About Jake Alu

Jacob Alu (born April 6, 1997) is an American professional baseball Infielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Alu was born and raised in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, a community located within Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Alu attended Princeton Day School in Princeton, New Jersey. In 2015, Alu enrolled as a business major in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He graduated in 2019 with a degree in Business Management. While still a senior at Princeton Day School in 2015, Alu registered .523 batting average with 3 home runs and 18 RBIs. He recorded recording his 100th hit on April 28, 2015.