Jakob Marsee

Jakob Joseph Marsee

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
• School Central Michigan University
• High School Allen Park High School
• Debut August 1, 2025

• Born June 28, 2001 in Dearborn, MI USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Jakob Marsee was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 2022 amateur draft out of Central Michigan University. He began his pro career that same year, appearing 1n 13 games for the ACL Padres and another 18 with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. He batted a combined .240 with 2 homers and 11 RBIs.

He had a very good season in 2023 as he hit .273 in 113 games for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League, and .286 in 18 games for the San Antonio Missions of the AA Texas League. His combined slash line 129 games was .274/.413/.428 with 16 homers and 103 runs scored as he showed excellent lead-off skills. He was named a Midwest League post-season All-Star and a Padres organizational All-Star, then went on to play in the Arizona Fall League, being named the circuit's Most Valuable Player. He started 2024 with San Antonio but was hitting just .177 after 24 games when he was traded to the Miami Marlins along with three other prospects, P Woo-Suk Go, OF Dillon Head and 1B Nathan Martorella, in return for two-time batting champion Luis Arráez on May 4th. He was assigned to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League. He hit .188 in 91 games for Pensacola, but .275 in 22 games for the AAA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. His overall combined batting line was .200/.345/.315 in 137 games, but with 51 stolen bases in 58 attempts.

He started the 2025 season with Jacksonville and was hitting .246 with 14 homers and 37 RBIs in 98 games when he was called up to Miami on August 1st to make his major league debut. He started in center field against the New York Yankees, batting 9th, and went 1 for 2 with 3 walks in five plate appearances in a wild game that saw the Marlins come out on top, 13-12, after trailing 6-0 and 9-4. On August 13th, he put his name in the team's record books, tying its record with 7 RBIs in a 13-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians; it was also the first multi-homer game of his career. After his first two weeks in the Show, he was batting .436 with an OPS of 1.413 in 13 games. He then capped his first month in the majors by being named the National League Rookie of the Month, finishing August at .352 with 25 RBIs.

Notable Achievements

• 2025 MLB All-Rookie Team

Further reading

• Christina De Nicola: "Rookie Marsee ties Marlins' franchise record with 7-RBI outburst", mlb.com, August 14, 2025. [1]

Related Sites

• Jakob Marsee on mlb.com
• BR Minors page
• Central Michigan bio