The
New York Yankees selected Jagielo in the first round of the
2013 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He signed and made his professional debut that season for the
Staten Island Yankees.[8] In 54 games, he hit .268/.381/.458 with six home runs. He was named the Player of the Week of the
New York-Penn League for the week of August 19 and was a Mid-Season All-Star.[9] In 2014, Jagielo was ranked as the team's 5th best prospect by MLB.com.[10] He played for the
Tampa Yankees that year, and hit .259 with a .354
on-base percentage, 16 home runs, and 54 RBIs in 85 games and was a
Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star.[9] In an instructional game after the season, Jagielo was hit in the face by a pitch, breaking the
zygomatic arch near his left eye, which required surgery.[11]
In 2015, he was ranked as the 8th and 11th best prospect in the system by MLB.com and
Baseball America, respectively. He spent the season with the
Trenton Thunder, batting .284 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs in 58 games and was an
Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star.[9] Jagielo suffered a knee injury sliding into home on June 16 and missed the rest of the season.[12] He underwent surgery in July and was expected to play in the
Arizona Fall League that fall before the Yankees decided to against it.[13]
Cincinnati Reds
On December 28, 2015, the Yankees traded Jagielo,
Rookie Davis,
Tony Renda, and
Caleb Cotham to the
Cincinnati Reds in exchange for
Aroldis Chapman.[14] Before the 2016 season, MLB.com ranked him as the Reds' 14th best prospect and top power hitter.[15][16] Jagielo spent the season with the
Pensacola Blue Wahoos, where he batted .205 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs in 111 games.[17] In 2017, he played for both Pensacola and the
Louisville Bats, posting a .204 batting average with five home runs and 25 RBIs in 103 total games.[18][19]