AtL Gastonia Ghost Peppers

Jake Hoover Returns to Ghost Peppers for 2025 Season

Published on February 7, 2025 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Gastonia Ghost Peppers News Release


GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Ghost Peppers have signed Jake Hoover to a contract for the 2025 season, announced by general manager Brady Salisbury on Friday.

Gastonia welcomes back Hoover, who's played for the newly-named Ghost Peppers since the middle of the 2023 season.

Hoover, 27, provides the Ghost Peppers with versatility. Throughout his Gastonia tenure, he's played six different positions - third base, shortstop, left field, second base, right field and center field.

Hoover was responsible for one of the most electrifying moments of the 2024 season for Gastonia, blasting a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Staten Island on June 6. A batter later, Jack Reinheimer followed up with a walk-off solo shot to win the game for the "Bolognia", 8-7.

The Armada, Michigan native attended Hillsdale College until he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2019. Hoover reached as high as Triple-A Rock Round with the Rangers organization in 2021.

Hoover started playing for the Atlantic League in 2022, with Lancaster. He became a postseason hero for the Stormers, making an incredible diving catch from short in Game 1 of the North Division Championship Series. The next night, Hoover sent everyone home with a walk-off home run against Southern Maryland to tie the series up. Hoover's heroics led the Stormers to an ALPB championship.

Since joining Gastonia in 2023, the utility man has competed in 82 games for the club.

Hoover is the first player to sign with Gastonia in 2025. The team will aim to announce a player signing every Friday for the remainder of the offseason.

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