Jacob Jesus Gonzalez, a.k.a “Jacob Gonzalez,” born on May 30, 2002, in Whittier, California, is an American college baseball shortstop for the Ole Miss Rebels (Mississippi State University) and an upcoming prospect for the 2023’s MLB Draft.
Jacob has been accustomed to baseball since childhood, as he grew up playing the sport. He attended Glendora High School and was a two-sport athlete playing football and baseball alongside the team. With the SGB Hustle, he played for Glendora American Little League.
As a freshman with Mississippi University in 2021, he started 67 games, batting an average of .335, scoring 12 home runs and 55 RBIs along with 16 doubles, and was named to the All-SEC First Team Freshman of the Year and All-American by D1Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
In 2022, In his Sophomore, He started 65 games, batting an average of .558, scoring 18 home runs and 52 RBIs, and was also selected for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team for the second time.
As of 2023, Jacob has accumulated several awards and accolades, such as First Team ABCA All-South Region, Second Team ALL-SEC, 2023’s Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist, 2022 First Team All-Sec, etc., further solidifying his credibility as a prospect for the season's MLB Draft.
Jacob Gonzalez’s Girlfriend
Taylor Stevens is Jacob’s girlfriend, and she also happens to be a student at the University of Mississippi and an athlete herself.
Who is Jacob Gonzalez dating right now?
Jacob Gonzalez is dating his love-at-first-sight sweetheart, Taylor Stevens, a University of Mississippi student and Oxford resident who fell in love with Gonzalez during their first meet at the University and shared their first picture on social media on August 2022.
Taylor grew up alongside her three siblings, Case, Ryann, and Elijah, and graduated from Providence Christian Academy in 2020. She is also an excellent athlete who has participated in the Boro Dash, a four-mile charity run, and beat it with a lap time of 19:51 at the age of 14.
FAQs
A. Jacob Gonzalez’s girlfriend is Taylor Stevens.
A. Jacob and Taylor’s met at the University of Mississippi, and it was love at first sight.
A. The couple is quite active on social media; and have regularly updated Instagram of their relationship status in August 2022 and have been actively posting pics together.