Pitcher Jacob Timothy Bird, known professionally as Jake Bird, represents the Colorado Rockies in Major League Baseball. On December 4, 1995, he was born.
Bird went to West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, California. In his senior year of high school, he decided to enroll at UCLA, where he pitched to a 1.55 ERA over 58 innings. He enrolled at UCLA after being passed over in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Bird made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, going 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA over 26+2/3 innings worked in relief. He then signed a contract with the Rockies.
He received All-Star recognition in 2019 while pitching for the Class A South Atlantic League’s Asheville Tourists, where he went 7–2 with a 3.62 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 97 innings.
He was assigned to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Northeast to start the 2021 campaign before being moved to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple-A West in early June.
The Rockies drafted Bird’s contract and promoted him to the major leagues on June 11, 2022. On June 16, he faced the Cleveland Guardians and pitched one scoreless inning in relief.
Is Jake Bird Married?
Jake Bird who plays for the Colorado Rockies is currently not married. There is no information stating that he is dating anyone either.