Brandon Jacobs (baseball)
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox MLB player
| name = Brandon Jacobs
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| position = Outfielder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|8}}
| birth_place = Snellville, Georgia, U.S.
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
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Brandon Foster Jacobs (born December 8, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
Career
=Boston Red Sox=
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jacobs in the tenth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus ranked Jacobs as the 46th best prospect in baseball prior to the 2012 season.{{cite web|last=Goldstein |first=Kevin |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16020 |title=– Brandon Jacobs article |publisher=Baseballprospectus.com |date=February 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 14, 2013}}
=Chicago White Sox=
On July 12, 2013, Jacobs was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitcher Matt Thornton and cash.[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-sox-acquire-lefty-matt-031442142--mlb.html Matt Thornton to Red Sox for Minor Leaguer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716183057/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-sox-acquire-lefty-matt-031442142--mlb.html |date=July 16, 2013 }} He was ranked the #7 ranked prospect in the White Sox organization.{{cite web |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/index.jsp?c_id=cws#list=cws |title=White Sox 2013 Prospect Watch |publisher=Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=December 14, 2013 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420154417/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/index.jsp?c_id=cws#list=cws |url-status=dead }} After the trade, Jacobs played for Double-A Birmingham Barons. He finished the 2013 season combined hitting .244 in 455 at bats, 33 doubles, 13 home runs, 66 runs batted in, 44 walks, 140 strikeouts, and 12 stolen bases.
=Arizona Diamondbacks=
On December 10, 2013, Jacobs was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks alongside Mark Trumbo and A. J. Schugel as part of a three-team trade that saw the Los Angeles Angels acquire Hector Santiago and the White Sox acquire Adam Eaton.{{cite web|author=|url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131213&content_id=64674752&vkey=pr_ari&c_id=ari |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213235122/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131213&content_id=64674752&vkey=pr_ari&c_id=ari |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |title=D-backs acquire Brandon Jacobs from the White Sox and A.J. Schugel from the Angels as Players to be Named Later from December 10 Three-Team Trade |publisher=Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 14, 2013}}
=Traverse City Beach Bums=
On January 10, 2015, Jacobs signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals,{{Cite web|title=Minor Moves: Royals, Braves, White Sox, Cubs|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/01/minor-moves-ryan-jackson.html|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} but he was released during spring training. On April 10, he signed with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League.https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Friday-s-Sports-Transactions-6192915.php {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
References
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External links
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- [http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2009/06/auburn_football_signee_chooses.html Auburn football signee chooses pro baseball]
- [http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/boston_red_sox_outfield_prospe.html Boston Red Sox outfield prospect Brandon Jacobs knows Springfield]
- [http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/boston_red_sox_minor_leaguer_b.html Boston Red Sox minor leaguer Brandon Jacobs has roots in Western Massachusetts]
- [http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2013/07/red_sox_had_to_part_with_brand.html Red Sox had to part with Brandon Jacobs, who could make it with White Sox]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150919014004/http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2013/07/12/what-the-red-sox-gave-up-in-outfielder-brandon-jacobs/ What the Red Sox gave up in outfielder Brandon Jacobs]
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