page_title: Jake Bauers
section_title: Tampa Bay Rays
hierarchical_section_title: Jake Bauers / Professional career / Tampa Bay Rays
caption_attribution_description: English: Yandy Diaz of the Columbus Clippers is held onto first base by Jake Bauers of the Durham Bulls during a 2018 game at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio
context_page_description: Jakob Christopher Bauers is an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays. He bats and throws left-handed.
context_section_description: On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade that saw the Rays trade Wil Myers, Jose Castillo and Ryan Hanigan to the Padres, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later (Trea Turner) to the Washington Nationals, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay. He began the 2015 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA Southern League in June. He finished the 2015 season with a combined .272 batting average with 11 home runs and 74 RBIs in 128 games between both teams. He stayed with the Biscuits for the 2016 season and batted .274 with 14 home runs and 78 RBIs in 135 games. Bauers spent the 2017 season with the Durham Bulls of the Class AAA International League where he batted .263 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and a career high twenty stolen bases in 132 games. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the season. Bauers returned to Durham at the beginning of the 2018 season.
caption: Bauers with the Durham Bulls in 2018
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