Jake served as the inspiration for the Reds Viking-themed home run celebration during the 2023 season…every Reds home run hitter donned a horned helmet and large fur cape upon returning to the dugout, with teammates following behind him while mimicking rowing a boat…the idea originated from reliever Luis Cessa, who noticed that Jake’s long blonde hair and flowing beard resembled those of a Viking… Jake said he has taken DNA tests that indicate his ancestors were Vikings and Anglo-Saxons who traveled across the North Sea...Jake and his wife, Angelica, were married in October 2016…the couple has two children...Avery was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in late 2023, but was in full remission by early 2024 following countless checkups and treatments at children’s hospitals in Cincinnati, Phoenix and the family’s hometown of Miami… she rang the bell in March, indicating the completion of her cancer treatment...Jake’s family has stuck by his side during his Minor League journey and throughout his big league career…living by the motto “where he goes, we go,” the Fraleys were known to follow team buses in their SUV for minor-league road trips, with Jake and Angelica up front and their children in the backseat…his family has resided in several locations across the country and even abroad, spending three months in Australia when Jake played for the Perth Heat following the 2017 season…while Jake worked his way through the minors, the family implemented cost-saving measures such as purchasing a blow-up couch, watching movies and shows on an Amazon Fire Stick hooked up to a $35 projector, and using cardboard boxes as dressers...He has had several stints on the injured list throughout his career, many of which took a toll on his mental health during his years in Cincinnati…he sought help from Reds Director of Mental Skills Dr. Vanessa Shannon and Brian Cain, a mental performance coach who works with athletes…Jake’s work with the two helped him develop a mental strategy of living in the moment and focusing on things he can control to weather the storm during difficult times...A Maryland native, Jake first told his father, Marvin, that he wanted to be a baseball player while watching the Orioles on television at age five, a squad that featured Albert Belle, Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Mussina. Selected by the Rays in Competitive Balance Round B (77th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Louisiana State University, where he was a three-year starter…hit a combined .328/.397/.462 (201-for-613) with 28 2B, 12 3B, 10 HR, 100 RBI and 59 SB over 173 career games with the Tigers…the 59 steals are seventh most in program history...Was LSU’s 2016 Skip Bertman Award recipient, an honor presented annually to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of the program...Played alongside several future big leaguers at LSU, including Alex Bregman, Aaron Nola, Alex Lange, Jacob Latz and Andrew Stevenson...Spent two summers (2014-15) in the Cape Cod League with the Chatham Anglers following his freshman and sophomore campaigns, playing a combined 50 games…batted a team-best .302 (19- for-63) in his second year with the club...Graduated from Caravel (Del.) Academy in 2013…batted .492 as a senior and .536 as a junior, earning all-state recognition in both seasons.
2025
Played 76 games between the Reds (67G) and Braves (9G), batting a combined .241/.332/.382 (46-for-191) with 15 XBH and 23 RBI…designated for assignment by Cincinnati Aug. 17 and claimed by Atlanta Aug. 19...Had a pair of 10-day IL stints with the Reds: May 7-30 (left calf tenderness) and June 24-July 12 (right shoulder sprain)…the Braves placed him on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain Sept. 11 and transferred him to the 60-day IL Sept. 17, ending his season...Made 55 starts, including 51 in right field and four in left field…matched a career high with four outfield assists (also: 2024), tied for 10th most among NL right fielders... Registered a career-best 34.5 pct. hard-hit rate, surpassing 2021 (33.6%). Batted .179 (24-for-134) when facing a pitcher for the first time in a game…went 21-for-57 (.368) when seeing the same pitcher later in the game...Made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster and fourth with the Reds...On April 17 vs. SEA, doubled and tagged his former club for his second career grand slam, a go-ahead blast in the eighth inning, as part of a 3-for-5 effort…marked his fourth career multi extra- base-hit effort, first since April 15, 2024 at SEA…was the beginning of a season-high three-game RBI streak over which he recorded nearly one-third (seven) of his 23 RBI for the season...Held a .187 (17-for-91) average with a .660 OPS after playing his first 35 games on June 6…went 19-for-49 (.388) with a .985 OPS over his next 19 games through July 23, raising his average to .257, but hit .196 (10-for-51) across his final 22 contests to finish at .241...On June 9 at CLE, went 3-for-4 with one HR, two RBI, one SB and an outfield assist…was the second of three outfield assists he recorded in a 10-game span from June 1-14…became the sixth Reds eight-hole hitter since 1901 to collect three hits or more, homer and steal a base, first since Kyle Farmer on July 1, 2021 vs. SD...Limited to 12 games in July while recovering from a right shoulder sprain, but went 10-for- 26 (.385) with three 2B, one HR and six RBI…included his second career multi-double game on July 19 at NYM, joining Sept. 1, 2023 vs. CHC (G1)...On Aug. 27 at MIA, made his Braves debut, tallying a game-high three hits, including a double, in a 12-1 win...Was non-tendered by the Braves and claimed off waivers by the Rays Nov. 6…the Rays designated him for assignment Nov. 18 and signed him to a Major League contract Nov. 25.
