Jake Cave

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: December 4, 1992 in Hampton, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kecoughtan HS (Hampton, VA).

High School: Kecoughtan HS (Hampton, VA)

Debut: May 19, 2018 (Age 25-166d, 21,643rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.071 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Ballengee Group

Full Name: Andrew Jacob Cave

Nicknames: Caveman

Pronunciation: \kave\

Twitter: @JakeCave8

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

2.2

1117

259

.273

.232

151

RBI

142

OBP

.357

.294

SLG

.546

.402

OPS

.903

.696

OPS+

138

Summary of 38 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
MIN	33
PHI	5

Platoon
vs RHP	31
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	18

Outs
1	15
0	14
2	9

16 Opps
DET	6
CHW	6
KCR	4
CLE	4
TEX	3
WSN	3
BOS	2
TOR	2
SFG	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
PIT	1
MIA	1
MIL	1

36 Pitchers
Reynaldo López	2
Danny Duffy	2
Jorge López	1
Joe Jiménez	1
Triston McKenzie	1
Dylan Cease	1
Freddy Peralta	1
Kyle Finnegan	1
Amos Willingham	1
Héctor Santiago	1
Jay Jackson	1
Jon Lester	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Dylan Covey	1
Dan Otero	1
Trevor Cahill	1
Kutter Crawford	1
Hansel Robles	1
Jim Johnson	1
Ildemaro Vargas	1
Jakob Junis	1
Drew VerHagen	1
Cody Morris	1
Nick Ramirez	1
Eddie Butler	1
JT Brubaker	1
Matt Moore	1
Zac Reininger	1
Sandy Alcántara	1
Anthony Bass	1
Jameson Taillon	1
Yovani Gallardo	1
Trevor Bauer	1
Heath Fillmyer	1
Matt Hall	1
Casey Mize	1

12 Parks
Target Field (MIN)	16
Progressive (CLE)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
8	10
89	9
9	9
7	8
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	8
2	8
3	7
5	6
1	5
7+	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	7
-2-	5
123	2
12-	1

58 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	23
1 on	12
2 on	1
3 on	2
Any on	15

Inning
1	3
2	8
3	2
4	7
5	3
6	5
7	1
8	3
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	13
4-6	15
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	7
+1	6
Tied	9
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	19
Tied	9
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	9
1-0	6
1-1	6
0-0	5
2-2	5
1-2	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	17
LF	14
RF	6
1B	1

