Ryan Anthony Noda (born March 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Ryan Noda | |
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 Noda with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2018 | |
| Oakland Athletics – No. 49 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: March 30, 1996 Volo, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 30, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (through April 23, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 56 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career edit
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 edit
Toronto Blue Jays edit
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 edit
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 edit
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] Noda appeared in 128 games with the A's in 2023 and was the team's primary first baseman despite breaking his jaw while fielding in mid-July. Noda was leading the American League with 60 walks at the time of the injury.[12] Overall, he hit 16 home runs, drove in 54 runs, and walked 77 times. He was among the team's top hitters, finishing first in runs, walks, and on-base percentage (OBP), second in on-base plus slugging (OPS), and third in plate appearances, home runs, RBIs, total hits, and batting average. He was also third among all rookies in total walks.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ryan Noda - 2017 Baseball Roster - University of Cincinnati". gobearcats.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ryan Noda Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Noda - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Noda - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Connor (February 23, 2021). "Dodgers, Blue Jays Complete Ross Stripling Trade". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Postseason All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "OKC Dodgers Release Preliminary 2022 Roster". milb.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ McDonald, Darragh (December 7, 2022). "2022 Rule 5 Draft Results". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Noda, first baseman and Rule 5 pick, makes A's opening roster". March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics put Noda on 10-day IL with broken jaw". ESPN.com. July 21, 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)