Destin Hood

Destin Dwane Hood (born April 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins.

Destin Hood
Hood with the Washington Nationals during spring training in 2009
Lancaster Barnstormers
Outfielder
Born: (1990-04-03) April 3, 1990
Mobile, Alabama
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2016, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average.240
Hits6
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

Hood attended St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, where he played on the baseball and football team. In football, he was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was committed to the University of Alabama to play college football for the Crimson Tide.[1]

Washington Nationals

Hood was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He signed with the Nationals, forgoing football at Alabama.[3] He made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Nationals. Hood spent 2009 with Gulf Coast and the Vermont Lake Monsters. He spent 2010 with the Hagerstown Suns and 2011 with the Potomac Nationals. In 2012, he played for the Auburn Doubledays and Harrisburg Senators.[4] In 2013, he returned to Harrisburg.[5] After returning to Harrisburg for a third straight year in 2014, he was promoted to the Syracuse Chiefs early in the season.[6]

Cleveland Indians

On December 12, 2014, Hood signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians organization. He was released on July 15, 2015.

Philadelphia Phillies

On July 17, 2015, signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. He elected free agency on November 7, 2015.

Miami Marlins

Hood signed with the Miami Marlins organization for the 2016 season. The Marlins promoted Hood to the major leagues on September 1, 2016.[7] He recorded his first career hit with a 5th inning double off of Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco He was outrighted to AAA on October 7, 2017. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Texas Rangers

Hood signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on January 4, 2018, with an invite to spring training. He played for the Triple-A Round Rock Express and Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, and elected free agency after the season.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On February 13, 2019, Hood signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season. Hood re-signed with the Barnstormers on March 2, 2020.

References
  1. "Destin Hood". yahoo.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  2. "Alabama football signee Destin Hood goes 55th in MLB draft". AL.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  3. "UA football signee Destin Hood agrees to terms with Nationals". AL.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  4. "Byron Kerr: Nationals excited about Destin Hood's "upside" in 2013". MASNsports. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  5. "Healthy again, Destin Hood making strides at the plate for Harrisburg Senators". PennLive.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  6. "Syracuse Chiefs outfielder Destin Hood leaves football in the dust to pursue baseball dream". syracuse.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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