Jake Elmore
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Elmore with the Durham Bulls
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: June 15, 1987 Pleasant Grove, Alabama |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 11, 2012, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .215 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 33 | ||
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Jacob David Elmore (born June 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Toronto Blue Jays 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, Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. While most often a shortstop, Elmore is one of a handful of MLB players who have played pitcher and catcher in the same game.
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.
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.
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."
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