The Rangers released Thomas on Wednesday.
Thomas fell short of a spot on the Rangers after slashing .111/.238/.278 across 21 Cactus League plate appearances. Now left without an organization, the 30-year-old outfielder will attempt to attract a minor-league deal from other clubs with his career .250 MLB batting average and .916 OPS from his last season in Triple-A.
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Rangers' Cody Thomas: Latches on with Texas
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Thomas signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Monday.
Thomas spent the 2024 campaign overseas playing in the Japan Western League for the Orix Buffaloes, batting .242 with two home runs, 19 RBI and 18 runs scored in 89 games. He made it to the big leagues with the A's in 2022 and 2023 but appeared in only 29 games over this stretch. Thomas will have a chance to compete against big-league arms during spring training but will presumably open 2025 at Triple-A.
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Cody Thomas: Inks deal with Japanese team
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Thomas signed a contract with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball on Tuesday.
Thomas saw spot duty with the Athletics the last two seasons, producing a .641 OPS in 29 games. The 28-year-old will now ply his trade overseas for the first time.
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Athletics' Cody Thomas: Returns to minors
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Thomas was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.
Thomas spent more than a month with the big club and held his own when out there, but he started only four games for the A's after the calendar flipped to August, so he will head back to the minors and presumably see action more regularly.
