Tulane Athlete and Finance Student Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers

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Geoffrey “Geoff” J. Block owns and manages RLB Squared, LLC, a holding company headquartered in Bluffton, South Carolina. A graduate of Tulane University, Geoff Block gives back to his alma mater by supporting the A. B. Freeman School of Business and the university’s athletic programs.

In June of 2019, the business school and athletic programs at Tulane issued dual press releases announcing that student-athlete Kody Hoese has been selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Hoese, a junior majoring in finance, was taken with the 25th overall pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hoese’s selection came after the Green Wave athlete enjoyed a 2019 season that saw him record a team-best .391 batting average. He also finished with 92 hits, 61 RBIs, and 72 runs scored, all of which contributed to him winning the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and securing a place on the All-American Athletic Conference first team.

Hoese has built a significant athletic legacy over his time at Tulane, where he ranks in the top 5 all-time players in both the single-season home runs and total bases. A native of Griffith, Indiana, he is the first Green Wave player since 2008 to be chosen in the MLB Draft’s first round and the 10th player overall in program history.

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