Jacob Stallings

Jacob Daniel Stallings (born December 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jacob Stallings
Stallings at Offutt Air Force Base in 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 58
Catcher
Born: (1989-12-22) December 22, 1989
Lawrence, Kansas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 2016, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.262
Home runs9
Runs batted in41
Teams

Career

Stallings attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the seventh round of the 2012 MLB draft and he signed.

After signing, Stallings made his professional debut that same year with the State College Spikes where he batted .230/.324/.332 in 66 games. He also played in one game for the Altoona Curve at the end of the season. In 2013, he played for the Bradenton Marauders where he hit .219 with six home runs and 23 RBIs in 78 games, and in 2014, he returned to Bradenton where he batted .241 with four home runs and 30 RBIs in 68 games. Stallings spent 2015 with Altoona where he slashed .275/.313/.370 with three home runs and 32 RBIs in 74 games. He began 2016 with the Indianapolis Indians.

Stallings was called up to the majors for the first time on June 19, 2016.[2] Stallings recorded his first major league hit, a double, on June 21 against the San Francisco Giants. He was designated for assignment on July 5, and outrighted to back to Indianapolis after clearing waivers. In 80 games for Indianapolis, he hit .214 with six home runs and 28 RBIs. Stallings was recalled again by the Pirates on September 13, 2016. On September 23, he had a game-winning RBI single in the Pirates' 6–5 win over the Washington Nationals. He was outrighted on November 2, 2016.

In 2017, Stallings spent a majority of the season with Indianapolis, slashing .301/.358/.431 with four home runs and 38 RBIs in 62 games.[3] He also played in five games for Pittsburgh. He began 2018 with Indianapolis, and was recalled by the Pirates on June 10. On September 17, he had a game-winning RBI single in the Pirates 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals. He was outrighted off the roster on May 17, 2019.

In 2020 he batted .248/.326/.376 for the Pirates with three home runs and 18 RBIs.[4] He had the slowest time from home plate to first base of all major leaguers, at 5.09.[5]

Personal life

His father, Kevin Stallings, was formerly the head basketball coach of Illinois State, Vanderbilt, and the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.[6]

References
  1. "#32 Jacob Stallings - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "Pirates call up Stallings, son of Pitt hoops coach".
  3. "Jacob Stallings Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. "Jacob Stallings Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.
  6. "Pirates minor leaguer Stallings knows new Pitt basketball coach quite well".


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