Cody Ryan Thomas (born October 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization.
[3] The New York Yankees selected Thomas in the 30th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign professionally.
In 2014, as a redshirt freshman, Thomas played in four games before making his first collegiate start against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Oklahoma starting quarterback Trevor 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 quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
[11] On August 3, 2017, Thomas set Great Lake Loons' single-game records with 3 homers, 7 RBIs, and 12 total bases.
[16] On February 12, 2021, the Dodgers traded Thomas to the Oakland Athletics along with Adam Kolarek in exchange for Sheldon Neuse and Gus Varland.
[17] Thomas spent the year with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, slashing .289/.363/.665 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI in 59 games.
[19] Thomas began a rehab assignment with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics before returning to Triple-A Las Vegas.
[20] He made his Major League Baseball debut the same day against the Washington Nationals, where he recorded his first career hit.
[22] Thomas began the 2023 season with Las Vegas, where he hit for the cycle on Opening Day against the Reno Aces.
[24] On July 19, Thomas hit his first MLB home run, coming off Brayan Bello of the Boston Red Sox.