Jake Thompson

Jacob Keith Thompson (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.

[10] In July, Thompson played in the All-Star Futures Game, and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Eastern League.

[11] On July 23, 2014, the Tigers traded Thompson and Corey Knebel to the Texas Rangers in exchange for reliever Joakim Soria.

[2] On July 31, 2015, Thompson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Matt Harrison, and Jerad Eickhoff in exchange for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman.

[10] Thompson received his MLB callup on August 6, 2016,[15] as the starting pitcher against the San Diego Padres in a 9–7 loss.

[18] During the 2017 season Thompson split time between the Phillies and Lehigh Valley, posting a 3-2 record with a 3.88 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 11 appearances (8 starts).

[18] Thompson recorded his first MLB career save on April 8, 2018 against the Miami Marlins, pitching three scoreless innings to end a 20-1 blowout.

[25] In 7 games (5 starts) for the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers and Double-A Erie SeaWolves, Thompson registered a cumulative 5-0 record and 1.99 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 31+2⁄3 innings of work.

The following year, Thompson made 17 appearances (14 starts) for the team, but struggled to a 5-4 record and 6.93 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 61 innings of work.

On November 22, 2023, Thompson was traded to the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in exchange for Xorge Carrillo.

On July 3, 2024, Thompson was traded to the Bravos de León of the Mexican League in exchange for Wendolyn Bautista.

Thompson with the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2014