Jacob Daniel Stallings is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Miami Marlins. In 2016, he made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Stallings was honored with both the Gold Glove Award and the Fielding Bible Award in the year 2021. Following the conclusion of the 2021 campaign, the Pirates dealt Stallings to the Marlins.
Stallings received his education at Brentwood Academy, which is located in Brentwood, Tennessee.
He then went on to receive his degree in baseball from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
He was a member of the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summers of 2009 and 2010 when he played collegiate baseball.
Stallings was chosen by the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, however, he did not sign with the team and instead went back to North Carolina to finish out his senior year.
In the seventh round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him, and he subsequently signed with the team.
He made his professional debut with the State College Spikes the following year, batting.230/.323/.332 over the course of 66 contests.
At the conclusion of the season, he appeared in one game for the Altoona Curve.
During his time with the Bradenton Marauders in 2013, he hit .219 with six home runs and 23 RBIs in 78 games, and in 2014, he batted .241 with four home runs and 30 RBIs in 68 games, returning to Bradenton for the third consecutive year.
With Altoona, Stallings hit .275/.313/.370 with three home runs and 32 RBIs in 74 games in 2015, his best season. He made his MLB debut with the Indianapolis Indians to start the 2016 season.
What Happened To Jacob Stallings?
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Stallings has lost his arbitration hearing and will receive $2.45 million from the Marlins this year. He sought $3.1 million in damages, thus the disparity between player and team was not negligible.