Jake Arnold Fraley (born May 25, 1995) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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Amateur career

Fraley attended Caravel Academy in

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, where he played for their baseball team. He batted .536 as a junior and .492 as a senior, and in his senior year was named to Louisville Slugger's

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n first team and the All-State first team. Fraley enrolled at

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(LSU) to play

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for the LSU Tigers. He batted .372 as a freshman in 2014, and was named a Freshman

n by the

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. He played

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for the

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of the

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after his freshman and sophomore years.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

The

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selected Fraley with the 77th overall selection of the

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. He spent the 2016 season with the

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where he batted .238 with one home run, 18 RBIs and 33 stolen bases in 55 games. In 2017, he played for the

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, posting a .170 batting average with one home run and 12 RBIs in only 26 games due to injury, and in 2018, he returned to the Stone Crabs, batting .347/.415/.547 with four home runs, 41 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 66 games. In that off-season, Fraley played in the 2017–18 Australian Baseball League season for the

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batting .361/.449/.680 in 40 games, setting the runs (50) and stolen base (39) records.

Seattle Mariners

On November 8, 2018, Fraley was traded to the

along with Mallex Smith for

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, Guillermo Heredia, and Michael Plassmeyer. He began the 2019 season with the

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of the Double-A

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. The Mariners promoted Fraley to the

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of the Triple-A

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on June 20. On August 20, 2019, the Mariners selected Fraley's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the

. He batted .150 in 12 games. For the abbreviated 2020 season, Fraley appeared in seven games with the Mariners, getting four hits in 23 at-bats. On June 6, 2021, Fraley hit his first career home run, a three-run shot off Griffin Canning of the

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. In a June 9 matchup against the

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, Fraley made a leaping catch to rob rookie Isaac Paredes of a

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, instead sending the game to extras when a quick relay to first base allowed for an inning-ending double play. He notched a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to carry his team to a 9–6 victory. Fraley finished the 2021 season batting .210 with 9 home runs, 36 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 78 games.

Cincinnati Reds

On March 14, 2022, the Mariners traded Fraley,

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, Brandon Williamson, and a

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(

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) to the

in exchange for Eugenio Suárez and

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. On May 1, Fraley was placed on the injured list with right knee inflammation, and was shifted to the 60-day IL on June 13. He was activated on July 29.

Personal life

Fraley was born in

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on May 25, 1995. He is a Christian. He has an older sister, Lauren, and two younger brothers, Andrew, and Brandon and two younger sisters, Hallie and Megan Myers. His younger brother, Brandon, is also a baseball player who attended Caravel Academy. Fraley married Angelica Caceres on October 21, 2016, in Miami, Florida. They have two children. According to an

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test, he is a descendant of

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and

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people, which was a major reason as to why the Reds adopted a dugout celebration for the 2023 season involving a Viking outfit, also involving bullpen pitcher Luis Cessa telling him late in the 2022 season that he "looked like a Viking with the big beard and long blonde hair.".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraley, Jake 1995 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Australia Arkansas Travelers players Charlotte Stone Crabs players Chatham Anglers players Cincinnati Reds players Dayton Dragons players Gulf Coast Rays players Hudson Valley Renegades players Louisville Bats players LSU Tigers baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Sportspeople from Middletown, Delaware Perth Heat players Seattle Mariners players Baseball players from New Castle County, Delaware Tacoma Rainiers players