| Cody Thomas | |
|---|---|
 Thomas with theOrix Buffaloes in 2024 | |
| Texas Rangers – No. 46 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1994-10-08)October 8, 1994 (age 30) Colleyville, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 1, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| NPB: July 14, 2024, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Cody Ryan Thomas (born October 8, 1994) is an American professionalbaseballoutfielder in theTexas Rangers organization. He was amulti-sport athlete in college, playing bothcollege baseball andcollege football at theUniversity of Oklahoma. He has previously played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theOakland Athletics and inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theOrix Buffaloes.
Thomas attendedColleyville Heritage High School inColleyville, Texas. In football, he passed for 3,057 yards with 32touchdowns as a junior and 4,154 yards with 51 touchdowns as a senior. Thomas was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top quarterbacks in his class.[1][2] He committed to theUniversity of Oklahoma to playcollege football.[3]
TheNew York Yankees selected Thomas in the 30th round of the2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign professionally.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Thomas QB | Colleyville, Texas | Colleyville Heritage HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.5 | May 17, 2012 |
Star ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
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In 2013, Thomas took aredshirt in his first year with theOklahoma Sooners football team.
In 2014, as a redshirt freshman, Thomas played in four games before making his first collegiate start against theTexas Tech Red Raiders. Oklahoma starting quarterbackTrevor Knight was sidelined with a neck injury that he sustained the previous week.[5] On November 15, Thomas led Oklahoma to a 42–30 victory on the road, defeating opposing quarterbackPatrick Mahomes. Thomas went 10-for-20 passing for 133 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Thomas also ran for 103 yards on eight carries and one touchdown. The following week, Thomas made his second straight start. After a 90-minute weather delay before the game, Oklahoma running backSamaje Perine rushed for 427 yards on 34 rushes along with six touchdowns in a 44–7 victory over theKansas Jayhawks, breaking theNCAA FBS single-game rushing record. Thomas completed just three of 13 passes for 39 yards and added 21 yards on the ground in the poor conditions. On December 6, Thomas went 10-for-17 passing for 120 yards and one touchdown in a 35–38 overtime loss to theOklahoma State Cowboys. For the season, he completed 30-of-66 passes for 342 yards with twotouchdowns and fourinterceptions.
In 2015, Thomas competed withBaker Mayfield and Trevor Knight for the starting job.[6] Mayfield won the job, with Thomas appearing in three games as a backup. In January 2016, he left the football team to focus on his baseball career.[7][8]
| Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2013 | Oklahoma | Redshirted | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 30 | 66 | 45.5 | 342 | 2 | 4 | 86.9 | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 10 | 3 | 31 | 69 | 44.9 | 343 | 2 | 4 | 84.7 | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 1 | |||
Thomas appeared in 14 games for theOklahoma Sooners baseball team as freshman in 2014, recording one hit in 12 at-bats. He did not play in 2015 while focusing on football.[9] He returned to baseball in 2016, appearing in 40 games. Hehit .299/.354/.556 with sixhome runs and 27runs batted in (RBI) over 117 at-bats.
TheLos Angeles Dodgers selected Thomas in the 13th round of the2016 MLB Draft.[10] He signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with theArizona League Dodgers. After seven games he was promoted to theOgden Raptors. Thomas was awarded theJoe Bauman Home Run Award for finishing the 2016 season with 19 home runs among short-season A and rookie ball players.[11] On August 3, 2017, Thomas setGreat Lake Loons' single-game records with 3 homers, 7 RBIs, and 12 total bases. In the same game, Thomas and teammate Carlos Rincon both hit back to back home runs twice in the same inning, which only happened one other time in the history of professional baseball, byBret Boone andMike Cameron of theSeattle Mariners in 2002.[12]
With theRancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2018, Thomas was named to the post-seasonCalifornia League All-Star team.[13] In 127 games, he hit .285 with 19 homers and 87 RBI.[14] In 2019, he began the season with theTulsa Drillers and was selected to the mid-seasonTexas League All-Star Game.[15] Thomas did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[16]
On February 12, 2021, the Dodgers traded Thomas to theOakland Athletics along withAdam Kolarek in exchange forSheldon Neuse andGus Varland.[17] Thomas spent the year with theTriple-ALas Vegas Aviators, slashing .289/.363/.665 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI in 59 games. On November 19, 2021, the Athletics' added Thomas to their40-man roster to protect him from theRule 5 draft.[18]
Thomas underwentachilles surgery in the offseason and missed the majority of the 2022 season in recovery.[19] Thomas began a rehab assignment with the rookie-levelArizona Complex League Athletics before returning to Triple-A Las Vegas. In 4 games, he went 4-for-15 (.267) with a home run, two doubles, one walk, and seven strikeouts. On September 1, 2022, Thomas was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[20] He made hisMajor League Baseball debut the same day against theWashington Nationals, where he recorded his first career hit. Thomas finished the season 8-for-30 (.267) in 10 games played. He wasdesignated for assignment on December 16, following the signing ofTrevor May.[21] Thomas cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas on December 20.[22]
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Thomas began the 2023 season with Las Vegas, where hehit for the cycle onOpening Day against theReno Aces.[23] In 74 games, he batted .308/.367/.576 with 17 home runs and 79 RBI. On July 7, 2023, Thomas was selected to the major league roster.[24] On July 19, Thomas hit his first MLB home run, coming offBrayan Bello of theBoston Red Sox.[25] In 19 games for Oakland, he batted .238/.304/.381 with 1 home run and 2 RBI. On August 30, Thomas was removed from the40-man roster and sent outright to Las Vegas.[26] On October 2, Thomas elected free agency.
On January 9, 2024, Thomas signed a contract with theOrix Buffaloes ofNippon Professional Baseball.[27] In 10 games for Orix, he went 0-for-18 with 7 strikeouts. On October 23, the Buffaloes announced that they would not bring Thomas back in 2025, making him a free agent.[28]
On January 21, 2025, Thomas signed a minor league contract with theTexas Rangers.[29]
Thomas' brother-in-law isKansas City Royals shortstopBobby Witt Jr. Thomas is married to Witt's older sister Shaley.[30]
Thomas' parents are Pete and Lisa Thomas.[31]