BIOGRAPHY
Trayce Thompson was born March 15, 1991, in Los Angeles, California. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
The Chicago White Sox selected Thompson in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft, and he signed rather than enrolling at UCLA. Thompson started his baseball career in 2009 at the Rookie-level with the Bristol White Sox and Great Falls Voyagers. In 2009 combined, Thompson hit .198 in 106 at-bats. In 2010, Thompson played the whole season for the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League. In 2010, Thompson hit .229 in 210 at-bats. In 2011, Thompson again played the whole season with Kannapolis hitting .241 in 519 at-bats, and was named to the mid-season SAL All-star team. In 2012, Thompson moved up through the White Sox farm system starting with the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, then moved up to the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League and the Charlotte Knights of the Class AAA International League. In 2012, Thompson hit a combined .253 in 517 at-bats. Before the 2013 season, Thompson was ranked the White Sox #2 prospect. Thompson spent the entire 2013 season at Double-A Birmingham where he hit .229 in 507 at-bats.
Thompson was added to the White Sox' 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. The White Sox promoted Thompson to the major leagues on August 3, 2015, and he made his debut the next day. He hit his first major league home run on August 11 against Hector Santiago.
On May 11, 2021, Thompson was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations. Thompson played in 88 games for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, hitting .233 with 21 home runs and 63 RBI's. On September 14, 2021, the Cubs selected Thompson's contract. On November 3, 2021, Thompson was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency two days later. He had seven hits in 28 at bats over 15 games.
On May 19, 2022, Thompson signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers, however, they traded him back to the Dodgers on June 20 for cash considerations. He was added to the active roster. Thompson remained on the Dodgers active roster the rest of the season, hitting .268 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 74 games.
On January 13, 2023, Thompson agreed to a one-year, $1.45 million contract with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.
On July 28, 2023, Thompson, Nick Nastrini, and Jordan Leasure were traded to the White Sox in exchange for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly.
