Riley Cooper: A Baseball Journey

Riley Cooper: A baseball journey is a blog about, you guessed it, Riley Cooper’s baseball journey The blog covers Cooper’s early days in the minor leagues all the way up to his time with the Philadelphia Phillies

Riley Cooper’s baseball journey

Riley Cooper was born in Kansas City Missouri, on September 7, 1988. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that same year with the Rays’ Rookie-level Princeton Devil Rays In 2007, he played for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League and bat .246 with four home runs and 28 RBIs in 66 games.

The following year, Cooper was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a four-player deal that sent Jamie Moyer to the Rays. He was assigned to Class A Advanced Clearwater and batted .312 with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs in 109 games.

In 2009, Cooper played for both Clearwater and Double-A Reading, compiling a combined .308 batting average with 18 home runs and 77 RBIs in 133 games between both clubs. He also appeared in two games for the Phillies that season, going 0-for-2 at the plate.

Cooper began the 2010 season back at Double-A Reading. In 99 games for the Fightin’ Phils, he batted .322 with 16 Home Runs and 63 RBIs before being promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs in late July.

On August 5, 2010, Cooper was recalled by the Phillies. He made his Major League debut that night against the Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitting for center fielder Shane Victorino in the eighth inning. He recorded his first Big League hit on August 7 off Washington Nationals pitcher Jason Marquis. Overall, he appeared in 23 games for Philadelphia during his rookie season, hitting .250 with one home run and five RBIs.

In 2011, Cooper began the season back at Triple-A Lehigh Valley before being recalled by Philadelphia on May 7 when Left fielder Raul Ibanez was placed on bereavement leave following the death of his grandmother. After appearing in just one game during Ibanez’s absence (he did not have a plate appearance), he was optioned back to Lehigh Valley on May 10 when Ibanez returned from bereavement leave. He spent most of the 2011 season playing for Lehigh Valley before being recalled by Philadelphia on September 1 when rosters expanded September 1st. With Lehigh Valley he batted .311/.373/.531 with 12 homers and 60 RBI’s over 101 games while splitting time between right field and left field defensively. For Philadelphia he batted just .178/.269/.356 over 19 games while mostly appearing as a defensive replacement or late inning pinch runner due to playing time restrictions with established starters Domonic Brown taking over everyday duties in left field following an injury to Ben Francisco and Hunter Pence entrenched in right field.

From High School to the pros

Riley Cooper was born on July 6, 1991, in Clearwater, Florida. He played high school baseball for the Clearwater Threshers, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Cooper made his debut with the Phillies in 2013, and was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2016. He has also played for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres

Cooper’s journey to the big leagues

Riley Cooper’s road to the big leagues was anything but ordinary.

Cooper was born in Canada and raised in Connecticut, far from the hotbeds of Baseball Talent He didn’t even start playing the sport until he was 15 years old.

But Cooper had a rare combination of size, speed and power that caught the attention of scouts, and he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010.

Cooper worked his way through the Phillies’ farm system making his Major League debut in 2013. He became a regular starter in 2014 and helped the team to a division title.

While Cooper is still establishing himself as a Major League player, his journey to this point is an inspiration to players everywhere who are trying to reach the game’s highest level

The ups and downs of a pro career

Riley Cooper, a former professional baseball player has had his share of ups and downs during his career. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft and made his debut with the team in 2009. He played parts of two seasons with the Giants before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in 2010. Cooper spent three seasons with the Braves, playing mostly in Double-A, before being released in 2012. He then signed with the Kansas City Royals and played for their Double-A affiliate for one season before he was again released. After a brief stint with an independent League team Cooper returned to the Royals organization and played for their Triple-A affiliate for one season before retiring from professional baseball in 2014.

Cooper’s return to the minors

Riley Cooper, a former first round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies is currently in his second stint with the team’s AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. After being called up to the majors in 2010 and playing parts of three seasons with the Phillies, Cooper was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox in 2013. He would play just eight games for the White Sox before being released and returning to the Phillies organization.

Cooper spent all of 2014 back in AAA, where he put up solid numbers (.251 batting average 15 home runs 65 RBIs) and was named an National League All-Star. He was again called up to the majors in September and played in six games for the Phillies.

Now 27 years old, Cooper is once again starting the 2015 season in AAA. He is currently batting .258 with four home runs and 13 RBIs through 36 games.

The journey back to the big leagues

It’s been a long journey back to the big leagues for Riley Cooper. The 30-year-old outfielder is in his 10th season of Professional Baseball and he’s finally back with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that drafted him in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB Draft

After stops in the minor leagues, independent leagues, and even a stint in Japan, Cooper is finally getting another chance to prove himself at the game’s highest level. And he’s making the most of it, batting .333 with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 25 games this season.

It hasn’t been an easy road for Cooper, but he’s persevered through it all and is happy to be back where he belongs.

Cooper’s comeback story

In 2015, after a five year absence from the Major Leagues Riley Cooper finally made his return. It was a long and difficult journey, but one that he never gave up on.

Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB draft He made his debut with the team in 2011, but was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2012. He then bounced around between a few different teams before making his way back to the Phillies in 2014.

It wasn’t until 2015 that Cooper finally found his groove again and made it back to the majors. He split time between Triple-A and the big leagues, but ultimately made 36 appearances for the Phillies, hitting .216 with four home runs and 11 RBIs.

It was a long road back for Cooper, but he never gave up on his dream of playing baseball at the highest level. His story is an inspiration to anyone who has ever been told that they can’t achieve their goals.

From the minors to the big leagues

Riley Cooper’s baseball journey has seen him go from the minors to the big leagues. The outfielder was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft He made his Major League debut with the Phillies in 2013. He was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2016 and became a free agent after the 2017 season.

The life of a minor league ballplayer

Riley Cooper is a Minor League ballplayer in the San Diego Padres organization. He was drafted in the 20th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of California Berkeley. Cooper is a 6’2″, 185-pound outfielder who bats and throws left-handed.

Cooper was born on February 5, 1994, in San Luis Obispo, California. He attended Arroyo Grande high school where he played baseball and football As a senior, he was named first-team All-Area and second-team All-League in baseball. He was also named honorable mention All-State. In football, he played wide receiver and was named first-team All-Area and second-team All-League.

After high school Cooper attended UC Berkeley, where he played baseball for the Golden Bears In his three years at Berkeley, he batted .271/.353/.374 with seven home runs and 55 RBIs in 148 games. He was drafted by the Padres after his junior year and signed for $100,000.

Cooper made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2016. In 57 games for Tri-City, he hit .246/.332/.358 with four home runs and 24 RBIs. He also appeared in one game for the Fort Wayne TinCaps. In 2017, he played for both the Lake Elsinore Storm and the San Antonio Missions. In 126 combined games between the two teams, he batted .264/.354/.392 with 11 home runs and 60 RBIs.

Cooper is currently playing for the Amarillo Sod Poodles (formerly known as the San Antonio Missions) of the Texas League (AA).

The journey to the major leagues

Riley Cooper was born on July 5, 1990, in Dallas, Texas. He attended Pleasant Grove high school in Texarkana, where he played baseball and football. After high school Cooper committed to the University of Florida to play both sports. As a freshman, he played wide receiver for the Gators’ football team. After his freshman year, he decided to focus on baseball and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2010 major league baseball Draft.

Cooper made his minor league debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League in 2010. In 2011, he was promoted to the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League and then to the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League in 2012. He spent 2013 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the National League Cooper made his Major League debut on May 7, 2013.