OrderPos
7th	12
8th	12
6th	5
9th	4
5th	3
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-05-19	MIN		MIL	Freddy Peralta	tied 2-2	b 4	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	8	0.207	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); L. Morrison Scores
2	2	2	1	2018-06-10	MIN		LAA	Jim Johnson	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	-2-	6,(3-2) FBC1B*B.X	2	8	8	0.107	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Kepler Scores
3	3	3	1	2018-07-01	MIN	@	CHC	Jon Lester	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0.108	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2018-08-05	MIN		KCR	Danny Duffy	behind 0-2	b 2	2	123	7,(3-2) BTCBFB>X	4	9	8	0.350	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Sanó Scores; L. Forsythe Scores; E. Adrianza Scores
5	5	5	1	2018-08-19	MIN		DET	Zac Reininger	ahead 3-1	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) BCCBBX	1	7	9	0.079	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	6	1	2018-08-20	MIN		CHW	Lucas Giolito	behind 1-5	b 4	2	-2-	5,(2-2) .CBSBX	2	7	9	0.134	26%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); M. Garver Scores
7	7	7	1	2018-08-28	MIN	@	CLE	Dan Otero	behind 0-8	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	2018-08-31	MIN	@	TEX	Matt Moore	tied 6-6	t 5	1	-2-	8,(3-2) FBBFFBFX	2	7	8	0.197	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Garver Scores
9	9	9	1	2018-09-01	MIN	@	TEX	Yovani Gallardo	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	8	0.096	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	2018-09-02	MIN	@	TEX	Eddie Butler	behind 0-13	t 8	0	---	6,(1-2) .BFFFFX	1	7	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	2018-09-13	MIN	@	KCR	Heath Fillmyer	tied 0-0	t 2	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	8	0.136	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Grossman Scores
12	12	12	1	2018-09-23	MIN	@	OAK	Trevor Cahill	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	6,(2-2) BF*BFFX	2	3	8	0.171	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Mauer Scores
13	13	13	1	2018-09-30	MIN		CHW	Dylan Covey	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	3	8	0.116	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2019-06-22	MIN	@	KCR	Danny Duffy	ahead 1-0	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	9	0.119	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	2	1	2019-07-13	MIN	@	CLE	Trevor Bauer	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	8	7	0.089	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	2019-08-23	MIN		DET	Drew VerHagen	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	9	7	0.078	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	4	2	2019-08-23	MIN		DET	Joe Jiménez	behind 5-9	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	9	7	0.012	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	5	1	2019-08-24	MIN		DET	Matt Hall	ahead 6-5	b 6	0	1--	5,(3-1) BSBBX	2	8	7	0.138	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Garver Scores
19	19	6	1	2019-08-29	MIN	@	CHW	Dylan Cease	ahead 6-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	8	0.024	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	7	2	2019-08-29	MIN	@	CHW	Héctor Santiago	ahead 9-3	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	6	8	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	8	1	2019-09-29	MIN	@	KCR	Jorge López	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	8	0.081	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2020-07-26	MIN	@	CHW	Reynaldo López	tied 0-0	t 1	2	123	2,(1-0) .BX	4	6	8	0.282	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Polanco Scores; N. Cruz Scores; E. Rosario Scores
23	23	2	1	2020-09-02	MIN		CHW	Reynaldo López	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	8	0.110	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	3	1	2020-09-23	MIN		DET	Casey Mize	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	-2-	8,(3-2) 1BC>FF*BB.FX	2	6	7	0.106	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Rosario Scores
25	25	4	2	2020-09-23	MIN		DET	Nick Ramirez	ahead 6-3	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	7	0.040	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2021-04-23	MIN		PIT	JT Brubaker	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	9	0.111	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	2	1	2021-08-19	MIN	@	NYY	Jameson Taillon	behind 0-6	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	7	0.017	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	3	1	2021-08-25	MIN	@	BOS	Hansel Robles	ahead 6-4	t 10	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	8	0.163	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Refsnyder Scores; R. Jeffers Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2022-08-04	MIN		TOR	Anthony Bass	behind 2-9	b 9	1	---	7,(1-2) SBSFFFX	1	7	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	2	1	2022-08-28	MIN		SFG	Jakob Junis	behind 1-2	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1FBX	2	7	7	0.249	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Gordon Scores
31	31	3	1	2022-08-30	MIN		BOS	Kutter Crawford	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	7	0.075	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	4	1	2022-09-16	MIN	@	CLE	Triston McKenzie	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	7	0.182	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Urshela Scores
33	33	5	1	2022-09-18	MIN	@	CLE	Cody Morris	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	0.111	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2023-04-10	PHI		MIA	Sandy Alcántara	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	6,(3-2) BSCBBX	1	7	9	0.113	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	2	1	2023-08-08 (1)	PHI		WSN	Amos Willingham	ahead 6-3	b 6	0	1--	3,(0-2) FFX	2	8	7	0.051	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Turner Scores
36	36	3	1	2023-08-16	PHI	@	TOR	Jay Jackson	ahead 7-4	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCFX	1	8	7	0.035	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	4	1	2023-08-19	PHI	@	WSN	Ildemaro Vargas	ahead 11-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	8	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	5	1	2023-08-20	PHI	@	WSN	Kyle Finnegan	behind 1-4	t 9	2	1--	5,(2-2) .BTFBX	2	8	7	0.025	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Marsh Scores