Ryan Noda
Noda with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2018
Oakland Athletics – No. 49
First baseman
Born: (1996-03-30) March 30, 1996
Volo, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
March 30, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.229
Home runs16
Runs batted in54
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • MLB Pipeline All-Rooke Second Team (2023)

Ryan Anthony Noda (born March 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Noda attended Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois.[1] He was not drafted after graduating, and then attended the University of Cincinnati, playing three seasons with the Bearcats.[2] In his freshman season, Noda recorded a .230 batting average, seven home runs, and 32 runs batted in (RBI). In addition, he made a one-inning pitching appearance and did not allow a baserunner.[1] After his freshman season in 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL),[3] and helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship.[4] As a sophomore, he batted .250 with six home runs and 34 RBI.[1] Following his sophomore season in 2016, he returned to the CCBL, playing for the Brewster Whitecaps.[5] In his final season with Cincinnati, Noda hit .236 with nine home runs and 36 RBI.

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Noda in the 15th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, and assigned him to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League. In 66 games, Noda recorded a .364 batting average, seven home runs, and 39 RBI.[2] He spent the 2018 season with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, posting a .256/.421/.484 slash with 20 home runs, 80 RBI, and 14 stolen bases across 124 games.

In 2019, Noda made 117 appearances for the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, hitting .238/.372/.418 with 13 home runs, 74 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Noda was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 23, 2021, as the player to be named later in the deal that sent Ross Stripling to the Blue Jays in 2020.[7] He was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central and played in 113 games for them, hitting .250 with 29 home runs and 78 RBI.[2] He was selected as a post-season Double-A Central all-star.[8] Noda was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2022 season,[9] where he played in 135 games with a .259 average, 25 home runs and 90 RBI.[2]

Oakland Athletics

On December 7, 2022, the Oakland Athletics selected Noda with the second pick of the Rule 5 draft.[10] On March 27, 2023, the Athletics announced that Noda made their Opening Day roster.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ryan Noda - 2017 Baseball Roster - University of Cincinnati". gobearcats.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan Noda Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Noda - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Noda - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ↑ Byrne, Connor (February 23, 2021). "Dodgers, Blue Jays Complete Ross Stripling Trade". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Postseason All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "OKC Dodgers Release Preliminary 2022 Roster". milb.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ McDonald, Darragh (December 7, 2022). "2022 Rule 5 Draft Results". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ryan Noda, first baseman and Rule 5 pick, makes A's opening roster". 29 March 2023.
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