| Christian Koss | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants – No. 50 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born:January 27, 1998 Riverside, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 1, 2025, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through August 2,2025) | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Christian Koss (born January 27,1998) is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Koss was born and grew up in Riverside,California,and attended John W. North High School. [1] Koss attended the University of California,Irvine,and played college baseball for the UC Irvine Anteaters for three seasons. [2] Following his freshman and sophomore seasons,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league All-Star in 2018. [3] [4] [5] Koss batted .307 with five home runs and 30 RBI in 54 games as a junior. [6]
Koss was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 12th round,with the 369th overall selection,of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was subsequently assigned to the rookie-level Grand Junction Rockies,where he batted .332 with 11 home runs,11 doubles,four triples,and 51 RBI. [7] Koss did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
On December 4,2020,Koss was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Yoan Aybar. [6] Koss spent the 2021 season with the High-A Greenville Drive and batted .271/.325/.451 with 15 home runs,55 RBI,and 10 stolen bases across 104 games. [9]
Koss was named to the Red Sox' 2022 spring training roster as a non-roster invitee. [10] He began the season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs. [11] For the year,he played 125 total games for Portland,batting .260 with 17 home runs and 84 RBI. [12] In 2023,Koss split time between Portland,the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox,and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox,batting a combined .235 with four home runs and 23 RBI in 79 games. [12]
On March 27,2024,Koss was traded to the San Francisco Giants organization. [13] He split the year between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants,Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels,and Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In 88 appearances for the three affiliates,Koss batted a combined .299/.376/.496 with nine home runs,47 RBI,and 13 stolen bases.
On March 26,2025,the Giants selected Koss' contract after he made the team's Opening Day roster. [14] On April 27,Koss recorded his first MLB run batted in with a single off of Texas Rangers reliever Jacob Latz,which scored Heliot Ramos. [15] On May 13,Koss hit a go-ahead grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The hit,off of Brandon Pfaadt,was Koss' first career home run. [16]
