If you watched Jacob Humphrey play any of his three sports at Bonny Eagle High, it didn’t take long to realize he could create exciting, athletic plays.

In his first full season of professional baseball career, Humphrey is already flashing his highlight-reel skills to fans on the other side of the country.

“I’m having a lot of fun,” Humphrey said Wednesday. “Biggest thing to do is just enjoy it. Not every day will be a great day, but not every day will be a bad day. You have to just enjoy every moment.”

Early in his pro career, Humphrey has already had a lot of good days in 2026, like when he learned he was being assigned to the Colorado Rockies’ High-A team in Spokane, Washington. A 5-foot-10 outfielder who signed as an undrafted free agent a day after the 2025 MLB Draft, Humphrey has moved up to the second rung of the four-step minor league ladder.

Wearing No. 1 and batting leadoff, Humphrey is hitting .389 through nine games, with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and five steals while playing all three outfield spots. He’s hit safely in eight of Spokane’s first nine games, with six two-hit games. He’s reached base in every game. His on-base percentage is .488 and his OPS (on-base plus slugging) is 1.155.

Humphrey said he knows his biggest attributes are his speed and ability to get on base, even if the early stat line makes him look like a slugger.

“I’m not going up there to trying to hit a home run. I’m trying to get on base and let the big donkeys hit me home,” Humphrey said.

Humphrey’s glove work in the outfield is also drawing attention.

A clip from his team’s social media accounts shows an empty gap in left-center field with the words “Is it a bird? Is it a plane?” before Humphrey, playing center field, appears from the right in a full-out dive to make a backhanded catch. The captain reads, “70% of the earth is covered by water. The other 30% is covered by Jacob Humphrey.” It was reposted by many accounts, including Vanderbilt baseball, where Humphrey played his junior and senior college seasons.

“I mean, it’s funny,” Humphrey said of the clip. “I was just trying to make a good play for the guys on my team.

At Bonny Eagle, Humphrey was a top performer in baseball and basketball as a freshman and sophomore. As a junior, he joined the football team and was a pivotal addition as a receiver on the 2019 state championship team. He played two seasons of college baseball at UMass Lowell before transferring to Vanderbilt.

After signing with the Rockies last summer, Humphrey got his first taste of pro ball, playing 11 games with the Class A Fresno Grizzlies.

This spring, Humphrey saw spot action with the Colorado Rockies in three spring training games. In three plate appearances, he drew two walks, drove in a run, scored two runs and stole four bases.

“I don’t know. I guess they must have liked me. I was able to get in, steal some bases and got to play with the big league squad with all the big league coaches,” Humphrey said.

Another spring experience is a story Humphrey can tell for the rest of his life.

Humphrey was among a small group of Rockies minor leaguers assigned to Team USA as backups for a March 4 exhibition game against the Rockies. On Humphrey’s MILB.com player profile is a transaction that reads, “OF Jacob Humphrey assigned to United States.”

It was Team USA’s final tune-up before the World Baseball Classic. In the eighth inning, Humphrey replaced young Red Sox standout Roman Anthony in left field. Anthony had taken over in left for Yankees star Aaron Judge, who hit a 453-foot home run.

Humphrey said he and his minor league peers mingled with the MLB royalty a bit, but not much. He didn’t want to seem pushy. Being in the same dugout with the likes of Judge, Bryce Harper, Bobby Witt Jr. and Clayton Kershaw was cool enough.

“I’m super, super grateful for that experience. That’s a once-in-a-lifetime like opportunity.”