Rhylan Thomas
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Rhylan Thomas
|image =
|team = Seattle Mariners
|number = 31
|position = Outfielder
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|15}}
|birth_place = Ventura, California, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 2
|debutyear = 2025
|debutteam = Seattle Mariners
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = May 23, 2025
|stat1label = Batting average
|stat1value = .125
|stat2label = Home runs
|stat2value = 0
|stat3label = Runs batted in
|stat3value = 2
|teams =
- Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2025}}–present)
}}
Rhylan Christopher Thomas (born April 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
= Amateur =
Thomas attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, playing baseball for coach Royce Clayton. He was named to the All-Marmonte League team three times and the Ventura County Star All-County Team his senior season. He then attended the University of Southern California, playing college baseball for the Trojans. He batted .335/.389/.423 in three seasons, earning All Pac-12 honorable mention and All-Defensive team honors in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Rhylan Thomas - Baseball |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/baseball/roster/rhylan-thomas/12464 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=USC Athletics}}{{Cite web |title=Rhylan Thomas College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas000rhy |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite news |date=2019-06-16 |title=Star's all-county baseball first team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ventura-county-star-stars-all-county-ba/173159438/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |work=Ventura County Star |page=4B |pages=}} In 2021, he played summer baseball for the for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{Cite web |title=Rhylan Thomas MLB, Minor League, College Baseball Statistics |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/224580/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=The Baseball Cube}}{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1476195&seasonid=32825 |title=Rhylan Thomas |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=May 25, 2025}}
= New York Mets =
The New York Mets selected Thomas in the 11th round, with the 329th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web |title=2022 MLB Draft: Mets pick second Trojan, selecting Rhylan Thomas in 11th round |url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/2022-MLB-Draft-Rhylan-Thomas-USC-baseball-outfielder-New-York-Mets-11th-round-190322439/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=247 Sports}} The Mets named Thomas the team's best minor league defensive outfielder in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Rocke |first=Justin |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Mets Announce Post-Season Awards for Affiliates |url=https://www.milb.com/news/2023metsawards |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=MiLB.com}}
= Seattle Mariners =
On July 26, 2024, the Mets traded Thomas to the Seattle Mariners for reliever Ryne Stanek.{{Cite web |last=Kramer |first=Daniel |date=2024-07-27 |title=Mariners trade Ryne Stanek to Mets for prospect Rhylan Thomas |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-trade-ryne-stanek-to-mets-for-prospect-rhylan-thomas |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=MLB.com}} He joined the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers for the rest of the season.
Thomas returned to the Rainiers to begin the 2025 season, slashing .319/.363/.362 in 26 games.{{Cite press release |title=Mariners Select Outfielder Rhylan Thomas from Triple-A Tacoma |date=2025-04-30 |publisher=Seattle Mariners |url=https://marinersblog.mlblogs.com/mariners-select-outfielder-rhylan-thomas-from-triple-a-tacoma-b6ad63584a59 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Medium}} On April 30, Thomas was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time, replacing the injured Luke Raley.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Mariners' Rhylan Thomas: Contract will be selected |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-rhylan-thomas-contract-will-be-selected/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=CBS Sports}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Luke Raley Out Six Weeks; Mariners Select Rhylan Thomas |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/mariners-luke-raley-il-rhylan-thomas-sauryn-lao-dfa.html |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=MLB Trade Rumors}} On May 2, he made his MLB debut against the Texas Rangers, collecting his first career hit and two RBI.{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2025 |title=USC Baseball Alum Rhylan Thomas Makes MLB Debut With Mariners |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2025/5/3/usc-baseball-alum-rhylan-thomas-makes-mlb-debut-with-mariners |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=USC Athletics}} After playing in three games with the Mariners, Thomas was optioned back to Tacoma on May 7, with Leody Taveras taking his spot on Seattle's roster and in the outfield.{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Tim |date=2025-05-06 |title=Mariners get some outfield help from an AL West rival |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-claim-former-rangers-outfielder-leody-taveras-off-waivers/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=The Seattle Times}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Mariners Claim Leody Taveras |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/mariners-claim-leody-taveras.html |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=MLB Trade Rumors}}
References
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External links
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