pitched for the AZL Royals of the Rookie Arizona League and the Burlington Royals of the Rookie Advanced Appalachian League, going a combined 3-3 with a 2.67 ERA, as he kept batters to a .202 batting average.[1]
In 2016, Kalish pitched for the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League and the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, going a combined 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 23 relief appearances, as he kept batters to a .192 batting average and averaged 9.1 strikeouts/9 innings and 2.1 walks/9 innings.[1][10] That season he was an MILB.com Kansas City Organization All Star, and named the organization's best relief pitcher.[1][10]
In his minor league career through 2016, Kalish was 6-3 with a 2.55 ERA, and held opposing batters to a .196 batting average.[1]
Team Israel[edit]
Kalish is playing for the Israel national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017.[4][11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jake Kalish Stats, Highlights, Bio," MiLB.com
- ^ Stats: Jake Kalish, Baseball America
- ^ a b c d e "Jake Kalish - 2011 Baseball Roster," George Mason University Athletics
- ^ a b "MLB players Ty Kelly, Sam Fuld commit to World Baseball Classic roster; Team Israel stated that it is finalizing its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March in South Korea,", Haaretz, January 20, 2017
- ^ a b "Cape League: Whitecaps rally past Braves". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. July 27, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Bush, John (October 5, 2006). "Hurricanes storm to title". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Bush, John (October 7, 2006). "Hurricanes storm to USABL championship". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Cape League: Harwich's Nola pitches gem," Orlando Sentinel, June 20, 2012.
- ^ "McCoy, Kalish drafted". Asbury Park Press. June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Nick Kappel (November 16, 2016). "MiLB.com Names Royals’ Organizational All-Stars," MiLB.com.
- ^ "Israel brings MLB experience to 1st WBC main draw"
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Twitter page
- Minor league baseball players
- 1991 births
- Living people
- George Mason Patriots baseball players
- Burlington Royals players
- Lexington Legends players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- People from Red Bank, New Jersey
- People from Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Jewish baseball players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
