Hunter Reid Gaddis (born April 9, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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![]() Gaddis with the Lake County Captains in 2021 | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 24) Canton, Georgia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 5, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–2 |
Earned run average | 18.41 |
Strikeouts | 5 |
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Gaddis played college baseball for the Georgia State Panthers. As a sophomore, he was named second team All-Sun Belt Conference after he went 9–4 with a 2.95 ERA with 98 strikeouts.[1] In 2018 , he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] Gaddis repeated as a second team All-Sun Belt selection as a junior despite a 1–7 record and led the conference with 112 strikeouts.[3]
Gaddis was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[4] After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the Arizona League Indians before being promoted to the Class A Short-Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Gaddis did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent the 2021 season with the High-A Lake County Captains and went 4–11 with a 4.16 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 97+1⁄3 innings pitched.[5] Gaddis was assigned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks at the start of the 2022 season.[6]
On August 5, 2022, the Cleveland Guardians selected Gaddis' contract from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.[7]
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