Jared William Hoying (born May 18, 1989) is an American professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers and

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. He also played for the

Hanwha Eagles The Hanwha Eagles ( ko, 한화 이글스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. The Eagles have won the Korean Series on ...

and

KT Wiz KT Wiz ( ko, KT 위즈) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Suwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon. History On 11 January 2013, the Korea Baseball Organization off ...

of the

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(KBO).

Career

Amateur career

Prior to playing professionally, he attended

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where he won a state championship in 2007 and then the

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Texas Rangers

He was taken by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 2010 draft and began his professional career that season. In 2010, he hit .325, had an

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of .378 and slugged .543 with ten home runs, 20 stolen bases and 79 hits in 62 games for the Low-A

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. He was a

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All-Star and was named the league's

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. In 2011, Hoying played for the High-A

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, slashing .236/.321/.355 with 5 home runs and 45 RBI. The following year, he split the season between Myrtle Beach and the Double-A

Frisco RoughRiders The Frisco RoughRiders (often shortened to 'Riders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. They are located in Frisco, Texas, and are nam ...

, posting a cumulative .276/.341/.390 slash line with 8 home runs and 42 RBI. After steadily moving through the Rangers' minor league system, Hoying reached Triple-A for the first time with the

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in 2013, and hit .255 in 93 games between Frisco and Round Rock. In 2014, Hoying was selected to the

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All-Star team. On August 31, Hoying became the first Round Rock Express player to have a 20 HR-20 SB season since

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in 2007, finishing the year hitting .271/.325/.517 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI. Hoying hit .214/.263/.433 with 23 home runs, 60 RBI, and 20 stolen bases in 2015 for Round Rock. Hoying was called up to the Major Leagues on May 23, 2016 and made his MLB debut that night. Hoying hit .217 with 5 RBI over 38 games in his rookie season for Texas in 2016, and spent most of the season in Round Rock, where he hit .269/.336/.474 with 16 home runs, 66 RBI, and 18 stolen bases.. He hit .222 with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 36 games for Texas in 2017. He spent the majority of the 2017 season in Round Rock, and hit .262/.323/.421/.744 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. On October 10, 2017, Hoying was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He elected free agency on November 6.

Hanwha Eagles

On November 21, 2017, Hoying signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He requested his release from the Angels organization in mid December in order to pursue a playing opportunity in South Korea, and was released on December 18. On December 18, 2017, Hoying signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the

of the

. Hoying produced a .306/.373/.573 batting line with 30 home runs in his first season in Korea. Hoying re-signed with the Hanwha Eagles for the 2019 season, on a one-year contract worth $1.4MM. In 2019, Hoying hit .284/.343/.460/.803 with 18 home runs and 73 RBI. Hoying re-signed with Hanwha for the 2020 season, on a $850,000 contract. On June 22, 2020, after hitting only .194 in 34 games, Hoying was waived by the Eagles.

Toronto Blue Jays

On May 30, 2021, Hoying signed a minor league contract with the

organization. On June 17, he was selected to the active roster. Hoying made his first appearance with the Blue Jays as a pinch hitter on June 18, 2021. He started his first game as a Blue Jay on June 19, 2021, playing left field. On June 22, Hoying was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to the Triple-A

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. However, Hoying rejected the assignment and elected free agency two days later.

KT Wiz

On June 26, 2021, Hoying signed with the

of the KBO League. In 68 games, he hit .239/.313/.417 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs. He was not re-signed for the 2022 season and became a free agent.

References

External links

Toledo Rockets bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoying, Jared 1989 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Baseball players from Ohio Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Frisco RoughRiders players Hanwha Eagles players KBO League outfielders Leones de Ponce players Major League Baseball outfielders Myrtle Beach Pelicans players People from Shelby County, Ohio Round Rock Express players Spokane Indians players Texas Rangers players Toledo Rockets baseball players Toronto Blue Jays players