Cody Thomas

Cody Ryan Thomas (born October 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He played college baseball and college football at the University of Oklahoma.

Early years

Thomas attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas. In football, he passed for 3,057 yards with 32 touchdowns 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 the University of Oklahoma to play college football.^[3]

Thomas was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign.^[4]

College career

Football

Thomas was redshirted his first year at Oklahoma in 2013. As a redshirt freshman in 2014, he appeared in seven games and made three starts. He completed 30 of 66 passes for 342 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions. Thomas competed with Baker Mayfield and Trevor Knight for the starting job in 2015.^[5] Mayfield won the job with Thomas appearing in three games as a backup. In January 2016, he left football to focus on his baseball career.^[6][7]

Baseball

Thomas appeared in 14 games as freshman in 2014, recording one hit in 12 at-bats. He did not play in 2015 while focusing on football.^[8] He returned to baseball in 2016, appearing in 40 games. He hit .299/.354/.556 with six home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBI) over 117 at-bats.

Professional career

Thomas was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2016 MLB Draft.^[9] He signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Dodgers. After seven games he was promoted to the Ogden Raptors.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Oklahoma Sooners baseball bio
• Oklahoma Sooners football bio