He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Fort Loramie High School where he won a state championship in 2007 and then the University of Toledo.
In 2011, Hoying played for the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, slashing .236/.321/.355 with 5 home runs and 45 RBI.
The following year, he split the season between Myrtle Beach and the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, posting a cumulative .276/.341/.390 slash line with 8 home runs and 42 RBI.
On August 31, Hoying became the first Round Rock Express player to have a 20 HR-20 SB season since Cody Ransom in 2007, finishing the year hitting .271/.325/.517 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI.
[5] He spent the majority of the 2017 season in Round Rock, and hit .262/.323/.421/.744 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.
[14] On May 30, 2021, Hoying signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.