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Jake Fishman
Jake Layton Fishman (Hebrew: ג'ייק פישמן; born February 8, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of PitchLab AI, a mobile application that analyzes baseball pitching metrics using an iPhone camera. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins. Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Fishman was named to the roster for Team Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He was previously named to the roster for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and played for the team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In 2019 he obtained Israeli citizenship, and pitched for Team Israel in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the summer of 2021. He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in, 2022. He elected to become a free agent in November 2022, and signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics in December 2022.
In high school, in 2013 he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, and to the Massachusetts All-Star Team. In college, in 2016 with the Union Dutchmen, Fishman led all of college baseball with an 0.41 ERA. He was named the Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, All-Liberty League First Team both as a pitcher and as a utility player, and a D3baseball.com All-American.
Fishman was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Hutch Fishman and Cindy Layton, and is Jewish. He attended Hebrew school and had his bar mitzvah at Congregation Klal Yisrael in Sharon, Massachusetts, where he now lives. As a minor leaguer, to supplement his income during the off-season Fishman gives pitching lessons or works as a strength trainer at a gym.
Fishman attended Sharon High School in Massachusetts, where he was an outfielder and pitcher. He was captain of his high school baseball team during both his junior and senior years. The now-6'-3" pitcher said he was only 5' 7" until he had a 7-inch growth spurt in his junior year. In his senior year he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, was runner-up to be the Hockomock League MVP, and was named to the Massachusetts All-Star Team. He graduated in 2013.
Undrafted out of high school, Fishman didn't receive an NCAA Division I offer. Fishman then attended NCAA Division III Union College for three years.
In his freshman season, he pitched to a 7–0 win–loss record with a 2.29 earned run average (ERA) and 49 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched. Fishman was named Division III Upstate Baseball Pitcher of the Week after pitching a no-hitter in his second college start on March 29, 2014. Fishman also played first base and designated hitter and batted for Union, hitting .400 with 24 runs batted in (RBI) and 12 stolen bases. In the off-season, he played for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
In 2015, Fishman went 4–2 with a 1.48 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 422⁄3 innings. At the plate, he hit .477 with 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He was named to the NCAA 2015 Academic All-District 3 Baseball Team as a designated hitter, with a 3.32 GPA and a major in Managerial Economics. He was also named a 2015 Jewish Sports Review College Baseball All-American with first baseman Simon Rosenbaum and first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Wolf, among others.
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Jake Fishman
Jake Layton Fishman (Hebrew: ג'ייק פישמן; born February 8, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of PitchLab AI, a mobile application that analyzes baseball pitching metrics using an iPhone camera. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins. Fishman was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Fishman was named to the roster for Team Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He was previously named to the roster for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and played for the team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In 2019 he obtained Israeli citizenship, and pitched for Team Israel in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the summer of 2021. He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in, 2022. He elected to become a free agent in November 2022, and signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics in December 2022.
In high school, in 2013 he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, and to the Massachusetts All-Star Team. In college, in 2016 with the Union Dutchmen, Fishman led all of college baseball with an 0.41 ERA. He was named the Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, All-Liberty League First Team both as a pitcher and as a utility player, and a D3baseball.com All-American.
Fishman was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Hutch Fishman and Cindy Layton, and is Jewish. He attended Hebrew school and had his bar mitzvah at Congregation Klal Yisrael in Sharon, Massachusetts, where he now lives. As a minor leaguer, to supplement his income during the off-season Fishman gives pitching lessons or works as a strength trainer at a gym.
Fishman attended Sharon High School in Massachusetts, where he was an outfielder and pitcher. He was captain of his high school baseball team during both his junior and senior years. The now-6'-3" pitcher said he was only 5' 7" until he had a 7-inch growth spurt in his junior year. In his senior year he was named to the Hockomock League All-Star First Team, was runner-up to be the Hockomock League MVP, and was named to the Massachusetts All-Star Team. He graduated in 2013.
Undrafted out of high school, Fishman didn't receive an NCAA Division I offer. Fishman then attended NCAA Division III Union College for three years.
In his freshman season, he pitched to a 7–0 win–loss record with a 2.29 earned run average (ERA) and 49 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched. Fishman was named Division III Upstate Baseball Pitcher of the Week after pitching a no-hitter in his second college start on March 29, 2014. Fishman also played first base and designated hitter and batted for Union, hitting .400 with 24 runs batted in (RBI) and 12 stolen bases. In the off-season, he played for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
In 2015, Fishman went 4–2 with a 1.48 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 422⁄3 innings. At the plate, he hit .477 with 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He was named to the NCAA 2015 Academic All-District 3 Baseball Team as a designated hitter, with a 3.32 GPA and a major in Managerial Economics. He was also named a 2015 Jewish Sports Review College Baseball All-American with first baseman Simon Rosenbaum and first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Wolf, among others.