Jacob John Cronenworth is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. On January 21, 1994, he was born. He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2020.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Cronenworth in the seventh round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades.
In 2016, he batted.282/.389/.386 for the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs,.274/.364/.358 for Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits in 2017, and.253/.321/.345 for the Montgomery Biscuits and Durham Bulls in 2018.
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 his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.