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