Cody Thomas has arrived for big league spring training camp with a bang.
The 13th round MLB Draft selection in 2016 by the Los Angeles Dodgers has slowly been creeping his way up the ladder over the last four seasons. After a stellar 2018 campaign in advanced-A, Thomas spent all of 2019 with the double-A affiliate Tulsa Drillers and was invited for big league spring training camp in 2020.
The former Oklahoma quarterback made his presence felt.
Give and take. pic.twitter.com/1DPUZMexJR
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 24, 2020
Thomas replaced star Dodgers’ center fielder Cody Bellinger for his second appearance in the spring. He is now 1-for-3 with two RBI and a home run during the big league portion of spring training.
Although his batting average (.236) was down in 2019 with Tulsa in double-A, Thomas still had the most home runs of his minor league career with 23.
As a quarterback at Oklahoma during the Sooners tumultuous 2014 season, Thomas made three starts. He completed 23-of-50 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas began to focus on baseball only after the 2015 season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers return to spring training action on Tuesday at 2:10 p.m. CT against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It is undetermined how long Thomas will stick with big league camp or what level he’ll start at in 2020.
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