Jake Meyers
Jacob Berkshire Meyers (born June 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Meyers played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected in the 13th round by the Astros in the 2017 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2021. Early life and amateur career Jacob Berkshire Meyers was born to Paul and Laurie Meyers on June 18, 1996, in Omaha, Nebraska. Paul was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1986 draft and spent multiple seasons playing Minor League Baseball but never made it to the majors. Meyers has one sister, Lauren. He attended Westside High School, where he played baseball and basketball. Westside's baseball team won the Class A state championship in Meyers' junior and senior seasons, while the basketball team finished runner-up in the Class A state championship in Meyers' senior year. As a senior, Meyers was named the captain of both the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska baseball team and the Lincoln Journal Star Super State baseball team after pitching to a 9–0 win–loss record with a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) and 80 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched while also