2024
On March 31 vs. WAS, collected his 200th career hit, a second-inning single off Jake Irvin...On April 14 at CWS, tied a career high with three stolen bases (also: June 3, 2023 vs. MIL)...Became the first Red with three steals and three runs in the same game since Billy Hamilton (also three R and three SB) on Aug. 9, 2016 at STL...His four times on base (two H, two BB) were a season high...From May 25 vs. LAD to June 3 at COL, hit safely in a career-high eight straight games...From May 28 vs. STL to June 8 vs. CHC, went 32 straight plate appearances without a strikeout...Was the longest active streak in the majors when it was snapped on June 9 vs. CHC...On July 5, was placed on the family medical emergency list...On July 10, was activated from the family medical emergency list and returned to action that night vs. COL...In the fifth inning on July 24 at ATL, stole the 50th base of his Major League career...In the sixth inning on Aug. 19 at TOR, recorded his 50th career double (off Ryan Burr)...On Aug. 22, was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 21 (right knee sprain)...On Sept. 1, was activated from the IL and returned to action that day vs. MIL...Stole a base in a career-high three straight games from Sept. 2-5 vs. HOU, matching Elly De La Cruz (seven times, last: July 21-24), Stuart Fairchild (June 28-30) and Bubba Thompson (March 30-April 1) for the longest such streak by a Reds baserunner in 2024...Went 29 consecutive plate appearances without a strikeout to end the 2024 season, the longest active run among all Major League batters on active rosters.
2023
Ranked third on the team in stolen bases (21)…Was one of three Reds players with at least 20 stolen bases (Elly De La Cruz 35, TJ Friedl 27)...Three Reds players recorded at least 20 stolen bases, in the same season, for the first time since 2006 (Ryan Freel 37, Brandon Phillips 25, Felipe Lopez 23)...Made 43 starts in RF, 20 starts in LF and 22 starts at DH...After his most recent start in LF (6/18 at Hou), made his last 43 starts of the season in RF (28gs) and at DH (15gs)…made each of his last 13 starts at DH...Missed 33 games while on the injured list with a right wrist contusion (9g, 6/10-6/17) and a stress fracture in his left fourth toe (24g, 8/5-8/31)…on 10/11 had surgery to repair the stress fracture in his toe...Suffered the wrist injury on 6/6 vs LAD, when he was hit by a Caleb Ferguson pitch...On 9/1, after two rehabilitation appearances for Louisville with the toe injury, was reinstated from the 10-day injured list...in 13 starts at designated hitter and 19 appearances overall for the Reds after he came off the IL hit .213 (10-47, 4 2b, 2rbi, 1sb)…didn't play in any of the last 3 games of the season...On 4/1 vs Pit produced his second career pinch-hit HR (3-run off Chase De Jong)…With two outs in the ninth inning of the 3-2 win on 4/29 at Oak, produced a two-run double off Jeurys Familia that erased a 2-1 deficit...In the 7-4 win on 5/12 at Mia produced his first career two-homer game and tied his career high with four RBIs...in the next day's 6-5 win at Mia homered and again produced another four RBIs...became the 16th Reds batter with consecutive games of at least four RBIs, the first since Jay Bruce did it in 2016 on 7/24 vs Ari and 7/25 at SF...On 6/3 vs Mil, became the fourth Reds batter with a home run and three stolen bases in the same game, joining OF Reggie Taylor (5/10/2003 vs Mil), Pete Rose (7/26/1973 vs Atl) and Dave Concepcion (7/6/1973 at Mtl)...From 6/21-6/24 homered in three consecutive appearances (5rbi), the longest home run streak of his career. Was one of only four Reds players to produce a three-game HR streak (Jason Vosler 3g, TJ Friedl 4g, Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3g)…In the fourth inning of the 3-0 loss on 7/15 vs Mil produced the Reds' only hit, an infield single off Freddy Peralta...In spring training hit safely in 13 of his 17 appearances...led the team in RBI...tied for team lead in hits and doubles.
