Tempstaff Transaction: IF Jake Zitella Activated off IL
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Colton Martinez
Director of Broadcasting & Storytelling
Mississippi Mud Monsters
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Tempstaff Transaction: IF Jake Zitella Activated off IL
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (May 22, 2026) — The Mud Monsters have announced infielder Jake Zitella has been activated off the injured list. At 21, the St. Charles Illinois native is the youngest member of the team. The infielder was drafted in 2023 by the New York Mets organization out of St. Charles East High School. While with the Mets, he appeared in 56 games with the Florida Complex League team in Port St. Lucie.
While in the FCL, he played under current Mud Monsters manager Jay Pecci in 2023 and 2024. Zitella sets his sights on winning: “I just want to win here and do what I can in any play, spot or situation and have fun while doing it.”
He joins an offensive lineup that already ranks among the strongest in the Frontier League after the Mississippi bats have scored five or more runs in eleven out of twelve ball games to start the season.
The Mud Monsters are currently on the road in Zitella’s home state to take on the Schaumburg Boomers. Given the circumstances, it is likely that he may get his very first action for Mississippi in front of friends and family.
About the Mississippi Mud Monsters
Baseball Lives Here. It Just Got a Little Weirder.
The Mississippi Mud Monsters are a professional baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, competing in the Frontier League. Built in the mud and rooted in Mississippi, the Mud Monsters believe baseball should be unapologetically fun, a little weird, wildly welcoming, and deeply tied to the place it calls home. Real baseball. Real people. This is swamp-built, Mississippi-made baseball, where the vibes matter just as much as the final score.