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==High school==
==High school==
Gelof grew up in [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware]], where he attended [[Hebrew school]] in the Seaside Jewish Community.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-749555]</ref> He attended [[Cape Henlopen High School]]. Gelof served as Class President for each of his four years, and played every game of the high school baseball team's four seasons in his years in high school.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/this-virginia-bound-shortstop-from-delaware-already-has-the-eyes-of-pro-scouts|title=This Virginia-bound shortstop from Delaware already has the eyes of pro scouts|date=July 12, 2018|work=USA Today|author=Kevin Tresolini}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/poy/assets/writable/49793/2018_BB_ZGelof.pdf|title=Cape Henlopen High School Student-Athlete named Gatorade Delaware Baseball Player of the Year|date=March 2022}}</ref> In his senior year, playing [[shortstop]] and pitching, he batted .465 and led the state in hits (35), runs (37), and home runs (7) and was 28-for-28 in stolen bases, along with 17 RBIs.<ref name="auto1"/> As a pitcher he was 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA, and 34 strikeouts in 26 innings, and threw an 87 miles per hour fastball.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=428378|title=Zack Gelof Class of 2018 - Player Profile |website=Perfect Game}}</ref> He was named 2018 [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Delaware Gatorade Player of Year]], Delaware Baseball Coaches Player of the Year, ''Delaware News Journal'' First Team All-State Shortstop, Perfect Game/[[Rawlings (company)|Rawlings]] 2018 honorable mention [[All-America|All American]] and 1st Team Northeast All Region.<ref name="auto1"/> He finished his high school baseball career as Delaware's all-time leader in runs scored (103) and stolen bases (81-for-81), and second in career hits (105), and was a two-time [[Henlopen Conference]] Player of Year as a shortstop and a pitcher.<ref name="auto1"/>
Gelof grew up in [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware]], where he attended [[Hebrew school]] in the Seaside Jewish Community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-749555|title=Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in MLB draft; Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years.|author=Jacob Gurvis|date=July 11, 2023|website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> He attended [[Cape Henlopen High School]]. Gelof served as Class President for each of his four years, and played every game of the high school baseball team's four seasons in his years in high school.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/this-virginia-bound-shortstop-from-delaware-already-has-the-eyes-of-pro-scouts|title=This Virginia-bound shortstop from Delaware already has the eyes of pro scouts|date=July 12, 2018|work=USA Today|author=Kevin Tresolini}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/poy/assets/writable/49793/2018_BB_ZGelof.pdf|title=Cape Henlopen High School Student-Athlete named Gatorade Delaware Baseball Player of the Year|date=March 2022}}</ref> In his senior year, playing [[shortstop]] and pitching, he batted .465 and led the state in hits (35), runs (37), and home runs (7) and was 28-for-28 in stolen bases, along with 17 RBIs.<ref name="auto1"/> As a pitcher he was 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA, and 34 strikeouts in 26 innings, and threw an 87 miles per hour fastball.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=428378|title=Zack Gelof Class of 2018 - Player Profile |website=Perfect Game}}</ref> He was named 2018 [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Delaware Gatorade Player of Year]], Delaware Baseball Coaches Player of the Year, ''Delaware News Journal'' First Team All-State Shortstop, Perfect Game/[[Rawlings (company)|Rawlings]] 2018 honorable mention [[All-America|All American]] and 1st Team Northeast All Region.<ref name="auto1"/> He finished his high school baseball career as Delaware's all-time leader in runs scored (103) and stolen bases (81-for-81), and second in career hits (105), and was a two-time [[Henlopen Conference]] Player of Year as a shortstop and a pitcher.<ref name="auto1"/>


