Kody Hoese

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Kody Hoese
Free agent
Third baseman
Born: (1997-07-13) July 13, 1997 (age 28)
Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Kody Michael Hoese (born July 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.

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 Single-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 RBI.[3] Hoese did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

For the 2021 season, Hoese was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central, slashing .188/.241/.245 with two home runs and 17 RBI over 59 games.[3][17] He missed two months during the season due to injury.[18] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.[19] He returned to Tulsa to begin the 2022 season.[20] In late May, he was placed on the injured list with a groin injury before being activated in late June.[21] 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,[22] where he played in 127 games and batted .287 with 17 home runs and 79 RBI.[3] He remained with Oklahoma City in 2025, played in 99 games, and batted .264 with eight home runs and 51 RBI.[3] Hoese elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2025.[23]

References

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