The Mets signed outfielder Ryan Cordell on January 3 and it was announced on Thursday that he was among 15 players who were invited to Spring Training.

Cordell, now 27, was drafted in the 11th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers out of Liberty University.

That season, Cordell appeared in 64 games at their Low-A affiliate, hitting .241/.322/.358 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and 19 stolen bases.

The right-handed hitter found his groove in 2014 as he had a .914 OPS and 21 steals between Low-A Hickory and High-A Myrtle Beach.

His 2015 and 2016 seasons saw him accumulate a .771 OPS and .803 OPS, respectively, as he climbed up the ranks to Double-A.

Cordell would be acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers in September of 2016 as the player to be named later in a deal that sent Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress to the Texas Rangers.

His organizational debut with the Brewers didn’t come until the 2017 season as he hit .275/.327/.471 with 10 homers, 45 RBI, nine steals over 64 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs.

In July of that season, the outfielder was dealt to the Chicago White Sox before the MLB Trade Deadline in exchange for Anthony Swarzak, who joined the Mets that offseason.

An injury would keep Cordell from making his debut for his third organization until 2018, which would prove to be an eventful year for the outfielder.

He would only appear in 51 games at the minor league level that season as he sustained a broken clavicle in April which would keep him out of action until mid-July.

Despite having a rather unimpressive .661 OPS in that span, the White Sox decided to call up Cordell once rosters expanded in September.

On September 3 of that season, Cordell made his debut as a pinch-runner and scored his first run that same night. He ended up recording his first hit, a home run, on September 14 after going his first eight games without one.

Cordell finished his first big league stint with a .108/.125/.216 slash line that gave him a -17 wRC+ and -0.6 fWAR. He was mediocre defensively as well with -1 DRS and a -1.9 UZR in 92 1/3 innings split between center and right field.

The outfielder would make the team out of Spring Training in 2019 and actually started out the season with a .829 OPS through April.

However, he quickly cooled off and finished the year with a .221/.290/.355 slash line, seven homers, 24 RBI, and a 73 wRC+ while playing all three outfield positions (-2 DRS, -0.4 UZR over 599 1/3 innings) in 92 games.

After the season, he was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte and Cordell elected free agency which led to the Mets signing him to a minor-league deal.

While it’s not particularly likely that Cordell breaks camp with the Mets, he could very well get called up at some point in 2020.