He also played soccer for the high school, and finished his career as the leading goal scorer in the State of Delaware for his four-year career span 2015-2018 (61 goals; 16 assists), and was four-time All-Conference, three-time All-State, and as a senior was named Conference Player of the Year.<ref name="auto1"/> He graduated with a 4.02 [[GPA]].<ref name="auto4"/>
He also played soccer for the high school, and finished his career as the leading goal scorer in the State of Delaware for his four-year career span 2015-2018 (61 goals; 16 assists), and was four-time All-Conference, three-time All-State, and as a senior was named Conference Player of the Year.<ref name="auto1"/> He graduated with a 4.02 [[GPA]].<ref name="auto4"/>
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===2023===
===2023===
In 2023 Gelof played in spring training for the A's, batting .320/.414/.400. He started the season as the A's #3 prospect, playing for AAA Las Vegas.<ref name="auto7"/><ref>[https://www.jta.org/2023/07/14/sports/zack-gelof-becomes-the-18th-jewish-mlb-player-this-year-a-likely-record]</ref> MLB.com reported on July 13, 2023, that it had been informed by a source that the 23-year-old Gelof was being called up to the A's.<ref name="auto10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-soderstrom-zack-gelof-callup-athletics|title=A's to call up both Nos. 1 and 3 prospects; Soderstrom, Gelof set to join club ahead of series opener vs. Twins (source)|website=MLB.com|date=July 13, 2023|author=Martín Gallegos }}</ref> At the time, Gelof with Las Vegas Gelof was batting .304/.401/.529 in 263 at bats with 60 runs (6th in the Pacific Coast League), 21 doubles (3rd), 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 20 stolen bases (5th) while being caught five times, and had played exclusively second base.<ref name="auto10"/>
In 2023 Gelof played in spring training for the A's, batting .320/.414/.400. He started the season as the A's #3 prospect, playing for AAA Las Vegas.<ref name="auto7"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2023/07/14/sports/zack-gelof-becomes-the-18th-jewish-mlb-player-this-year-a-likely-record|title=Zack Gelof becomes the 18th Jewish MLB player this year — a likely record|first=Jacob|last=Gurvis|date=July 14, 2023}}</ref> MLB.com reported on July 13, 2023, that it had been informed by a source that the 23-year-old Gelof was being called up to the A's.<ref name="auto10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-soderstrom-zack-gelof-callup-athletics|title=A's to call up both Nos. 1 and 3 prospects; Soderstrom, Gelof set to join club ahead of series opener vs. Twins (source)|website=MLB.com|date=July 13, 2023|author=Martín Gallegos }}</ref> At the time, Gelof with Las Vegas Gelof was batting .304/.401/.529 in 263 at bats with 60 runs (6th in the Pacific Coast League), 21 doubles (3rd), 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 20 stolen bases (5th) while being caught five times, and had played exclusively second base.<ref name="auto10"/>


==Team Israel; World Baseball Classic==
==Team Israel; World Baseball Classic==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Gelof is the son of Kelly and Adam Gelof, both of whom are attorneys.<ref>[https://virginia.rivals.com/news/despite-not-expecting-it-gelofs-have-enjoyed-playing-together]</ref> His younger brother [[Jake Gelof]] plays baseball as a [[third baseman]] for the [[University of Virginia]] and was drafted in the second round of the 2023 draft by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]; Jake has been Zack's teammate in both high school and college.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/player/zack-gelof/|title=Zack Gelof|date=April 28, 2020|website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site}}</ref> Gelof is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegreatrabbino.com/2021/07/15/mlb-draft-highlighted-by-two-orthodox-jewish-students/|title=MLB Draft Highlighted by Two Orthodox Jewish Students|author=Jeremy Fine|date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
Gelof is the son of Kelly and Adam Gelof, both of whom are attorneys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://virginia.rivals.com/news/despite-not-expecting-it-gelofs-have-enjoyed-playing-together|title=CavsCorner - Despite not expecting it, Gelofs have enjoyed playing together|date=June 1, 2021|website=virginia.rivals.com|author=Damon Dillman}}</ref> His younger brother [[Jake Gelof]] plays baseball as a [[third baseman]] for the [[University of Virginia]] and was drafted in the second round of the 2023 draft by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]; Jake has been Zack's teammate in both high school and college.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/player/zack-gelof/|title=Zack Gelof|date=April 28, 2020|website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site}}</ref> Gelof is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegreatrabbino.com/2021/07/15/mlb-draft-highlighted-by-two-orthodox-jewish-students/|title=MLB Draft Highlighted by Two Orthodox Jewish Students|author=Jeremy Fine|date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:20, 14 July 2023

Zack Gelof
Gelof with the Las Vegas Aviators in 2023
Oakland Athletics
Third baseman
Born: (1999-10-19) October 19, 1999 (age 25)
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Zack Gelof (born October 19, 1999) is an American-Israeli[1] professional baseball third baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization. He played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers. Gelof was selected in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Athletics. Gelof played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

