JOHN COOPER INGLE”The Asheville, N.C. native spent three years at Clemson, finishing with a lifetime .329 (159-for-483) average, 112 runs scored, 29 doubles, 14 home runs, 81 RBI and 80 walks”As a junior, he posted a .328 average (84-for-256) with 60 runs scored, 16 doubles, six home runs, and 34 RBI while forcing 39 walks, earning third-team All-ACC honors... Lettered four times in baseball at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville...His father, Steve, played baseball at Montreat College (N.C.)...Majored in sports communication at Clemson.
2024
Named Midwest League MVP at High-A Lake County after batting .313 (79-for-252) with 18 2B, 9 HR and 55 RBI in 68 games (.433/.500/.933)”Also earned High-A All Star honors from Baseball America”Led the Player Development system in on-base percentage (.419), while ranking fourth in batting average (.305), tied-fourth in doubles (24), fifth in RBI (67) and tied-fifth in hits (104)”Finished the year at AA Akron, hitting .281 (25-for-89) in 25 games for the RubberDucks following his Aug. 12 promotion”Ranked third in the Midwest League in OPS (.933) at the time of his promotion on 8/12 (min. 150AB)”Caught 639.2 innings across his 72 starts behind the plate, throwing out 26.7 percent of would-be base stealers (27 of 78)”Batted .332/.441/.546/.987 vs. RHP (33 XBH) and hit .215/.347/.253/.600 vs. lefties (3 XBH)”Hit a combined .336 (36-for-107) with RISP and .345 (57-for-165) with runners on base...Hit in 13 straight games at LC, May 17-June 6, and enjoyed two 14-game on-base streaks...Homered in three straight games at LC, July 4-9.
2023
After being drafted by Cleveland in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft, he began his career at High-A Lake County later that season”Posted a .288 (15- for-52) batting average with five doubles, 10 RBI and an .849 OPS in 17 games for the Captains to close out the season.
