O'Koyea Dickson (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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during the 2017 season, and the

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping ...

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(NPB) in 2018.

Amateur career

Dickson graduated from George Washington High School in

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, where he was the Player of the Year in 2008. As a sophomore at George Washington High, playing in the city championship game, he became the first high school player to hit a home run in

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. He hit a ground rule double his next at-bat. After graduating from George Washington, Dickson attended

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, where he was an

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n as a sophomore and helped lead his team to consecutive league titles. For his junior year, he transferred to

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. He led the

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in runs scored and helped take his team to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

The

selected Dickson in the 12th round of the

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. He spent 2011 with the

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and 2012 with the

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. He hit .280 with 15 homers and 88 RBI in 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League. In 2014, he played with the AA

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of the Southern League, where he hit .269 with 17 homers and 73 RBI and scored an invite to spring training for 2015. He was assigned to the AAA

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. He appeared in 117 games and hit .262 with 12 homers and 50 RBI. In 2016, he remained with Oklahoma City and hit .328 with 18 homers and 64 RBIs in 101 games. In 2017, he played in 116 games and hit .246 with 24 homers and 76 RBI for Oklahoma City. The Dodgers promoted Dickson to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, 2017. He made his major league debut the following day as the starting

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and was hitless in three at-bats with one walk. He appeared in a total of seven games and had one hit in seven at-bats for the Dodgers. His first major league hit was a single to centerfield off of

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of the

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on September 23, 2017. He suffered a shoulder injury late in the month and was placed on the disabled list. Dickson was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster on November 6, 2017.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 26, 2017, Dickson signed a contract with the

(NPB). He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Washington Nationals

On February 15, 2019, Dickson signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on May 14, 2019.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On June 3, 2019, Dickson signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Generales de Durango

On June 25, 2019, Dickson's contract was purchased by the

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of the

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. He was released on July 29, 2019.

Vallejo Admirals

On August 3, 2019, Dickson signed with the

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of the

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