High school

Gelof grew up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he attended Hebrew school in the Seaside Jewish Community.[2] He attended Cape Henlopen High School. Gelof served as Class President for each of his four years, and played every game of the high school baseball team's four seasons in his years in high school.[3][4][5] In his senior year, playing shortstop and pitching, he batted .465 and led the state in hits (35), runs (37), and home runs (7) and was 28-for-28 in stolen bases, along with 17 RBIs.[4] As a pitcher he was 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA, and 34 strikeouts in 26 innings, and threw an 87 miles per hour fastball.[4][6] He was named 2018 Delaware Gatorade Player of Year, Delaware Baseball Coaches Player of the Year, Delaware News Journal First Team All-State Shortstop, Perfect Game/Rawlings 2018 honorable mention All American and 1st Team Northeast All Region.[4] He finished his high school baseball career as Delaware's all-time leader in runs scored (103) and stolen bases (81-for-81), and second in career hits (105), and was a two-time Henlopen Conference Player of Year as a shortstop and a pitcher.[4]

He also played soccer for the high school, and finished his career as the leading goal scorer in the State of Delaware for his four-year career span 2015-2018 (61 goals; 16 assists), and was four-time All-Conference, three-time All-State, and as a senior was named Conference Player of the Year.[4] He graduated with a 4.02 GPA.[3]

He was selected in the 38th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians, but Gelof opted not to sign with the team.[7] During the summer after his senior year Gelof played summer collegiate baseball for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, and played third base.[8] He batted .292/.370/.403 with 9 doubles (10th in the league), 4 triples (3rd), and 13 stolen bases (9th) in 15 attempts.[9][10]

College

Gelof played college baseball at Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for three seasons, starting every game the team played, and batting .316/.396/.478 in 137 games.[11][4][12] As a freshman in 2019, he started all 56 games at third base and batted .313/.377/.396 with 16 stolen bases (10th in the ACC) in 19 attempts, and six sacrifice flies (3rd).[4][13] He then played for the 2019 Kalamazoo Growlers in the collegiate summer Northwoods League, and batted .349/.426/.490 with three triples (6th in the league) and 22 steals (9th) in 24 attempts, while playing 26 games at third base and two games at shortstop.[9][14]

As a sophomore in 2020, Gelof batted .349/.469/.746 (leading the ACC) with 24 runs scored (leading the ACC; 4th in the NCAA), six doubles (7th), two triples (4th), five home runs (6th), 18 RBIs (8th), and 13 walks (10th) in 18 games at third base before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[15][4] He was named a Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American, and the third-best third baseman in D1Baseball’s 2020 Top-30 Power Rankings.[4] He played for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms of the collegiate summer Coastal Plain League after the season, batting .364/.442/.636.[16]

Gelof was named both Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA 2021 First Team Preseason All-American, and both Baseball America and Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American, as well as the D1Baseball No. 5 preseason third baseman.[4] As a junior in 2021 Gelof batted .312/.393/.485 and led the ACC in hits (81), as he also had 50 runs (7th), 18 doubles (4th), 126 total bases (6th), and 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts.[17][18] He was named second team All-ACC.[17] Virginia played in the 2021 College World Series, and he was named the third baseman on the All-Tournament Team after hitting .583.[19]

Professional career

2021

Gelof was selected in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics.[20] As the 60th pick overall, he was the sixth-highest draft pick in Delaware history.[21] He signed with the team on July 24, 2021, and received a $1,157,400 signing bonus.[22]

In 2021 Gelof was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics to start his professional career, where he played in one game.[23] He was then promoted to the Low-A Stockton Ports, for whom he batted .298/.393/.548.[24] He finished the season with the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A West, where while nearly six years younger than the average player in the league and only two months after playing college baseball, he batted 7-for-12 with 6 RBIs.[9][25] With the three teams combined, in 2021 he batted .333/.422/.565 in 138 at bats with seven home runs and 13 stolen bases in 15 attempts, while playing third base.[9] MLB.com ranked him as the A's 7th-best prospect, and the 87th-best prospect in baseball, and Fangraphs ranked him as the club's 2nd-best prospect.[26][27]

2022

In 2022 Gelof ran the fastest 30-yard sprint in the A’s farm system in the spring.[28][23] He missed almost seven weeks with a torn labrum and subluxed left (non-throwing) shoulder suffered in May when he dove for a ground ball, but playing for the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League he hit .271/.356/.438 with 13 home runs and nine stolen bases in 11 attempts in 354 at bats over 83 games.[29][23][30][31] He played 53 games at second base, 26 games at third base, seven games at DH, and one game in center field.[31] MLB.com ranked him the #97 prospect in baseball, and the A's #4 prospect.[32][26] He then played nine games at second base for the Class AAA Las Vegas Aviators of the Pacific Coast League.[33] He slashed .257/.316/.714 with five home runs in 35 at bats.[33] A’s assistant general manager Billy Owens said: "Zack Gelof is a dynamic athlete. He’s a plus, plus runner. He’s got serious strength. I see the plate discipline improving as he climbs the ladder. At some point, I see him also going to the outfield and using that dynamic athleticism all around the diamond."[30] He played for the Mesa Solar Sox in the 2022 Arizona Fall League.[30]

