Jakob Gelof[1] (born February 25, 2002) is an American baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Gelof was born and grew up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he attended Hebrew school in the Seaside Jewish Community.

[3] He transferred to IMG Academy ('20) in Bradenton, Florida, after his sophomore season, for his final two years of high school.

[10] He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, and batted .281/.372/.422 with eight doubles (7th in the league), two triples (4th), two home runs, and 19 RBIs in 128 at bats, while primarily playing shortstop.

[16] He played in the same infield with his older brother Zack Gelof as the team advanced to the 2021 College World Series.

[20] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week the following day after going 9-10 during the series with four home runs and 15 RBIs.

[21] Midway through the season, Gelof was added to the watchlist for and was a semi-finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, and the Dick Howser Trophy presented by the NCBWA.

[29] The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Gelof in the second round, with the 60th pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

[35] Between the two levels, he played in 109 games and batted .214 with 10 homers, 67 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases in 24 attempts, while leading the Midwest League with 9 sacrifice flies.