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1 Amateur career  





2 Professional career  



2.1  Milwaukee Brewers  





2.2  Pittsburgh Pirates  





2.3  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  





2.4  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  







3 Personal  





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Cody Ponce
Ponce with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2024
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 13
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30)
Pomona, California, U.S.

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Professional debut
MLB: August 2, 2020, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
NPB: April 20, 2022, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1–7
Earned run average5.86
Strikeouts48
NPB statistics
(through May 8, 2024)
Win–loss record9–12
Earned run average3.75
Strikeouts131
Teams
Career highlights and awards
NPB

Cody Joe Ponce (born April 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesofNippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He played college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.

Amateur career

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Ponce graduated from Damien High SchoolinLa Verne, California. He enrolled at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, to play college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.[2] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[3]

Professional career

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Milwaukee Brewers

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The Milwaukee Brewers selected Ponce in the second round, with the 55th overall selection, of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[4] Ponce signed with the Brewers, receiving a $1,108,000 signing bonus, the full slot value assigned to the pick. He reported to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League to make his professional debut.[5][6] The Brewers then promoted Ponce to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League.[7] He posted a combined 2–1 record with a 2.29 ERA over 14 games (nine starts) between both clubs.

Ponce began the 2016 season on the disabled list with the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League,[8] and made his first appearance for Brevard County in June.[9] He pitched to a 2–8 record with a 5.25 ERA in 17 starts for Brevard County.

In 2017, Ponce played for both the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League,[10] posted a combined 10–9 record with a 3.14 ERA over 25 starts.[11] He spent the 2018 season with Biloxi, going 7–6 with a 4.36 ERA in 29 games (11 starts). In 2019, he returned to Biloxi to begin the season.[12]

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Ponce with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021

On July 29, 2019, the Brewers traded Ponce to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jordan Lyles.[13] Ponce split the 2019 season between Biloxi, the Altoona Curve, and the Indianapolis Indians, going a combined 2–6 with a 4.14 ERA in 62+13 innings.

After the season, Ponce was selected for the United States national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[14] In the tournament he was 1–1 with a 2.03 ERA in three starts covering 13+13 innings.[15] He was also added to the Pirates 40-man roster.[16]

Ponce made his major league debut on August 2, 2020 against the Chicago Cubs and was the losing pitcher.[citation needed] He had an 0–6 record and a 7.04 ERA in 38+13 innings in 15 games for the Pirates in 2021, while spending the rest of the season with Indianapolis. After the 2021 season, on November 29, 2021, the Pirates released Ponce to allow him to play in Japan.[17]

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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On December 5, 2021, Ponce signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersofNippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[18] On August 27, 2022, Ponce pitched a no-hitter against the Fukuoka SoftBank HawksinSapporo Dome, making himself the seventh foreign-born player to achieve it after the NPB introduced the 2-league system when it was reorganized from the JBL in the 1950 season.[19] He finished the year appearing in 14 games, logging a 3–5 record and 3.35 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 83+13 innings pitched.

On April 5, 2023, Ponce was diagnosed with a partially torn quadriceps tendon in his left leg that would sideline him for 4 weeks.[20] In 10 games for the team, he registered a 4–5 record and 3.66 ERA with 43 strikeouts across 51+23 innings. On November 27, it was announced that Ponce and the Fighters could not reach a contract agreement, making him a free agent.[21]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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On December 26, 2023, Ponce signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesofNippon Professional Baseball.[22]

Personal

[edit]

Ponce is married to George Kittle's sister Emma, making the two brothers–in–law.[23][24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Pirate Cody Ponce digs deep in Japan no-hitter".
  • ^ "Cal Poly Pomona's Cody Ponce leads Broncos into NCAA Division II Regionals". dailybulletin.com. May 14, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  • ^ "#42 Cody Ponce – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  • ^ Todd Rosiak. "What the Brewers are saying about their draft picks". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  • ^ Tom Haudricourt. "Notes – Brewers draft picks get royal treatment". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  • ^ Fox Sports (June 15, 2015). "Milwaukee Brewers sign three MLB draft picks". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  • ^ Froberg, Tim (August 2, 2015). "Timber Rattlers' Ponce has tools to make it big". Appleton Post-Crescent. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  • ^ McCalvy, Adam (January 20, 2016). "Cody Ponce placed on disabled list | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Brewers vs. Athletics: Wednesday game report". Jsonline.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Shuckers' Ponce tosses gem in Double-A debut". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Cody Ponce Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  • ^ "Cody Ponce Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  • ^ Jason Mackey (July 29, 2019). "Pirates trade Jordan Lyles to Brewers for reliever Cody Ponce". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • ^ Kyle Glaser (October 25, 2019). "Bobby Dalbec Brings The Power For Team USA". Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  • ^ "II Premier12 2019 – the official site – WBSC". Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  • ^ Adam Berry (November 20, 2019). "Bucs add top prospects Hayes, Cruz to 40-man". MLB.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Pirates release RHP Cody Ponce, who will sign to play in Japan". November 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Cody Ponce: Bound for Japan". November 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Baseball: Fighters' Cody Ponce throws NPB season's 5th no-hitter". Mainichi Daily News. August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  • ^ "Yahoo News Japan". Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  • ^ @npb_reddit (November 27, 2023). "The Nippon-Ham Fighters and pitcher Cody Ponce could not reach an agreement on a new contract, so the club won't be bringing him back for 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [user-generated source]
  • ^ "NPB's Rakuten Golden Eagles Sign Cody Ponce". MLB Trade Rumors. December 27, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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