Kody Hoese | |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Third baseman | |
Born: Merrillville, Indiana | July 13, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Kody Michael Hoese (born July 13,1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Hoese attended Griffith High School in Griffith,Indiana. [1] As a senior,he hit .388 with four home runs and 29 RBIs. [2] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 MLB draft,he enrolled at Tulane University to play college baseball for the Tulane Green Wave. [3]
In 2017,as a freshman at Tulane,Hoese hit .213 with zero home runs and 10 RBIs in 44 games. [4] As a sophomore in 2018,he started all 58 of Tulane's games at third base and batted .291 with five home runs and 31 RBIs. [5] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 35th round of the 2018 MLB draft,but did not sign. [6] [7] [8] After the season,he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Newport Gulls,hitting .283 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 38 games. [9] [10] In 2019,Hoese's junior year,he hit .391 with 23 home runs and sixty RBIs in 56 games [11] and was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. [12]
Hoese was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft with the 25th overall pick. [13] He signed for $2.74 million and made his professional debut on June 17,2019,with the Rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers. [14] He had three hits,all doubles,in three at-bats in that game. [15] After 19 games in the Arizona League,he was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class A Midwest League in July,with whom he finished the season. Over 41 games between the two clubs,Hoese slashed .299/.380/.483 with five home runs and 29 RBIs. [3]
For the 2021 season,he was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central,slashing .188/.241/.245 with two home runs and 17 RBIs over 59 games. [3] [16] He missed two months during the season due to injury. [17] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season. [18] He returned to Tulsa to begin the 2022 season. [19] In late May,he was placed on the injured list with a groin injury before being activated in late June. [20] He played in 77 games for the Drillers,hitting .232 with five home runs and 34 RBIs. [3] In 2023,he spent the whole season with Tulsa,playing in a career high 98 games with a .244 batting average,11 homers and 36 RBI. [3]
Hoese was promoted to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club for the 2024 season, [21] where he played in 127 games and batted .287 with 17 home runs and 79 RBI. [3]
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