2022
On 3/14 was acquired from the Mariners, along with RHP Justin Dunn, minor league LHP Brandon Williamson and a player to be named (RHP Connor Phillips, 3/29), for 3B Eugenio Suárez and OF Jesse Winker...In spring training hit safely in seven of his 11 appearances to earn a spot on the Reds' Opening Day roster...in Goodyear led the team with four stolen bases, tied for the most in the Major Leagues...Made 21 starts in LF, seven starts in CF, 14 starts in RF and 14 starts at DH...From 5/1-7/28 missed 77 games while on the injured list with right knee inflammation and then a left great toe bone bruise...on 6/13, as one of eight roster moves, was transferred to the 60-day injured list...Hit .295 in 53 appearances after 7/29, when he was reinstated from the 60-day injured list (7 2b, 11hr, 25rbi, 3sb, .377obp, .526slg, .903ops)...From 5/22-5/27 made four rehab appearances for Dayton (1gs) and Louisville (3gs)...on 5/29 was returned from that rehab assignment because of a left great toe bone bruise and didn't make another rehab appearance until 7/13...In the 8-2 win on 7/30 vs BAL, following nine rehab appearances for Louisville, made his first appearance for the Reds since 4/30 at COL...started in RF and produced his first career three-hit game, including an RBI-single off Dean Kremer and a two-run HR off Beau Sulser...In the fourth inning of the 10-1 win on 8/20 at PIT became the 44th player to homer into the Allegheny River (off Tyler Beede, 65th time)...In the 9-5 win on 8/21 at PIT hit the first leadoff HR of his career (off Zach Thompson) and reached base safely in all five plate appearances (HR, 2-run single, 3rbi, 3bb, 1sb, 4r)...On 9/2 vs COL hit his first career pinch-hit HR (solo off Dinelson Lamet)...In the eighth inning of the opener of the doubleheader on 9/13 vs PIT left the game after he was hit in the helmet by a Manny Bañuelos pitch...missed two games...From 9/24-9/26 missed three games with an eye infection.
2021
Made a career-high 78 appearances for the Mariners surrounding three stints on the injured list (4/7-5/30 with a left hamstring strain, 7/18-8/1, 8/28-9/13 with right shoulder inflammation)...His .352 on-base percentage tied for the fifth-highest ever by a Mariners rookie...The Mariners went 33-19 when he reached base safely and 12-14 when he did not reach base safely...Averaged a walk every 5.76 plate appearances, fourth-best in the Major Leagues behind Yasmani Grandal (4.31), Juan Soto (4.51) and Joey Gallo (5.55)...His 22 walks were the most in franchise history through a player's first 20 games of a season...Steve Braun (1977) and Jay Buhner (1997) each had 21 walks...Four times walked with the bases loaded, most in the Major Leagues and including a walk-off walk on Opening Night in a 10-inning, 8-7 win vs the Giants...Earned MLB Network's "Play of the Week" for robbing a potential walk-off HR on 6/9 at Det...On 7/2 vs Tex became the first Mariners player with a homer, two walks and two stolen bases in a game since Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. did it on 7/18/99.
2020
Played in seven games for the Mariners in 2020, batting .154 (4x26) with three runs, one double, one triple, two stolen bases and two walks...Registered the hardest hit ball by any Mariners player this year with a double down the right field line on Aug. 22 vs. TEX, a 112.2 MPH drive off Jordan Lyles...Placed on 10-Day Injured List on Sept. 23 with a right quad strain, missing the final five games of the season.
2019
Hit .150 (6x40) with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 1 HBP in 12 games with Seattle...Made his Major League debut August 21 at Tampa Bay, going 0-for-3 with 1 run scored...Picked up first Major League hit August 23 vs. Toronto...Suffered sprained right thumb on 9/7 at HOU…shut down for rest of 2019 on 9/11...Spent most of the season in the Mariners minor league system, batting .298 (114x382) with 68 runs scored, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 19 home runs, 80 RBI, 30 walks and 22 stolen bases in 99 games between Triple-A Tacoma and Double-A Arkansas...Promoted from Double-A Arkansas to Triple-A Tacoma on June 20...Was named a Mid-Season and Post-Season Texas League All Star...Texas League Player of the Month for May…during May, he slashed .371/.440/.639 with 19 runs, 8 doubles, 6 home runs, 26 RBI, and 6 steals in 26 games...Texas League Player of the Week for the week of May 27 - June 2 after batting .440 (11x25) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 13 RBI and 2 steals in 6 games.
2018
Hit .347 (78x225) with 39 runs, 30 extra-base hits (19 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR), 41 RBI, and a .962 OPS (.415 OBP/.547 SLG) in 66 games with High-A Charlotte…ended the year on a 14-game hit streak, Aug. 21-Sept. 2 (.447/21x47)…on DL, April 2-June 7, with "turf toe."
2017
Sidelined most of the year by two trips to the DL…appeared in 26 games with High-A Charlotte and 4 games on a rehab assignment with GCL Rays.
2016
In pro debut with Short-A Hudson Valley, tallied 17 extra-base hits (9 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR) in 55 games.
