Jeremy Eierman
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| Jeremy Eierman | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: September 10, 1996 Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Jeremy Austin Eierman (born September 10, 1996) is an American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He played college baseball for the Missouri State Bears.
Eierman attended Warsaw High School in Warsaw, Missouri, and played on their baseball team. As a senior, he batted .542 with eight home runs, 33 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases in 26 games.[1] He was also named Missouri's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year as a senior.[2] After graduating in 2015, he enrolled at Missouri State University where he played college baseball.
As a freshman in 2016 for the Bears, Eierman started in 59 games at shortstop and batted .296 while slugging .504 with nine home runs and 48 RBIs, earning him a spot on the Louisville Slugger All-American Freshman team.[3][4] In his 2017 sophomore season, he started all 63 of Missouri State's games and slashed .313/.431/.675 with 23 home runs, 68 RBIs, 15 doubles, and 17 stolen bases.[5][6] After the season, he was named to the All-Missouri Valley First Team.[7] He was also named a first team All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game. In 2016 and 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[8]
Eierman was named to Collegiate Baseball's 2018 preseason All-American team and to the Missouri Valley Conference 2018 preseason first team, along with being selected as a preseason first team All-American shortstop by both D1Baseball and Perfect Game prior to the 2018 season.[9] He was named to the All-Missouri Valley Second Team.[10] He ended 2018, his junior year, batting .287 with ten home runs, 49 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 56 games.[11]
Professional career
Eierman was selected in the second round with the 70th overall selection by the Oakland Athletics in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[12] On June 15, 2018, he signed with Oakland for a $1,232,000 signing bonus.[13] Eierman made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Low-A New York–Penn League, batting .235 with eight home runs, 26 RBI, and ten stolen bases in 62 games.[14][15] He spent 2019 with the Stockton Ports of the High-A California League, slashing .208/.270/.357 with 13 home runs and 64 RBI over 131 games.[16][17] Eierman did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
For the 2021 season, Eierman was assigned to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Central.[19] He was placed on the injured list in mid-July with a quad strain and missed the remainder of the year.[20][21] Over sixty appearances, he slashed .247/.335/.448 with ten home runs and thirty RBI.[22] Eierman was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[23] He returned to Midland for the 2022 season;[24] over 72 games, he hit .203 with 14 home runs and 44 RBI.[25]
Eierman spent the majority of the 2023 season with Midland, also appearing in one game for the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics; in 36 games for the RockHounds, he batted .188/.295/.305 with three home runs, six RBI, and four stolen bases.[26] In 2024, he made 76 appearances split between the ACL Athletics and Midland, slashing a cumulative .232/.297/.419 with 13 home runs, 39 RBI, and two stolen bases. Eierman elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2024.[27]