Cody Thomas – the Other Cody

On Monday outfielder Cody Thomas made a bit of a splash with the Dodgers after entering the game in the sixth inning to replace Cody Bellinger, although he moved to right field. All Thomas did was drive the first pitch he saw to the opposite field for a home run and then rob Blake Rutherford of a home run with a catch that would be Bellinger-like.

Granted it is an early spring training game but Cody Thomas comes to play.

He was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma.

He had previously been drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2013 Amateur Draft when he graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School in his hometown of…