John Rhodes (baseball)
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| John Rhodes | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 15, 2000 Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
John Robert Rhodes (born August 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Rhodes attended Chattanooga Christian School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2019, he hit .560 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI.[1] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Kentucky to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Kentucky in 2020, Rhodes batted .426 with ten doubles and 19 RBI before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders where he hit .373.[3] In 2021, Rhodes started all 52 of Kentucky's games and batted .251 with 11 home runs, 36 RBI, 15 doubles and seven stolen bases.[4] After the 2021 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]