Cody Freeman #39

Cody Nicholas Freeman…Attended Etiwanda (Calif.) High School, where he batted .389 with a .516 on-base pct. in 29 games as a senior…Rated by Baseball America as the 12th-best prospect from Southern California entering the 2019 MLB Draft…Brother, Tyler, was the No. 71 overall pick by Cleveland in the 2017 MLB Draft and has appeared in parts of three seasons with the Guardians (2022-24)…He and his brother both appeared in a Cactus League game between the Rangers and Cleveland in Surprise during 2020 Spring Training, exchanging lineup cards at home plate before the contest...Committed to Baylor University prior to signing with Texas.

2025

Had contract selected from Round Rock on 7/18 and made his MLB debut that night in TEX’s first game of the season’s second ‘half’ vs. DET…scored eventual game-winning run on Corey Seager’s two-RBI double in the eighth, joining Jonathan Ornelas (8/7/23 at OAK) as the only Rangers since at least 1974 to score GW run as PR in their MLB debut...collected first hit on 7/21 vs. ATH, an RBI double off Jacob Lopez…went 1-for-7 in four games from 7/18-23 before being optioned on 7/25…recalled from Round Rock on 8/17, with Texas going 13-4 in his first 17 GS after the promotion…blasted first MLB HR on 8/23 vs. CLE, a two-run shot off Logan Allen as part of his first career multi-hit performance…also homered 9/1 at ARI and 9/16 at HOU, the former of which was part of a season-high three-RBI game that included a game-tying two-strike, two-out RBI 1B in the ninth…hit safely in 13 of 16 games from 8/27-9/17 at .294/.345/.451/.796 (15-for-51), two HR, two 2B, 8 RBI, which included a season-high five-game hit streak from 9/9-14…posted reverse splits w/ TEX: .196 (9-for-46) vs. LHP and .250 (17-for-68) vs. RHP…owned a .262 BA (16-for-61) and .718 OPS on the road, this compared to a .189 BA (10-for-53) and .464 OPS at home…was 8-for-26 (.308) with RISP and 4-for-11 (.364) w/ RISP and two outs…defensive action at 2B (24 games/20 GS), 3B (six games/four GS), RF (six games/three GS), LF (thee games/one GS) while also seeing time as TEX’s designated hitter (4 G/2 GS)...Named Texas’ Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year, Round Rock’s Most Valuable Player, and a Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star in his first career Triple-A action after batting .336/.382/.549/.931 (129-for-384) and setting minor league career highs in hits and homers (19)…led the PCL in BA while also ranking highly in SLG (fourth), OPS (fifth) and hits (10th), despite playing 36 big league games in 2025… batted .379/.425/.643/1.068 (89-for-235) in 57 games from 5/23-8/15, registering a hit in 49 of the 57 games and 2+ hits in 28 of the 57… on 7/27 at TAC, became the 10th player in Express history to hit three HR in a game…paced Rangers farmhands in hits, multi-hit games (39), and multi-homer games (tied, 3)...While Freeman saw the majority of his MLB action in 2025 at second base (24 G/20 GS), he also appeared for the Rangers at third base (six games/four GS), right field (six games/3 GS), designated hitter (four games/two GS), and left field (three games/one GS)… in the Minors last season, he appeared at 3B (63 G/61 GS), 2B (15 G/14 GS), SS (11 G/10 GS), LF (four G/GS), DH (three G/GS) and 1B (one G/GS)…Freeman has also played 138 G/137 GS at catcher during his professional career, most recently in 2023 for then-High-A Hickory.

2024

Spent the entire season with Frisco (AA), his first full season at the Double-A level, and was named a Texas League All-Star…Posted career highs in home runs (14), doubles (33), games (123), batting average (.264), slugging percentage (.432), OPS (.752) and stolen bases (15)…Ranked among Rangers farmhands in doubles (tied for second), games (third), plate appearances (third) and hits (fourth)…Home runs by month: April (three), May (three), June (three), July (three), August (two)…Collected his third career multi-homer game on 4/25 vs. AMA (two in 2022), also establishing a new career best with five hits…Had a pair of season-high nine-game hit streaks: 6/19-30 and 7/2-12, batting exactly .343 (12-for-35) over each streak...Named Rangers' Minor League Defender of the Year and was honored in a pregame ceremony on 9/21 at Globe Life Field…Committed just four errors in 284 total chances for a .986 fielding percentage while turning 34 double plays, making starts at third base (102) and second base (seven)…Converted 127 consecutive chances to begin his campaign, spanning 60 games…Played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League for the second time in his career (also 2022) and was named to American League Fall Stars roster after slashing .308/.416/.508/.924 (20-for-65) in 18 games.

2023

Split time between Hickory (A+) and Frisco (AA), batting .234 (82-for-351) with 12 home runs, two triples, 18 doubles and 55 RBI over 95 games…Made starts at catcher (57), third base (24), designated hitter (nine) and second base (four)…Career-high four hits on 5/20 vs. ROM (4-for-4, HR, two RBI, BB, R)…Hit .292 (19-for-65) with three home runs and an .846 OPS in 18 June games…Recorded a .284 (33-for-116) average with an .891 OPS in two-out situations…Was a non-roster invite to Texas’ Major League Spring Training camp.

2022

Spent the entire campaign with Hickory (A+) where he batted .234 (90-385) and set career highs in home runs (13), RBI (team-best 71), hits (90), walks (40) and games played (102)…hit .429 (6-14) with three HR and 10 RBI over four G to earn South Atlantic League ‘Player of the Week’ honors for 5/2-8… served as the Crawdads’ primary catcher (46 starts) and threw out 20 of 68 (29%) attempted base stealers...also saw significant action at third base (42 GS)…slashed .171/.359/.195/.554 with more walks (12) than strikeouts (eight) in 14 G for the 2022 Arizona Fall League Champion Surprise Saguaros.

2021

Combined for a .245/.351/.377/.728 (63-for-257) slash line with six HR and 36 RBI in 75 games with Down East (A) and the ACL Rangers (Rk.)…Saw a large uptick in his power numbers, posting 20 extra-base hits (six HR, two 3B, 12 2B) among 63 total hits…Played primarily catcher (34 starts) and third base (24 starts)…Threw out 12 of 49 (24.5%) attempted base stealers…Was on the injured list from 7/21-8/20 and completed a rehab assignment with the ACL Rangers (8/13-19)…Did not open Spring Training in Major League camp, but was added to the club’s 75-man player pool on 3/21 and appeared in four Cactus League games near the end of camp.

2020

Did not see official game action after Minor League season was canceled due to pandemic…Worked as both a catcher and infielder during stint in the Fall Developmental League, where he produced a .303/.500/.364/.864 slash line with two doubles in 46 plate appearances…His 11 walks more than doubled his strikeout total of four.

2019

Had more walks (26) than strikeouts (23) in his first professional action with the AZL Rangers (Rk.)…Saw time at second base (21 starts) and shortstop (13 starts)…Batted .290 (27-for-93) in final 26 games following a 1-for-27 start over his first eight games.