Jake Eder

Jacob Andrew Eder

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
• School Vanderbilt University
• High School Atlantic High School (Delray Beach), Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale)
• Debut September 17, 2024

• Born October 9, 1998 in Boynton Beach, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Jake Eder came out of the Vanderbilt University pitching factory to be selected in the 4th round of the 2020 amateur draft by the Miami Marlins. He was part of the Commodores team that won the 2019 College World Series, closing out the win over the University of Michigan in the final game. He was a teammate of Kumar Rocker there, and while he was the team's closer in 2019, he had transitioned back to the starting rotation in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season prematurely. He had been on scouts' radars for some time, being first drafted coming out of high school in 2017, by the New York Mets in the 34th round.

In his first professional season in 2021, he was already considered a top prospect, as reflected by the fact he was selected to represent the National League in the 2021 Futures Game. He spent the season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A South, where he made 15 starts and went 3-5, 1.77. In 71 1/3 innings, he allowed just 43 hits, walked 27 batters and struck out 99. He was named an organizational All-Star after the season. However, he underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of the season and missed all of 2022 as a result. In 2023, he made 3 starts for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League before being promoted back to Pensacola. On August 1st, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in return for 3B Jake Burger and finished the season with the Birmingham Barons, still in the Southern League. Overall, he was 2-6, 6.35 in 14 starts as his primary task was to build back his arm strength.

He started the 2024 season back in Birmingham, where he went 2-5, 5.09 in 15 starts. On July 19th, he was promoted to the Charlotte Knights of the International League, getting his first exposure to AAA. Things did not go well, as he was 1-4, 9.87 in 9 starts, allowing 42 hits and 27 walks in 34 2/3 innings. With most organizations, there would have been no chance of his getting a shot at the majors that season, but the White Sox were threatening to break the American League record for losses that year, and gave all sorts of prospects a look. So Jake got to make his big league debut on September 17th, pitching 2 innings in relief in a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits and 1 walk.

Related Sites

• Jake Eder on mlb.com
• BR Register page
• Vanderbilt bio