{{short description|American baseball player (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jake Goebbert |position=Outfielder |team= |number= |birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|9|24}} |birth_place=Hampshire, Illinois, U.S. |bats=Left |throws=Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 20 |debutyear=2014 |debutteam=San Diego Padres |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=2014 |finalteam=San Diego Padres |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .218 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 10 |teams= * San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2014}}) }} '''Jacob Dwayne Goebbert''' (born September 24, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2014.

==Career== ===Amateur=== Goebbert attended Hampshire High School in Hampshire, Illinois, where he played for the school's baseball and football teams.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 5, 2005 |title=Area Roundup: Goebbert's blast fuels Whips |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CN&p_theme=cn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A40E12639D67A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214214035/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CN&p_theme=cn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A40E12639D67A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2013-12-14 |access-date= |newspaper=The Courier News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Oberhelman |first=David |date=September 5, 2004 |title=Whips up to task in win over St. Francis |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1052898C45271447&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214214028/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1052898C45271447&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2013-12-14 |access-date= |newspaper=Daily Herald |page=14}}</ref> He then attended Northwestern University, where he played college baseball for the Northwestern Wildcats baseball team in the Big Ten Conference. During his collegiate career, Goebbert played for the Southern Ohio Copperheads of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in collegiate summer baseball. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |access-date=September 25, 2019 |website=Cape Cod Baseball}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2009&T=Harwich%20Mariners |title=2009 Harwich Mariners |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}</ref>

===Houston Astros=== The Houston Astros drafted Goebbert in the 13th round (401st overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.<ref name=mlb>{{cite news|last1=Brock|first1=Corey|title=May 19, 2014|url=http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/76009226/jake-goebbert-ready-for-next-chapter-with-padres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108071226/http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/76009226/jake-goebbert-ready-for-next-chapter-with-padres|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2015|work=MLB.com|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref> Playing in Minor League Baseball, the Astros promoted Goebbert from Single–A to Triple–A during the 2011 season.<ref name=attitude/> They invited him to spring training in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2012/02/06/astros-sign-ex-aggie-ruggiano-offer-spring-invites-to-five-top-prospects/ |title=Ultimate Astros » Astros sign ex-Aggie Ruggiano, offer spring invites to five top prospects |publisher=Blog.chron.com |date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> He finished the 2012 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Double–A Texas League.<ref name=attitude/>

===Oakland Athletics=== At the end of spring training in 2013, the Astros assigned Goebbert to the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League. Before he could play for Oklahoma City, the Astros traded Goebbert to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Travis Blackley.<ref name="attitude">{{cite web |last=Jacobsen |first=Erik |date=2013-07-05 |title=Baseball: Jake Goebbert thriving with new team |url=http://couriernews.suntimes.com/sports/21106087-419/baseball-new-team-same-attitude-for-jake-goebbert.html#.U35LgtJdVjd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140522192853/http://couriernews.suntimes.com/sports/21106087-419/baseball-new-team-same-attitude-for-jake-goebbert.html%23.U35LgtJdVjd |archive-date=2014-05-22 |access-date= |website=The Courier-News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2014/02/12/another-spring-training-another-chance-for-hampshire-grad-jake-goebbert/auxze7f/ |title=Another spring training, another chance for Hampshire grad Jake Goebbert &#124; Northwest Herald |publisher=Nwherald.com |date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He played for the Double-A Midland RockHounds of the Texas League and Triple-A Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League in 2013.

===San Diego Padres=== On May 15, 2014, the Athletics traded Goebbert to the Padres for Kyle Blanks and a player to be named later,<ref name=mlb/><ref>{{cite news|last=Shea |first=John |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2014/05/15/as-trade-for-kyle-blanks/ |title=A's trade for Kyle Blanks - Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat |publisher=Blog.sfgate.com |date= May 15, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref> later identified as Ronald Herrera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/mlb/id/10997284|title = A's send Herrera to Padres to complete Blanks deal}}</ref>

On June 19, 2014, Goebbert was called up from Triple-A El Paso to replace the injured first baseman Yonder Alonso.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brock |first=Corey |date=June 19, 2014 |title=Alonso lands on disabled list with sore wrist |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/alonso-lands-on-disabled-list-with-sore-wrist/c-80469930 |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> Goebbert was primarily an outfielder in the minor leagues after having played first base at Northwestern University, but El Paso had been occasionally playing him at first base after his acquisition by the Padres.<ref name="first start">{{cite web|last1=Laws|first1=Will|title=Goebbert thrilled to get first Major League start|url=http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/80971776/san-diego-padres-jake-goebbert-got-his-first-major-league-start-saturday-vs-the-dodgers|work=MLB.com|access-date=March 8, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134243/http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/80971776/san-diego-padres-jake-goebbert-got-his-first-major-league-start-saturday-vs-the-dodgers|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time of his call-up, Goebbert was hitting .270 with 5 HR and 18 RBI at El Paso. Goebbert had a pinch-hit RBI single in his first Major League plate appearance on June 20 and made his first start in left field the next day.<ref name="first start" /> He was optioned back to El Paso on July 25 when Alonso returned. Goebbert returned to the Padres on August 12 when Everth Cabrera went to the disabled list,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Dennis|title=Cabrera back to DL, Goebbert back up|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/12/padres-cabrera-hamstring-dl-goebbert-recalled/|access-date=March 7, 2015|publisher=U-T San Diego|date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> and he remained with the team for the rest of the season. Goebbert batted .218 with one home run in 101 at-bats, starting 19 games at first base and 4 in left field. He was designated for assignment by the Padres on January 7, 2015,<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnson agrees to $1 million deal to stay with Padres|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=12134048|access-date=January 8, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> but remained with the club, attending Padres spring training in 2015 as a non-roster invitee.

===Pittsburgh Pirates=== On November 25, 2015, Goebbert signed to a major league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brink |first=Bill |date=2015-11-25 |title=Pirates notebook: Acquisitions bolster depth in key areas |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/11/25/Pirates-sign-1B-OF-Jake-Goebbert-to-major-league-deal/stories/201511250291 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151126081536/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/11/25/Pirates-sign-1B-OF-Jake-Goebbert-to-major-league-deal/stories/201511250291 |archive-date=2015-11-26 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref> He was designated for assignment on April 3, 2016.

===Tampa Bay Rays=== He was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6. He became a free agent after the 2016 season.

===Arizona Diamondbacks=== On January 27, 2017, Goebbert signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was released on March 28, 2017.

==Personal life== Goebbert and his wife, Heather, reside in Pingree Grove, Illinois during the offseason. When he is not playing, Goebbert hosts youth baseball clinics and works on the family farm in Hampshire.<ref name=attitude/> Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch includes exotic animals and a train ride.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stevenson|first1=Joe|title=Padres' Jake Goebbert an offseason Hampshire pumpkin farmer|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2014/10/13/padres-jake-goebbert-an-offseason-hampshire-pumpkin-farmer/a2gm8ml/|access-date=March 7, 2015|publisher=Northwest Herald|date=October 15, 2014|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402215544/http://www.nwherald.com/2014/10/13/padres-jake-goebbert-an-offseason-hampshire-pumpkin-farmer/a2gm8ml/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Goebbert delivered the commencement address at Judson University in December 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro baseball player Jake Goebbert addresses Judson's fall graduates|url=http://posttrib.chicagotribune.com/search/24408154-418/pro-baseball-player-jake-goebbert-addresses-judsons-fall-graduates.html#.VK3uk3tHrwo|access-date=January 8, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

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