Kody Hoese

Kody Hoese
Los Angeles Dodgers
Third baseman
Born: (1997-07-13) July 13, 1997 (age 27)
Merrillville, Indiana
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Kody Michael Hoese (born July 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Amateur career

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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]

Professional career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Dabe, Christopher (April 4, 2019). "Meet Kody Hoese, Tulane's natural-born hitter from Indiana moving up MLB Draft charts". nola.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Pope, Lamond (June 25, 2016). "Announcing the 2016 Post-Tribune Baseball All-Area Team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Kody Hoese College, Amateur & Minor League Statistics and history". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Villa, Walter (April 25, 2019). "GSA Spotlight: Kody Hoese". USA Baseball. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Smith, Guerry (February 12, 2019). "Tulane baseball notebook: How the Green Wave's solid hitting could redeem pitching woes". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Gandolfo, John (June 25, 2018). "Three Tulane Green Wave Players Selected in 2018 MLB Draft". A Medium Corporation. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Zielinski III, Dan (May 2019). "Kody Hoese has improved power, draft stock". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Ishaq, Sharief (April 12, 2019). "Nation's home run leader calls Tulane home". WDSU News. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "2018 Newport Gulls Season Review". OurSports Central. August 17, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Barrett, Scott (June 6, 2018). "Newport Gulls 2018 season preview". The Newport Daily News. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Dabe, Christopher (May 29, 2019). "Tulane third baseman Kody Hoese not among Golden Spikes finalists". nola.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Smith, Guerry (May 20, 2019). "Big honor: Tulane's Kody Hoese named AAC Baseball Player of the Year". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  13. ^ Harris, Blake (June 3, 2019). "MLB Draft 2019: Dodgers draft Kody Hoese from Tulane in first round". SB Nation. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  14. ^ Thornburg, Chad (June 11, 2019). "Dodgers sign 1st-round pick Kody Hoese". mlb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  15. ^ Islas, Elizabeth (June 18, 2019). "Will Smith hits homer in 5 straight games". SB Nation. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Stephen, Eric (2021-03-05). "Dodgers roster: Michael Busch, Kody Hoese open 2021 in Double-A Tulsa". True Blue LA. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  17. ^ Lewis, Barry. "Drillers update: Ryan Noda, Landon Knack lead rout over Naturals in series opener". Tulsa World.
  18. ^ Harris, Blake (October 6, 2021). "Bobby Miller highlights Dodgers prospects in Arizona Fall League". SB Nation. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  19. ^ @TulsaDrillers (April 5, 2022). "Returning favs, and players we can't wait for you to meet. Let's hear it for the 2022 Drillers!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Drillers update: Mickey Mantle MVP ring giveaway set for Saturday".
  21. ^ Stephen, Eric (March 29, 2024). "Dodgers Triple-A affiliate Oklahoma City sets preliminary roster for 2024". SB Nation. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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