Cody Decker was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 22nd-round of the 2009 MLB Draft, 654th overall.

Decker, a first baseman from Santa Monica, Calif., was a two-time All-Pac-10 selection (2007, 2009), having concluded his four-year UCLA career tied for seventh on the school's career home runs list with 47 round-trippers (tied with Ryan McGuire). He posted a .288 career batting average, having logged career totals with 153 RBI, 118 runs and 178 hits. As a senior in 2009, he led UCLA in home runs (21), RBI (53), runs (55), slugging percentage (.683), walks (36) and total bases (136).