Jablonski Rico Noel (born January 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the New York Yankees in 2015.\n', '

Noel attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he started for the baseball, basketball, and American football teams. Deciding to pursue baseball over football, Noel enrolled at Coastal Carolina University to play college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He began his college career as a second baseman, but became a center fielder in his sophomore year.\n', '

The San Diego Padres selected Noel in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Noel signed with the Padres, receiving a $163,000 signing bonus. In 2012, while playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, Noel recorded 90 stolen bases. Noel was named All-MiLB for May 2013. He began the 2015 season in Triple-A with the Padres, but asked for his release when he decided that to further his career, he needed to play for another organization. \n', '

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