Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson, brother of Miami Heat guard Klay Thompson, joined the Miami Marlins’ baseball operations department.
He will split time working with the MLB team and Triple-A Jacksonville.
Thompson worked with current Marlins manager Clayton McCullough during his time with the Dodgers, during which McCullough operated as the Dodgers’ first base coach.
When Did Trayce Thompson Play for the Dodgers?
Thompson had two separate stints with the Dodgers, the first of which came from 2016-17. The Dodgers acquired him in a three team trade before the start of the 2016 season, and he appeared 80 times for the Dodgers in the following season before making just 27 appearances in 2017.
Through his 107 games, Thompson hit 14 home runs and tallied 34 RBIs, posting a .694 OPS during his first stint with the team.
He returned in 2022, as the Dodgers traded for him from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash.
Thompson played the best baseball of his career with the Dodgers in 2022, making 74 appearances for the team throughout the remainder of the season. He posted 2.2 bWAR in that time, hitting 13 homers and driving in 39 runs—contributing to a career-high 41 RBIs—while posting a .901 OPS.
He didn’t have the same results the following season, though, and the Dodgers included him in a package to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly.
The outfielder played with the White Sox for the remainder of the season, but didn’t make another appearance in MLB after that season.
During his seven-year MLB career, Thompson featured for the Dodgers, White Sox, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.
What Has Trayce Thompson Done Since 2023?
After 2023, Thompson bounced around in the minors, featuring for affiliates of the New York Mets, Cubs and Boston Red Sox before signing with Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in the Mexican League.
They released him in May, though, and Thompson went on to play 12 games in the independent Atlantic League before officially retiring from professional baseball on June 30.
Now retired from playing professionally, Thompson will look to make an impact on the Marlins’ front office to remain around the game.
