Rhylan Christopher Thomas (born April 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Amateur
Thomas attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, playing baseball for coach
Royce Clayton. He was named to the All-
Marmonte League team three times and the
Ventura County Star All-County Team his senior season. He then attended the University of Southern California, playing
college baseball for the Trojans. He batted .335/.389/.423 in three seasons, earning All Pac-12 honorable mention and All-Defensive team honors in 2022.
In 2021, he played summer baseball for the for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
New York Mets
The New York Mets selected Thomas in the 11th round, with the 329th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
He made his professional debut that summer with two affiliates in Florida, the Florida Complex League Mets and St. Lucie Mets.
The Mets named Thomas the team's best minor league defensive outfielder in 2023.
Seattle Mariners
On July 26, 2024, the Mets traded Thomas to the
Seattle Mariners in exchange for reliever
Ryne Stanek.
He joined the Triple-A
Tacoma Rainiers for the rest of the season.
Thomas returned to the Rainiers to begin the 2025 season, Slash line .319/.363/.362 in 26 games.
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