Cody Austin Poteet (born July 30, 1994) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins.

Amateur career

Poteet attended Christian High School in El Cajon, California. After his senior year, he was selected by the

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in the 27th round of the

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, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the

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(UCLA) to play

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for the

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. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior at UCLA in 2015, he appeared in 27 games (13 starts) and pitched to a 7–1 record with a 2.45 ERA; he was also second for the Bruins in strikeouts with 68 over innings.

Professional career

Miami Marlins

After his junior year, Poteet was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the

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. He signed with the Marlins for $488,700 and was assigned to the

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of the Low–A

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where he posted a 2.13 ERA in innings pitched. In 2016, he played for the

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of the Single–A

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where he started 24 games, pitching to a 4–9 record with a 2.91 ERA, and in 2017, he pitched with the

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of the High–A Florida State League and posted a 3–7 record with a 4.16 ERA in 16 games (14 starts), earning All-Star honors. In 2018, he played with both Jupiter and the

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of the Double–A Southern League, pitching to a combined 4–15 record and 4.98 ERA over 26 games (25 starts) between both teams. He returned to Jacksonville to begin 2019, where he was named an All-Star, and was promoted to the Triple–A

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of the Pacific Coast League in June. Over 23 starts between the two clubs, he went 7–6 with a 3.56 ERA, striking out 92 over innings. Poteet did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to Jacksonville, now members of the

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. On May 12, 2021, Poteet was selected to active roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut that night as the team's starting pitcher versus the

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, and picked up the win after pitching five innings, giving up two earned runs. In the game, he also recorded his first MLB strikeout against catcher Stephen Vogt. He was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain in late June, and was transferred to the 60-day injured list in late August, effectively ending his season. He finished his first major league season with the Marlins starting seven games with a 2-3 record, a 4.99 ERA, and 32 strikeouts over innings. Poteet pitched in 12 games for Miami in 2022, posting a 3.86 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 28.0 innings of work. On August 9, 2022, it was announced that Poteet would require Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the season. On November 8, Poteet was removed from the

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and sent outright to Triple–A; he elected free agency two days later.

Kansas City Royals

On December 15, 2022, Poteet signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. Poteet spent the majority of the 2023 season recovering from surgery, and made one scoreless appearance for the Triple–A

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. Following the season on December 16, 2023, Poteet was released by the Royals organization.

New York Yankees

On January 5, 2024, Poteet signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the

. He was optioned to the Triple–A

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to begin the 2024 season.

Personal life

Poteet and his wife, Madeline (a former UCLA women's basketball player), were married in August 2014 on the UCLA campus.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poteet, Cody 1994 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Baseball players from San Diego Batavia Muckdogs players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Gulf Coast Marlins players Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players Jupiter Hammerheads players Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Marlins players New Orleans Baby Cakes players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players UCLA Bruins baseball players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players