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Position: IF
Date of Birth:
03/23/1999
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185 lbs
College Experience: Princeton University
Bats: R
Throws: R
Resides: San Diego, California
Biography:
Jake Boone is in his second season with the ThunderBolts and his third as a pro in 2023. He signed with the Bolts as a free agent on May 9, 2022 and hit .257 with 39 RBIs in 87 games during his first season with the team. Jake's professional career began when he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Nationals in 2021. He spent one season in class Low-A Fredericksburg, where he hit .229 with a .323 on-base percentage. He had been drafted in the 38th round by Washington in 2017 but elected not to sign.
Boone played for three years at Princeton University and hit .250 over 72 career games there. He started every game as a sophomore in 2019 and batted .312 with 18 RBIs. Jake, whose father, Bret, uncle, Aaron, grandfather, Bob and great-grandfather, Ray all played in the big leagues, is a graduate of Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. |
