Rhett Kouba
| Rhett Kouba | |
|---|---|
| York Revolution – No. 31 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 3, 1999 Woodward, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Rhett Owen Kouba (born September 3, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Amateur career
[edit]Kouba attended El Reno High School in El Reno, Oklahoma.[1] As a senior, he went 6–2 with a 0.94 ERA and 79 strikeouts.[2] He then played two seasons of collegiate baseball at North Central Texas College and one season at Dallas Baptist University.[3] During his lone season at Dallas Baptist in 2021, Kouba appeared in 16 games (ten starts) and went 6–2 with a 2.77 ERA.[4] After the season, he was selected by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Houston Astros
[edit]Kouba signed with the Astros and played his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, pitching 18+1⁄3 innings. He split the 2022 season between the Woodpeckers and the Asheville Tourists, appearing in 18 games (ten starts) and going 6–3 with a 4.08 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 70+2⁄3 innings.[6] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.[7] Kouba opened the 2023 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks.[8][9] In late August, he was promoted to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.[10] Over 28 games (24 starts) between the two teams, Kouba went 8–7 with a 3.45 ERA and 136 strikeouts over 128 innings.[11] After the season, he won the 2023 Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award for his performance with Corpus Christi.[12] Kouba was assigned to Sugar Land to open the 2024 season.[13] Over 14 games (13 starts) for the season, he went 2–5 with a 6.43 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 49 innings.[14] Kouber returned to Sugar Land for the 2025 season and pitched to a 4–3 record, 5.06 ERA, and 51 strikeouts over 80 innings.[15] He was released on March 13, 2026.[16]
York Revolution
[edit]On April 14, 2026, Kouba signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Oklahoman's High School Athletes of the Week".
- ↑ "Breaking down the Oklahoman's Big All-City baseball first team".
- ↑ "Kouba extends collegiate career". El Reno Tribune. November 30, 2019.
- ↑ "MVC Baseball in the 2021 Major League Draft". 13 July 2021.
- ↑ "MLB Draft: A look at where players with Oklahoma connections are headed".
- ↑ "Healthy Schreiber finding his stroke in AFL". MLB.com.
- ↑ Rome, Chandler. "J.C. Correa among 7 Astros prospects to play in Arizona Fall League". Houston Chronicle.
- ↑ "Astros set Hooks preliminary 2023 roster on Monday".
- ↑ Criswell, Josh. "Astros farm report: Several prospects off to hot start". Chron.
- ↑ "Kouba Picks up Victory in Triple-A Debut as Space Cowboys Take Down Aces".
- ↑ "Rhett Kouba Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News".
- ↑ Trezza, Joe. "The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Here's where the Cubs' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ↑ "5 Houston Astros Prospects Most Likely to Get Called up Next Season". 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Astros set preliminary Minor League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "Transactions".
- ↑ "Revs Roster".
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Dallas Baptist bio
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Oklahoma
- People from El Reno, Oklahoma
- NCTC Lions baseball players
- Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball players
- Minor league baseball players
- Florida Complex League Astros players
- Fayetteville Woodpeckers players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Surprise Saguaros players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Sugar Land Space Cowboys players