Cody Marshall Decker was born on January 17,1987 and is an American former professional baseball player who played for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
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38 Facts About Cody Decker
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Cody Decker was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 22nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Cody Decker was named the AZL Most Valuable Player and a Topps Post-Season All Star.
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In 2014, Cody Decker tied for fourth in the Pacific Coast League in home runs, led all Padres minor leaguers in homers, and tied for third among Padres minor leaguers in RBIs.
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Cody Decker made his Major League debut on September 14,2015, after 2,566 at bats in 761 games over seven seasons in the minor leagues.
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Cody Decker's parents are Jay and Terri Decker, and he has an older brother and an older sister.
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Cody Decker attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California.
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Cody Decker then attended the University of California, Los Angeles on a baseball scholarship, where he majored in History, minored in Film, and was a designated hitter, first baseman, and left fielder for the UCLA Bruins baseball team.
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Cody Decker led the Pac-10 in home runs with 21 during his senior year in 2009, and was 3rd in walks, 5th in runs, and 6th in RBIs.
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Cody Decker was the first hitter since Eric Byrnes to hit at least five homers in each of his four college seasons, and ended his college career tied with Ryan McGuire for 7th on UCLA's all-time home run list with 47.
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Cody Decker was a two-time All-Pac-10 selection, in 2007 and 2009.
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In 2010, Cody Decker was fourth in the California League in home runs, sixth in doubles, seventh in RBIs, and ninth in walks, with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm.
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Cody Decker missed nearly three months of the 2011 season with a severe third-degree right ankle sprain, though he hit 15 home runs in 59 games, 13 of them in AA.
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Cody Decker tied for third among Padres minor leaguers in RBIs, with 79.
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Cody Decker made his Major League debut with the Padres on September 14,2015, after 2,566 at bats in 761 games over seven seasons while playing in the minor leagues.
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Cody Decker went hitless with an RBI in 11 at bats, and became a free agent after his debut season.
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On June 13,2016, Cody Decker signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox, who assigned him to the Portland Sea Dogs in the AA Eastern League.
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In January 2017, Cody Decker signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Cody Decker had been managed by Pat Murphy, the Brewers bench coach, when both of them were in the San Diego Padres system.
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Cody Decker was the leading active career minor league home run hitter at the time, with 173.
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Cody Decker initially played for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, of the Class AA Eastern League, for whom he batted.
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Cody Decker signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 1,2018.
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Cody Decker finished the season with 197 career home runs in the minor leagues.
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Cody Decker was the starting third baseman during all three of Israel's games, batted fifth.
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Cody Decker brought the team's mascot with him to Asia from the United States for the WBC.
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Cody Decker had his own locker, and we even gave him offerings: Manischewitz, gelt, and gefilte fish.
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Cody Decker was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Cody Decker has earned his Screen Actors Guild card, and had a cameo in the NBC espionage thriller State of Affairs.
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Cody Decker filmed and produced a seven-minute documentary, "On Jeff Ears, " revealing the truth to Francoeur.
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Cody Decker has appeared in several videos for the YouTube channel Screen Junkies, most notably the debate series Movie Fights.
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On December 23,2016, Cody Decker became engaged to model and sports journalist Jenn Sterger, whom he met on Twitter.
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