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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Russell Wilson Traded to New York Yankees

A former executive with Crown Growth Partners, Geoff Block serves as the manager of RLB Squared, LLC, where he oversees the company's extensive portfolio of hedge funds and real estate. Beyond his professional pursuits, Geoff Block is an avid fan of the Major League Baseball (MLB) New York Yankees.

In February, the Yankees traded for Texas Rangers’ Russell Wilson, one of the most high-profile players in all of professional sports. Wilson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft and played briefly for the Colorado Rockies minor league system before his rights were acquired by the Rangers, but he is best known for his abilities on the football field.

Wilson has been the starting quarterback of the NFL Seattle Seahawks since 2012 and owns a career win-loss-tie record of 65-30-1 to go along with 161 touchdowns and 22,176 passing yards. He's a four-time Pro Bowl player and won a Super Bowl in 2013. Although he confirmed he has no plans to give up football, Wilson will attend Yankees spring training and share a dugout with Yankees stars Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.