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Rhett Kouba
York Revolution – No. 31
Pitcher
Born: (1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 (age 27)
Woodward, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Rhett Owen Kouba (born September 3, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Amateur career

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Kouba attended El Reno High School in El Reno, Oklahoma.[1] As a senior, he went 6–2 with a 0.94 ERA and 79 strikeouts.[2] He then played two seasons of collegiate baseball at North Central Texas College and one season at Dallas Baptist University.[3] During his lone season at Dallas Baptist in 2021, Kouba appeared in 16 games (ten starts) and went 6–2 with a 2.77 ERA.[4] After the season, he was selected by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[5]

Professional career

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Houston Astros

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Kouba signed with the Astros and played his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, pitching 18+13 innings. He split the 2022 season between the Woodpeckers and the Asheville Tourists, appearing in 18 games (ten starts) and going 6–3 with a 4.08 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 70+23 innings.[6] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.[7] Kouba opened the 2023 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks.[8][9] In late August, he was promoted to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.[10] Over 28 games (24 starts) between the two teams, Kouba went 8–7 with a 3.45 ERA and 136 strikeouts over 128 innings.[11] After the season, he won the 2023 Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award for his performance with Corpus Christi.[12] Kouba was assigned to Sugar Land to open the 2024 season.[13] Over 14 games (13 starts) for the season, he went 2–5 with a 6.43 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 49 innings.[14] Kouber returned to Sugar Land for the 2025 season and pitched to a 4–3 record, 5.06 ERA, and 51 strikeouts over 80 innings.[15] He was released on March 13, 2026.[16]

York Revolution

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On April 14, 2026, Kouba signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "The Oklahoman's High School Athletes of the Week".
  2. ^ "Breaking down the Oklahoman's Big All-City baseball first team".
  3. ^ "Kouba extends collegiate career". El Reno Tribune. November 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "MVC Baseball in the 2021 Major League Draft". 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "MLB Draft: A look at where players with Oklahoma connections are headed".
  6. ^ "Healthy Schreiber finding his stroke in AFL". MLB.com.
  7. ^ Rome, Chandler. "J.C. Correa among 7 Astros prospects to play in Arizona Fall League". Houston Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Astros set Hooks preliminary 2023 roster on Monday".
  9. ^ Criswell, Josh. "Astros farm report: Several prospects off to hot start". Chron.
  10. ^ "Kouba Picks up Victory in Triple-A Debut as Space Cowboys Take Down Aces".
  11. ^ "Rhett Kouba Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News".
  12. ^ Trezza, Joe. "The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Here's where the Cubs' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  14. ^ "5 Houston Astros Prospects Most Likely to Get Called up Next Season". 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Astros set preliminary Minor League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  16. ^ "Transactions".
  17. ^ "Revs Roster".
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