sport.wikisort.org - AthleteZachary Joseph Reks (born November 12, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers.
American baseball player
Baseball player
Zach Reks |
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 Reks with the Round Rock Express in 2022 |
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Outfielder |
Born: (1993-11-12) November 12, 1993 (age 28) Chicago, Illinois |
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June 21, 2021, for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Batting average | .205 |
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Home runs | 0 |
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Runs batted in | 3 |
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- Los Angeles Dodgers (2021)
- Texas Rangers (2022)
- Lotte Giants (2022–present)
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Amateur career
Reks attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois. He played one year of college baseball at the United States Air Force Academy before transferring to the University of Kentucky as a student. After not playing for two years he joined the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team as a walk-on in 2016.[1] He played two seasons at Kentucky, before being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[2]
Professional career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reks spent his first professional season with the Ogden Raptors, Great Lakes Loons and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, batting .317 with two home runs over 47 games between the three teams. He played 2018 with Rancho Cucamonga and the Tulsa Drillers,[3] slashing .303/.374/.424 with five home runs and forty RBIs in 88 games.[4] He started 2019 with Tulsa before being promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers. He played in 121 games total with a .291 average and 28 homers with 93 RBI.[4]
The Dodgers added Reks to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season[5] and was promoted to the majors for the first time on June 21, 2021. He had been hitting .341 with five homers and 19 RBI for Oklahoma City at the time of his call-up.[6] He made his MLB debut the same day, as the starting left fielder against the San Diego Padres.[7] He had two at-bats in the game, a strikeout and a lineout to center.[8] He was returned to the minors the following day.[9] Reks had 10 at-bats in six games for the Dodgers and struck out seven times.[10] In the minors, he hit .280 in 87 games for Oklahoma City, with 19 homers and 67 RBI.[4]
Texas Rangers
On November 22, 2021, Reks and Billy McKinney were traded to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.[11] He recorded his first MLB hit on April 30, 2022 off Bryce Elder of the Atlanta Braves.[12] Reks was designated for assignment on July 16, 2022.
Lotte Giants
On July 20, 2022, Reks signed with the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[13]
References
- Gabriel, Dick (June 8, 2017). "Reks' baseball story already incredible; next chapter could be even better". WKYT. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Dwyer, Danielle (July 18, 2019). "Zach Reks Goes From Not Playing Baseball to Dodgers Prospect". OKCfox. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Lewis, Barry (May 19, 2018). "Zach Reks continues remarkable journey, sparks Drillers' win". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "Zach Reks College & Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference.
- Gurnick, Ken (November 20, 2020). "Dodgers protect 4 prospects from Rule 5". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- Harris, Blake (June 21, 2021). "Dodgers recall outfielder Zach Reks, option Edwin Uceta". SB Nation. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- Harris, Blake (June 21, 2021). "Game thread: Dodgers open series in San Diego". SB Nation. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, June 21, 2021". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- Stephen, Eric (June 22, 2021). "Max Muncy is back, activated off the injured list after missing 9 games". SB Nation. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- "Zack Reks Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- Franco, Anthony (November 22, 2021). "Rangers Acquire Billy McKinney, Zach Reks From Dodgers". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- "Braves vs Rangers April 30, 2022". mlb.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- Adams, Steve (July 20, 2022). "Zach Reks Signs With KBO's Lotte Giants". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
External links
Lotte Giants current roster |
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Pitchers |
- 16 Kim Jin-uk
- 18 Yoon Sung-bin
- 19 Hong Sung-min
- 22 Koo Seung-min
- 28 Charlie Barnes
- 29 Lee Seung-heon
- 32 Park Se-woong
- 34 Kim Won-jung
- 35 Lee In-bok
- 39 Seo Jun-won
- 40 Park Jin-hyung
- 43 Kim Hyun-soo
- 45 Choi Young-hwan
- 48 Jin Myung-ho
- 49 Bae Jang-ho
- 56 Jung Sung-jong
- 59 Cha Jae-yong
- 61 Park Geun-hong
- 65 Jang Guk-heon
- 85 Kang Min-sung
- 94 Park Jin
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Catchers |
- 2 An Joong-yeol
- 27 Na Jong-deok
- 62 Jung Bo-geun
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Infielders |
- 9 Jung Hoon
- 10 Lee Dae-ho
- 13 Bae Sung-keun
- 25 Han Dong-hee
- 54 Kang Lo-han
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Outfielders | |
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Manager | -- Kong Pil-seong |
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Coaching staff |
- Head coach:
- Pitching coach: 76 Ju Hyeong-kwang
- Catching coach: Hank Conger
- Operations: 82 Choi Man-ho
- Training coach: 83 Lee Young-joon
- Conditioning coach: 84 Kim Jong-hoon
- Training coach: 87 Jang Jae-yeong
- Bullpen coach: 91 Lim Gyoung-wan
- Hitting coach: 95 Kim Seung-kwan
- Defense coach: -- Kim Tae-ryong
- Hitting assist coach: -- Son Yin-ho
- Outfielder coach: -- Yun Jae-guk
- Battery coach: -- Choi Ki-moon
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