Brant Hurter
| Brant Hurter | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 48 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 6, 1998 Canton, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 4, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 6–1 |
| Earned run average | 2.58 |
| Strikeouts | 38 |
| Teams | |
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Brant Harris Hurter (born September 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
[edit]Hurter attended Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Georgia, and played college baseball at Georgia Tech.[1][2] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
Hurter made his professional debut with the Single–A Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2022. He was later promoted to the High–A West Michigan Whitecaps and Double–A Erie SeaWolves during the season, posting a cumulative 7–6 record and 3.71 ERA with 136 strikeouts for the three affiliates.[5] Hurter made 26 starts for Erie in 2023, compiling a 6–7 record and 3.28 ERA with 133 strikeouts across 118 innings pitched.[6]
Hurter began the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, posting a 2–4 record and 5.80 ERA with 70 strikeouts over 19 games (18 starts). On August 4, 2024, Hurter was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his Major League debut that day when he tossed three scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals, where he struck out Salvador Perez for his first career strikeout.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baseball Pitcher of the Year: 'Hurt' so good — Ace Brant Hurter leads Woodstock". July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Gaddis, Hurter, Wilkie play in Cape Cod League". July 13, 2018.
- ^ "#41 Brant Hurter – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken. "Georgia Tech's Waddell, Malloy, Hurter selected in Major League draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ "Promising start for Brant Hurter as he moves up to Whitecaps".
- ^ "Brant Hurter - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Tigers Select Brant Hurter". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers promote left-hander Brant Hurter from Triple-A Toledo for MLB debut". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Detroit Tigers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players
- Lakeland Flying Tigers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Canton, Georgia
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- West Michigan Whitecaps players
- Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players