Batting average .500 Role Baseball player Runs scored 5 Nationality American | Stolen bases 5 Salary 92,120 USD (2015) Name Rico Noel | |
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Jablonski Rico Noel (born January 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Houston Astros organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the New York Yankees in 2015.
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- Will ferrell pitched for the dodgers against rico noel rico s take
- Rico Noel NY Yankees Interview
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Rico Noel (NY Yankees) Interview
Career
Noel attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he started for the baseball, basketball, and American football teams. Deciding to pursue baseball over football, Noel enrolled at Coastal Carolina University to play college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He began his college career as a second baseman, but became a center fielder in his sophomore year.
The San Diego Padres selected Noel in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Noel signed with the Padres, receiving a $163,000 signing bonus. In 2012, while playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, Noel recorded 90 stolen bases. Noel was named All-MiLB for May 2013. He began the 2015 season in Triple-A with the Padres, but asked for his release when he decided that to further his career, he needed to play for another organization. The Padres released Noel in July, and he signed with the Yankees.
The Yankees promoted Noel to the major leagues on September 1, 2015. He made his major league debut as a defensive replacement on September 2. After the Yankees clinched a berth in the MLB postseason, Noel received his first plate appearance on October 3, and hit a single off of Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Oliver Drake. Noel was included on the Yankees' 25-man roster for the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. Noel stole five bases for the Yankees. The Yankees removed Noel from their 40-man roster over the offseason.
Noel signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2015. He was given a non-roster invitation to Dodgers spring training. He played in 47 games with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, hitting .230.
Noel signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2017 season. he was released on May 6, 2017. He resigned on May 23, 2017.
On August 1, 2017, Noel signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. He was assigned to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League.
Personal life
Noel was born in Louisiana to Vincent and Mary Noel. His family moved to Oklahoma when he was in junior high school. Noel lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, during the baseball offseason. Noel's younger brother, Orlandus, is seeking a heart transplant.