Greg Jacobs

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Gregory Patrick Jacobs (born October 9, 1976 in Orange, California) is a outfielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Las Vegas 51s in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

Jacobs played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton and was a Big West Conference All-Star in 1998. He was selected as a pitcher by the Anaheim Angels in the 13th round of the 1998 draft and assigned to the Boise Hawks in the Northwest League. He played with the Angels organization through 2001 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (1999), Lake Elsinore Storm (2000), Lancaster Jethawks (2001) and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (2001). He never rose above "A" ball with the Angels and his ERA kept rising each season, finishing with a 7.57 era in 31 games for the Quakes in 2001.

The Angels cut him lose after the 2001 season. Jacobs wound up signing with an independent Long Beach Breakers near his home. His pitching career over, he transitioned to the outfield during his year in Long Beach. In 85 games for them he hit .380 with 18 homers and 91 RBI, earning Western Baseball League and Independent Leagues All-Star honors.

His performance there gave him another chance and he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2003 and played for the Inland Empire 66ers. With the 66ers he hit .357 and earned California League All-Star and High-A All-Star honors. He played with the San Antonio Missions (2003-2004) and Tacoma Rainiers (2004-2005).

In 2005 he was released by the Mariners and played with the Independent Kansas City T-Bones team through 2006, winning Northern League All-Star honors in 2006.

In 2007, with the Reading Phillies (the "AA" affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) he won Eastern League all-star honors.

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent in 2008 he started with the Jacksonville Suns and was then promoted to the Las Vegas 51s.