When the Los Angeles Dodgers announced their non-roster invites to 2020 Spring Training, much of the attention understandably went to top prospects Josiah Gray and Jeter Downs. Of course, Downs was eventually included in a trade with the Boston Red Sox.
And through the first handful of Cactus League games, Cody Thomas has stepped into the spotlight. Earlier in the week he hit a towering home run on the first pitch he saw and later robbed the Chicago White Sox of a homer with his leaping catch at the fence in right field.
“He’s an interesting guy,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.