Jake Elmore

Jake Elmore
250px Elmore with the Durham Bulls
Milwaukee Brewers
Infielder
Born: (1987-06-15) June 15, 1987 Pleasant Grove, Alabama
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 11, 2012, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Batting average	.215
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	29
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2012) Houston Astros (2013) Cincinnati Reds (2014) Tampa Bay Rays (2015)

Jacob David Elmore (born June 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball infielder who is currently in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012. He has also played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays. While most often a shortstop, Elmore is one of a handful of MLB players who have played pitcher and catcher in the same game.

Early life

Elmore grew up in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, and played baseball at Pleasant Grove High School. He attended Wallace State Community College in 2006 and 2007, where he played as a second baseman. Elmore transferred to Arizona State University, where he continued his college baseball career with the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Major league career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Elmore was called up to the majors for the first time on August 11, 2012. On August 16, 2012, he got his first hit of his MLB career. He finished the game 2 for 4 with a double. Elmore finished the 2012 season with a .191 batting average with 0 home runs, 7 runs batted in 30 games.

Houston Astros

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Elmore with the Houston Astros in 2013.

On November 1, 2012, Elmore was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros. He began the 2013 season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Pacific Coast League. He was recalled by the Astros on June 25.

On August 19, 2013, Elmore became the 14th player in MLB history to catch and pitch in the same game. After replacing Carlos Corporan as the catcher in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers, Elmore was again called upon in the eighth inning, but this time to pitch. He retired the Rangers in order on 11 pitches. Commenting on the feat, manager Bo Porter said, "Elmore should probably be in the icetub, icing every part of his body."

Chicago White Sox

On November 20, 2013, Elmore was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox designated Elmore for assignment in February 2014.

Oakland Athletics

Elmore was traded to the Oakland Athletics on February 27, 2014. Elmore was then optioned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats and spent the first two and a half months of the 2014 season on the DL due to a strained left quadriceps. Oakland designated Elmore for assignment on July 31, 2014.

Cincinnati Reds

On August 2, 2014, Elmore was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, and sent to the Triple-A Louisville Bats. On November 5, 2014, the Reds re-signed Elmore after outrighting him to Louisville on November 3.

Tampa Bay Rays

On November 7, 2014, Elmore was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Reds. The Pirates designated him for assignment on January 20, 2015. He declined his outright assignment, became a free agent, and subsequently signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays on February 9, 2015. Elmore was called up to the Rays on April 22 due to injuries.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 14, 2015, Elmore signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Arizona State Sun Devils bio
• Jake Elmore on Twitter
• Jake Elmore on Instagram