Christian Koss

Christian Koss
San Francisco Giants – No. 50
Infielder
Born: (1998-01-27) January 27, 1998
Riverside, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 1, 2025, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through June 30, 2025)
Batting average.265
Home runs2
Runs batted in12
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Christian Koss (born January 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Early life

Koss was born and grew up in Riverside, California, and attended John W. North High School.[1] Koss attended the University of California, Irvine, and played college baseball for the UC Irvine Anteaters for three seasons.[2] Following his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league All-Star in 2018.[3][4][5] Koss batted .307 with five home runs and 30 RBI in 54 games as a junior.[6]

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Koss was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 12th round, with the 369th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was subsequently assigned to the rookie-level Grand Junction Rockies, where he batted .332 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, four triples, and 51 RBI.[7] Koss did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Boston Red Sox

On December 4, 2020, Koss was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Yoan Aybar.[6] Koss spent the 2021 season with the High-A Greenville Drive and batted .271/.325/.451 with 15 home runs, 55 RBI, and 10 stolen bases across 104 games.[9]

Koss was named to the Red Sox' 2022 spring training roster as a non-roster invitee.[10] He began the season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs.[11] For the year, he played 125 total games for Portland, batting .260 with 17 home runs and 84 RBI.[12] In 2023, Koss split time between Portland, the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox, batting a combined .235 with four home runs and 23 RBI in 79 games.[12]

San Francisco Giants

On March 27, 2024, Koss was traded to the San Francisco Giants organization.[13] He split the year between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants, Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, and Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In 88 appearances for the three affiliates, Koss batted a combined .299/.376/.496 with nine home runs, 47 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.

On March 26, 2025, the Giants selected Koss' contract after he made the team's Opening Day roster.[14] On April 27, Koss recorded his first MLB run batted in with a single off of Texas Rangers reliever Jacob Latz, which scored Heliot Ramos.[15] On May 13, Koss hit a go-ahead grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The hit, off of Brandon Pfaadt, was Koss' first career home run.[16]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball: 'Eaters sign five". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Off The Wall With UC Irvine's Christian Koss". Baseball America. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "#27 Christian Koss". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "#4 Christian Koss". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "2018 Cape League All-Stars Announced". CapeCodBaseball.org. July 14, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Goss, Nick (December 4, 2020). "Sox acquire INF Christian Koss from Rockies in exchange for LHP Yoan Aybar". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Smith, Christopher (September 29, 2021). "Boston Red Sox prospect Christian Koss (15 homers) told parents 'I need popcorn kernels' after slow start". MassLive.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Leger, Justin (March 18, 2022). "WATCH: Sox prospect crushes walk-off spring training homer". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Friday's Red Sox spring training report: Minor leaguer shows some major pop". The Boston Globe. March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. ^ Callis, Jim (April 6, 2022). "Here's where Red Sox Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Christian Koss Amateur, College, Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff: Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. March 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Giants Select Christian Koss". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "Giants' Christian Koss: Records first career RBI". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "Koss sparks the offense with first career home run -- and grand slam". MLB.com. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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