Jacob Steinmetz

Selected in the third round (No. 77 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of Elev8 Academy in Delray Beach, Florida... signed with the D-backs on July 21, 2021 and received a $500,000 signing bonus... was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 121 prospect in the 2021 Draft class... is the first Orthodox Jewish player to be selected in MLB Draft history... born in Queens, Steinmetz raised his Draft stock after relocating from the Long Island hamlet of Woodmere to south Florida, where he pitched for the ELEV8 Baseball Academy... previously pitched in high school for The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway... his father Elliot played basketball at Yeshiva University and now coaches there... had committed to playing at Fordham before signing with the D-backs... pitched for Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic

2023

Started one game for Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, striking out 3 over 1 1/3 innings in his lone appearance... made his full-season debut with Arizona on April 18 for Visalia at Stockton, striking out four in three innings

2022

Appeared in 11 games (7 starts) with the D-backs' Arizona Complex League team, going 0-7 with a 7.88 ERA in 24 innings... struck out 27

2021

Made one start for Arizona's Arizona Complex League squad, throwing 1 1/3 innings