O'Koyea Dickson

O'Koyea Dickson (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Vallejo Admirals of the Pacific Association. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2017 season, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2018.

O'Koyea Dickson
Dickson with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Vallejo Admirals – No. 4
Outfielder
Born: (1990-02-09) February 9, 1990
San Francisco, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 2, 2017, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: 2018, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.143
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Amateur career

Dickson graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco, California, where he was the Player of the Year in 2008.[1] As a sophomore at George Washington High, playing in the city championship game, he became the first high school player to hit a homerun in AT&T Park. He hit a ground rule double his next at-bat. [2]

After graduating from George Washington, Dickson attended College of San Mateo, where he was an All-American as a sophomore and helped lead his team to consecutive league titles.[3] For his junior year, he transferred to Sonoma State University. He led the California Collegiate Athletic Association in runs scored and helped take his team to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.[4]

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers
Dickson with the Oklahoma City Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Dickson in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.[5] He spent 2011 with the Ogden Raptors and 2012 with the Great Lakes Loons.[5] He hit .280 with 15 homers and 88 RBI in 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League.[5] In 2014, he played with the AA Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League, where he hit .269 with 17 homers and 73 RBI[5] and scored an invite to spring training for 2015. He was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers.[6] He appeared in 117 games and hit .262 with 12 homers and 50 RBI.[5] In 2016, he remained with Oklahoma City and hit .328 with 18 homers and 64 RBIs in 101 games.[5] In 2017, he played in 116 games and hit .246 with 24 homers and 76 RBI for Oklahoma City.[5]

The Dodgers promoted Dickson to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, 2017.[7] He made his major league debut the following day as the starting leftfielder and was hitless in three at-bats with one walk.[8] He appeared in a total of seven games and had one hit in seven at-bats for the Dodgers.[9] His first major league hit was a single to centerfield off of Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants on September 23, 2017.[10] He suffered a shoulder injury late in the month and was placed on the disabled list.[11] Dickson was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster on November 6, 2017.[12]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 26, 2017, Dickson signed a contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[13] He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Washington Nationals

On February 15, 2019, Dickson signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[14] He was released on May 14, 2019.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On June 3, 2019, Dickson signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Generales de Durango

On June 25, 2019, Dickson's contract was purchased by the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. He was released on July 29, 2019.

Vallejo Admirals

On August 3, 2019, Dickson signed with the Vallejo Admirals of the Pacific Association.

References
  1. Academic Athletic Association Academic Athletic Association – CIF San Francisco section: All-City Varsity Baseball Team 2007–08. (Retrieved March 31, 2014.)
  2. Stephens, Mitch (May 16, 2007) "Washington junior takes it out on ball: Dickson knows how to channel his frustrations." San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved March 31, 2014.)
  3. Sonoma Sea Wolves – Player bios. "O'Koyea Dickson." (Retrieved 3-31-2015/)
  4. Anderson, Jessica (June 7, 2011) "SSU's O'Koyea Dickson Drafted By L.A. Dodgers." Sonoma State University Newsletter. (Retrieved March 31, 2014.)
  5. "O'Koyea Dickson minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
  6. Hoornstra, J.P. (April 7, 2015). "Revealed: Opening Day roster for Triple-A Oklahoma City". LA Daily News. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. Stephen, Eric (September 1, 2017). "Dodgers make flurry of roster moves as rosters expand". SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, September 2, 2017". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  9. "O'Koyea Dickson Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  10. "San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score, September 23, 2017". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  11. McCullough, Andy (September 29, 2017). "Dodgers promote speedy Tim Locastro for last-minute playoff audition". LA Times. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  12. Stephen, Eric (November 6, 2017). "Dodgers exercise 2018 option on Logan Forsythe". SB Nation. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  13. "Eagles finalize deal with veteran outfielder O'Koyea Dickson". Japan Times. December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  14. Eddy, Matt (February 26, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Feb 16 - Feb 22". Baseball America. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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