Jacob John Cronenworth is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He was born on January 21, 1994. In 2020, he made his MLB debut.
Cronenworth was drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. With the Hudson Valley Renegades, he made his professional debut.
He batted.282/.389/.386 in 2016 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs, .274/.364/.358 in 2017 with Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits, and.253/.321/.345 in 2018 with Montgomery and Durham Bulls.
On December 6, 2019, Cronenworth and Tommy Pham were traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Hunter Renfroe, Xavier Edwards, and a player to be named later.
Cronenworth made his MLB debut with the Padres on July 26, 2020, and notched a hit and an RBI against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On August 4, Cronenworth hit his first MLB home run off Dustin May in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On August 22, Cronenworth hit his first career grand slam off of Humberto Castellanos of the Houston Astros.
On July 4, 2021, Cronenworth was selected to his first All-Star Game as a reserve. In his first game back from the All-Star Break on July 16, he hit the cycle at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals. He finished the 2021 season batting .266/.340/.460 with 21 home runs, 71 RBIs, and 94 runs scored.
There are no details about whether he has children or not. He may be may or may not have children. There are also no rumors about his children.