Jake Mangum #28

Selected by the Mets in the fourth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State…finished his career ranked No. 4 in NCAA history with 383 hits...Originally committed to play at the University of Alabama before choosing Mississippi State...Was previously selected by the Yankees in the 30th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft and by the Mets in the 32nd round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign with either club...Jake’s family has a strong football background… his father, John, played nine seasons in the NFL in the 1990s as a defensive back with the Chicago Bears…John played collegiately at Alabama and still holds the program record for career passes broken up (48)…his uncle, Kris, won a national championship at Alabama in 1992 and was a tight end for the Carolina Panthers from 1997–2006…his grandfather, John Sr., had a brief stint as a defensive tackle for the AFL’s Boston Patriots from 1966-67…Jake made the decision to quit football and focus on baseball during his freshman year of high school...Over the offseason, Jake started a podcast in collaboration with his alma mater called “Mississippi State of Mind”…he is widely recognized as one of the most prolific athletes in the school’s history, finishing his career with an SEC-record 383 hits, fourth most in NCAA history…he earned his nickname, “The Mayor,” from former teammate Jacob Robson, who noticed that Jake seemed to be familiar with everyone in Starkville...He is close friends with NFL quarterback Gardener Minshew after the two met at Mississippi State…Minshew was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars on the same day Jake broke the SEC’s all-time hit record.

2024

Won the International League batting title with a .317 average for Triple-A Durham, 10th best among full-season Minor Leaguers…became the first Bull to claim a batting crown since Jake Cronenworth (.334) in 2019...Appeared in 104 games for Durham, including 100 starts between center field (55), left field (24), right field (17) and designated hitter (four)…had two stints on the injured list with left quad strains: April 8-28 and May 28–June 13...Was one of five players in all of Triple-A to record 30 2B and 20 SB...Ranked among Rays Minor Leaguers in doubles (T2nd), average (third) and hits (fourth). 

2023

Hit .298/.346/.425 (141-for-473) with 29 2B, eight 3B, five HR, 52 RBI and 16 SB in 119 games for Triple-A Jacksonville…ranked among Miami farmhands in triples (T1st), doubles (second), hits (third), total bases (fourth, 201) and XBH (seventh, 42)…the eight triples were tied for the most in the International League…was acquired from the Marlins on Dec. 18.

2022

Jake Mangum entered the 2022 season as the Mets’ No. 22 prospect, per MLBPipeline... Acquired by Miami as the “Player To Be Named Later” in the trade that sent RHPs Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernandez to the New York Mets in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Franklin Sanchez on Nov. 18....Earned MiLB.com Organizational All-Star honors for the second consecutive season, slashing .306/.363/.441 in 72 games between Triple-A Syracuse, Double-A Binghamton, and the FCL Mets....Missed time from June 15 to Aug. 16 with a back injury....In his first stint with Triple-A, Mangum went 46x138 (.333) with an .836 OPS in 33 games. Hit 11 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 21 RBI with 7 stolen bases....The switch-hitter hit .342 (26x76) vs. left-handed pitching as a right-handed batter and .288 (59x205) vs. right-handed pitching as a left-handed batter....Hit safely in 19 of 23 games played in the month of May, posting a .363 avg. and .893 OPS that earned him the promotion to Syracuse on May 24. Recorded two multi-hit efforts in his first three games....Made 56 starts in center field, nine starts in left field, three starts in right field and four starts at designated hitter.

2021

Combined to hit .285 (96-337) in 84 games between Brooklyn (A+) and Binghamton (AA), being named a MiLB.com organizational All-Star...Earned AA-Northeast Player of the Week (August 8) honors while with Binghamton...His .294 average with the Rumble Ponies ranked tied for fourth in the league.

2020

Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Played his first professional season with Brooklyn (A)...Started an eighth-inning rally in game three of the New York-Penn League Championship Series to help the Cyclones win their first title.