{{Short description|Australian baseball player (born 2000)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Jarryd Dale | image = Jarryd Dale Buffaloes 20250412.jpg | caption = Dale with the Orix Buffaloes in 2025 | team = Kia Tigers | number = 32 | position = Shortstop / Second baseman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = KBO | debutteam = Kia Tigers | debutdate = March 29 | debutyear = 2026 | statleague = KBO | statyear = May 16, 2026 | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .256 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 6 | teams = * Kia Tigers ({{kboy|2026}}–present) }}
'''Jarryd James Dale''' (born 11 September 2000) is an Australian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
==Career== ===San Diego Padres=== On 2 July 2017, Dale signed with the San Diego Padres organization as an international free agent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Padres' Minor League Depth: Top 5 Shortstops|url=https://eastvillagetimes.com/padres-minor-league-depth-top-5-shortstops/|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=eastvillagetimes.com|language=en}}</ref> He made his professional debut in 2018 with the rookie-level Arizona League Padres. Dale made 31 appearances for the AZL Padres in 2019, slashing .301/.358/.345 with 16 RBI and six stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jarryd Dale - Baseball Statistics|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/216242/|access-date=December 16, 2025| website=thebaseballcube.com|language=en}}</ref> He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=mlb.com|language=en}}</ref>
Dale returned to action in 2021 with the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm, playing in 102 games and batting .269/.330/.381 with six home runs, 60 RBI, and 31 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jarryd Dale: The Man from Down Under|url=https://madfriars.com/2022/06/11/jarryd-dale-the-man-from-down-under/|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=madfriars.com|language=en}}</ref> He split the 2022 campaign between the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, batting a combined .199/.318/.279 with four home runs, 39 RBI, and 27 stolen bases across 134 total appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jarryd Dale Stats & Scouting Report|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/619507-jarryd-dale/stats/|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, Dale played in only 24 games split between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres, Fort Wayne, and El Paso, hitting .244/.366/.396 with one home run, seven RBI, and seven stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jarryd Dale - Stats - Batting|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jarryd-dale/sa3007022/stats/batting|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}</ref> He split the 2024 season between Fort Wayne and the Double-A San Antonio Missions, batting a cumulative .171/.225/.288 with three home runs, nine RBI, and two stolen bases. Dale was released by the Padres organization on 4 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/abl/status/1820936672097235074?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}</ref>
===Orix Buffaloes=== On 16 February 2025, Dale signed a development contract with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/gaijinbaseball/status/1891394709840347496?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}</ref> Dale played in 41 games for Orix's farm team, batting .297/.357/.398 with two home runs, 14 RBI, and one stolen base.
===Kia Tigers=== On 24 December 2025, Dale signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KIA signs Australian shortstop Jarryd Dale as Asia quota alternative to Park Chan-ho|url=https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-sports/2025/11/24/PTUAUFVWP5GVRLBOLTOXHXLBMU/?outputType=amp|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=biz.chosun.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kia Tigers bring back pitcher, sign 2 new hitters to complete foreign player signings|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20251224/kia-tigers-bring-back-pitcher-sign-2-new-hitters-to-complete-foreign-player-signings|access-date=December 24, 2025|website=koreatimes.co.kr|language=en}}</ref>
==International career== Dale played for Team Australia in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-perez-witt-singer-on-world-baseball-classic-rosters | title=Salvador Perez, Bobby Witt Jr. & Brady Singer headline 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters | website=MLB.com }}</ref> He also represented Australia at the 2024 WBSC Premier12.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLB Draft first pick Travis Bazzana makes Australia's WBSC Premier12 roster|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-premier12/news/mlb-draft-first-pick-travis-bazzana-makes-australias-wbsc-premier12-roster|website=wbsc.org|date=10 October 2024|access-date=16 December 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Dale's father, Philip, played professionally in the Cincinnati Reds organization, later setting several records in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) and winning a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics as a coach for the Australian Olympic baseball team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Young Waverly Wildcats stats continue the family tradition|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/sport/young-waverley-wildcats-stars-continue-the-family-tradition/news-story/63f658b566c20f61c43c84725512b3a7|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=heraldsun.com.au|language=en}}</ref> Dale's brother, Ryan, played professionally in the Kansas City Royals organization.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twenty six young Australians will pitch talents to Major League Baseball scouts|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/more-sports/twenty-six-young-australians-will-pitch-talents-to-major-league-baseball-scouts/news-story/b621f6267591108f15036b026fcdec9e?amp&nk=ff79b8af7fc673b9bd15702021adef55-1765933732|access-date=December 16, 2025|website=couriermail.com|language=en}}</ref> His cousin, Jon Kennedy, played professionally for the Atlanta Braves organization.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MLB World Select tour is valuable experience for Aussie prospects|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19125785/australian-prospects-gaining-exposure-experience-mlb-world-select-team-florida|access-date=December 12, 2025|website=espn.com|language=en}}</ref>
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