2023

In 2023 Gelof played in spring training for the A's, batting .320/.414/.400. He started the season as the A's #3 prospect, playing for AAA Las Vegas.[33][34] MLB.com reported on July 13, 2023, that it had been informed by a source that the 23-year-old Gelof was being called up to the A's.[35] At the time, Gelof with Las Vegas Gelof was batting .304/.401/.529 in 263 at bats with 60 runs (6th in the Pacific Coast League), 21 doubles (3rd), 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 20 stolen bases (5th) while being caught five times, and had played exclusively second base.[35]

Team Israel; World Baseball Classic

Gelof played second base for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[36][37][38]

Personal life

Gelof is the son of Kelly and Adam Gelof, both of whom are attorneys.[39] His younger brother Jake Gelof plays baseball as a third baseman for the University of Virginia and was drafted in the second round of the 2023 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers; Jake has been Zack's teammate in both high school and college.[4] Gelof is Jewish.[40]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Jacob Gurvis (July 11, 2023). "Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in MLB draft; Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years". The Jerusalem Post.
  3. ^ a b Kevin Tresolini (July 12, 2018). "This Virginia-bound shortstop from Delaware already has the eyes of pro scouts". USA Today.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Zack Gelof". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cape Henlopen High School Student-Athlete named Gatorade Delaware Baseball Player of the Year" (PDF). March 2022.
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  7. ^ Restuccio, Jonah (June 8, 2018). "Gelof drafted by Cleveland; Still to attend Virginia". WMDT.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Virginia-bound Cape Henlopen graduate is Delaware's top high school baseball player". The News Journal. July 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  10. ^ "2018 Futures Collegiate Baseball League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "CavsCorner - Gelof, among several Hoos to get drafted, relishes his opportunity". virginia.rivals.com. July 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Martín Gallegos (July 24, 2021). "A's sign second-round Draft pick Gelof". MLB.com.
  13. ^ "2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ "2019 Northwoods League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ "In the region: Virginia Tech, Virginia baseball players honored". The Roanoke Times. May 30, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  17. ^ a b "Zack Gelof selected by A's in second round". CBS19 News.
  18. ^ "2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  19. ^ "Gelof continues to check off life goals after MLB Draft". CBS19 News.
  20. ^ Dave Frederick (July 13, 2021). "Zack Gelof drafted by Oakland A's in second round with 60th pick". Cape Gazette. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  22. ^ Gallegos, Martín (July 24, 2021). "A's sign second-round Draft pick Gelof". MLB.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  25. ^ Tefertiller, Casey (November 4, 2021). "Zack Gelof Makes A Quick Impression". Baseball America.
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  27. ^ Eric Longenhagen and Kevin Goldstein (December 16, 2021). "Oakland Athletics Top 33 Prospects". Fangraphs.
  28. ^ Jim Callis, Sam Dykstram, and Jonathan Mayo (June 2, 2022). "Here's the fastest prospect in each team's system". MLB.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "Athletics' Zack Gelof: Recovering from torn labrum". CBS Sports. June 13, 2022.
  30. ^ a b c Lockard, Melissa (September 16, 2022). "Zack Gelof, Luis Matos highlight A's and Giants AFL contingents". The Athletic.
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  33. ^ a b c "Zack Gelof Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  34. ^ Gurvis, Jacob (July 14, 2023). "Zack Gelof becomes the 18th Jewish MLB player this year — a likely record".
  35. ^ a b Martín Gallegos (July 13, 2023). "A's to call up both Nos. 1 and 3 prospects; Soderstrom, Gelof set to join club ahead of series opener vs. Twins (source)". MLB.com.
  36. ^ "Matt Mervis, Zack Gelof to Play for Team Israel in World Baseball Classic". Northwoods League. February 10, 2023.
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  40. ^ Jeremy Fine (July 15, 2021). "MLB Draft Highlighted by Two Orthodox Jewish Students".
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