Jake Layton Fishman was born on February 8,1995 and is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
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26 Facts About Jake Fishman
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Jake Fishman was named the Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, All-Liberty League First Team both as a pitcher and as a utility player, and a D3baseball.
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Jake Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Jake Fishman was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Hutch Jake Fishman and Cindy Layton, and is Jewish.
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Jake Fishman attended Sharon High School in Massachusetts, where he was an outfielder and pitcher.
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Jake Fishman was captain of his high school baseball team during both his junior and senior years.
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Jake Fishman then attended NCAA Division III Union College for three years.
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Jake Fishman was named Division III Upstate Baseball Pitcher of the Week after pitching a no-hitter in his second college start on March 29,2014.
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Jake Fishman played first base and designated hitter and batted for Union, hitting.
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Jake Fishman was selected to the 2016 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, the only NCAA Division III baseball player named to the list.
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Jake Fishman planned to continue attending classes for his Union College degree in the fall of 2016, and to finish his degree requirements.
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Jake Fishman ultimately finished his degree in managerial economics and digital media in 2019.
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When Jake Fishman made his major league debut in 2022, he was the first Union alumnus to appear in a major league game since Bill Cunningham in 1912.
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Jake Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Jake Fishman was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.
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In 2019, Jake Fishman pitched for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League.
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Jake Fishman did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On December 10,2020, Jake Fishman was selected by the Miami Marlins in the First Round, with the 12th pick, of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
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Jake Fishman began the 2022 season back with Jacksonville, pitching as a reliever.
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Jake Fishman was DFA'd by the Marlins on August 1,2022 and was sent outright to Triple-A.
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Jake Fishman was designated for assignment again on August 31,2022.
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Jake Fishman was on the roster to play for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in South Korea.
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Jake Fishman pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Olympics in the summer of 2021, as Israel was one of six teams to qualify for the Olympic Games, in a win against Team Mexico, and in losses to Team South Korea and the bronze-medal-winning Team Dominican Republic.
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