Jake Meyers Bio
Jacob Berkshire Meyers is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Meyers played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, was selected by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 2017 MLB draft, and made his major league debut in 2021.
Early Life and Background
Jacob Berkshire Meyers was born on June 18, 1996, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Paul and Laurie Meyers. His father, Paul Meyers, played multiple seasons in Minor League Baseball after being selected by the San Francisco Giants in 1986, and Jake grew up in a family with a strong baseball background.
Meyers attended Westside High School in Omaha, where he played baseball and basketball. As a high school player he helped Westside win Class A state championships in his junior and senior seasons and earned local recognition as a team leader and standout two-way player.
Path to Baseball
Meyers enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as both a pitcher and an outfielder while majoring in business administration. He developed as a two-way player in college, earning All-Big Ten honors and national recognition during his junior season before entering the professional ranks.
The Houston Astros selected Meyers in the 13th round of the 2017 MLB draft. He began his professional career in the Astros organization that year and progressed through the club’s minor league system over the next several seasons.
Jake Meyers Career
Early Career (2017–2020)
After signing with the Houston Astros in 2017, Meyers was assigned initially to the Tri-City ValleyCats and then to other lower-level affiliates as he adjusted to professional baseball. He spent the 2018 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits and advanced to the Class A-Advanced Buies Creek Astros that year.
In 2019 Meyers began the season with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the Carolina League, where he was named a midseason All-Star, before earning a promotion to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. He was a non-roster invitee to Astros spring training in 2020 prior to the cancellation of that minor-league season.
Major League Breakthrough (2021–2022)
Meyers opened 2021 with the Sugar Land Skeeters before the Houston Astros selected his contract and promoted him to the major league roster on July 31, 2021. He made his major league debut on August 1, 2021, as a pinch hitter in a game versus the San Francisco Giants.
Meyers hit his first major league home run on August 14, 2021, against Jaime Barría of the Los Angeles Angels and added a grand slam later in the same game as the Astros won 8–2. Over 49 games in his rookie regular season he batted .260 with six home runs and 28 runs batted in, and he logged significant time in center field.
Late in the 2021 postseason Meyers suffered a left shoulder injury while attempting to catch a home run ball in the American League Division Series and later underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum on November 10, 2021. The surgery delayed his start to the 2022 season, but he returned to the active roster in June 2022.
Houston Astros Era (2021–Present)
Meyers has been a member of the Houston Astros major league roster since his 2021 debut, contributing as a center fielder and a situational hitter. He was part of the Astros club that won the 2022 World Series and has remained in the Houston outfield mix through subsequent seasons.
Following his return from shoulder surgery in 2022, Meyers recorded a three-run home run on July 1 that helped spark a victory over the Los Angeles Angels. He played a role in postseason moments in 2022, appearing as a pinch runner in the 2022 ALDS Game 1 and scoring the lead run on a Yordan Álvarez walk-off home run.
Driving Style and Strengths
Meyers profiles as a defensively capable center fielder with a high fielding percentage and reliable range in the outfield. Offensively he has shown the ability to provide timely extra-base hits, and managers have used him in a mix of starting and bench roles where his defense and baserunning are assets.
Notable Events and Milestones
Key moments in Meyers’s career include his first major league home run and grand slam in August 2021, his role on the 2022 World Series champion Astros, and multiple standout defensive plays recognized with weekly awards. In May 2023 he earned MLB Play of the Week recognition for a running catch at the warning track, and on June 5, 2023, he recorded his first career four-hit game.
Jake Meyers Career Wins
Meyers’s career to date includes verified offensive and defensive contributions at the major league level and a World Series title in 2022 as part of the Houston Astros roster. Statistical totals recorded through June 25, 2026, summarize his major league production.
Major League Highlights
Through June 25, 2026, Meyers’ verified MLB statistics include a .240 batting average, 36 home runs, and 172 runs batted in. His first major league home run and first grand slam both came in August 2021, and he has registered multiple multi-hit and multi-RBI games, including a career-high seven RBIs in a May 3, 2025 contest.
Other Wins & Perfromances
Before the major leagues Meyers earned midseason All-Star recognition in the Carolina League in 2019 and advanced through the Astros’ minor league system from 2017 to 2019. His defensive metrics have ranked him among the top center fielders in total zone runs in multiple seasons.
Jake Meyers Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Meyers comes from a baseball family: his father, Paul Meyers, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants and spent several seasons in Minor League Baseball as an outfielder. Jake has one sister, Lauren, and credits his family background with influencing his development as a player.
Personal Life
Meyers married Maddie Lammel, a second-grade teacher, in December 2021. The couple’s daughter, Ava, was born in December 2022.
2025 Season Performance
Before the 2025 season the Houston Astros signed Meyers to a $2.3 million contract on January 9, 2025, avoiding arbitration. Early in the 2025 campaign Meyers delivered a historic offensive performance on May 3, 2025, when he became the first Astros player to hit two home runs, a triple and a double in a single game, tying a club mark with 13 total bases and setting a personal best with seven RBIs.
Across the 2024 and 2025 campaigns Meyers has continued to be valued for his center-field defense, high fielding percentage, and occasional offensive bursts that produce game-changing moments. His outlook with the Astros centers on regular defensive starts in center field while contributing opportunistic offense and veteran baserunning presence.