Jake Fraley
Jake Arnold Fraley is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Atlanta Braves.
Amateur career
Fraley attended Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware, 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 All-American first team and the All-State first team.Fraley enrolled at Louisiana State University to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers. He batted.372 as a freshman in 2014, and was named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after his freshman and sophomore years.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Fraley with the 77th overall selection of the 2016 MLB draft. He spent the 2016 season with the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades where he batted.238 with one home run, 18 RBI and 33 stolen bases in 55 games. In 2017, Fraley played for the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs, posting a.170 batting average with one home run and 12 RBI in only 26 games due to injury. In 2018, he returned to the Stone Crabs, batting.347/.415/.547 with four home runs, 41 RBI, and 11 stolen bases in 66 games.In the subsequent offseason, Fraley played in the 2017–18 Australian Baseball League season for the Perth Heat batting.361/.449/.680 in 40 games, setting the runs and stolen base records.
Seattle Mariners
On November 8, 2018, Fraley was traded to the Seattle Mariners along with Mallex Smith for Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia, and Michael Plassmeyer. He began the 2019 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Texas League. The Mariners promoted Fraley to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League 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 Tampa Bay Rays. 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 Los Angeles Angels. In a June 9 matchup against the Detroit Tigers, Fraley made a leaping catch to rob rookie Isaac Paredes of a walk-off home run, 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, Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, and a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker. He would make 68 appearances for the team, batting.259/.344/.468 with 12 home runs, 28 RBI, and four stolen bases.On May 1, 2023, Fraley was placed on the injured list with right knee inflammation, and was shifted to the 60-day injured list on June 13. He was activated on July 29. Fraley made 111 total appearances for the Reds, slashing.256/.339/.443 with 15 home runs, 65 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.
Fraley appeared in 116 contests for the Reds in 2024, hitting.277/.330/.386 with five home runs, 26 RBI, and 20 stolen bases. He made 67 appearances for Cincinnati in 2025, batting.232/.332/.387 with six home runs, 23 RBI, and four stolen bases. Fraley was designated for assignment by the Reds on August 17, 2025.