Jake Wong
Jacob Ryne Wong is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds.
Amateur career
Wong attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. In 2015, his senior year, he pitched to a 2.86 earned run average. Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Grand Canyon University where he played college baseball.In 2016, Wong's freshman season at Grand Canyon, he appeared in 18 games in which he went 2–3 with a 4.28 ERA. That summer, he played in the West Coast League for the Corvallis Knights. As a sophomore in 2017, he moved into the starting rotation and was GCU's Friday night starter, going 5–3 with a 4.00 ERA over 14 starts. After the 2017 season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Orleans Firebirds, pitching to a 2.58 ERA over innings. In 2018, Wong's junior year, he started 15 games and pitched to a 9–3 record and a 2.81 ERA, striking out 88 batters over innings. After the season, he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Professional career
San Francisco Giants
Wong signed with the Giants and made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, compiling a 2.30 ERA over 11 starts. In 2019, he began the year with the Augusta GreenJackets with whom he went 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA over eight starts being promoted to the San Jose Giants in May. Over 15 starts with San Jose, he pitched to a 3–2 record with a 4.98 ERA, striking out 67 over innings.Wong did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing surgery. He was assigned to the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A Northwest League for the 2022 season. Over 25 games, he went 6–5 with one save and a 4.52 ERA and 108 strikeouts over innings.