Cody Stanley | |||
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Free agent | |||
Catcher | |||
Born: Clinton, North Carolina |
December 21, 1988 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 26, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Batting average | .400 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 3 | ||
Teams | |||
Cody Franklin Stanley (born December 21, 1988) is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 26, 2015 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Stanley has thrice been suspended during his professional playing career for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Cody Stanley in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Commencing his Minor League Baseball career with the Johnson City Cardinals in 2010, Stanley batted .321 and contributed to winning the Appalachian League title. He played for the Quad City River Bandits in 2011 and they won the Midwest League title. In 2012, Stanley was suspended 50 games after testing positive for methylhexanamine and tamoxifen, prohibited substances under Major League Baseball's drug policy. While playing for the double-A Springfield Cardinals in 2014, Stanley was Texas League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting a home run.