Tommy Hunter #29

Raymond Thomas Hunter graduated from Cathedral (IN) High School before attending the University of Alabama...Played baseball and football in high school...Was a starter and a reliever in his two seasons at Alabama...Was a freshman Second-Team All-American in 2006 and a pre-season All-American entering his sophomore year in 2007...Won a gold medal with the USA National Baseball Team in 2006.

2020

Was on the Injured List during Summer Camp after testing positive for COVID-19...Was unscored upon in 18 of his 24 outings for the Phillies.

2019

Began the season on the 10-day IL with a right forearm strain...Was reinstated on 6/28 after rehab assignments to Clearwater (A), 6/17-24, and Reading (AA), 6/25-27...Made five scoreless appearances before being placed on the 10-day IL on 7/14 with a right forearm strain... Transferred to the 60-day IL on 7/27 and missed the remainder of the season.

2018

Began the season on the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain); was activated on 4/22 after rehab assignments with Clearwater (A), 4/7-19, and Reading (AA), 4/20-21...His 6 straight games with a hold (5/5-16) were most by a Phillies reliever since 2011 (Antonio Bastardo, 6)...Did not walk a batter in 21 appearances from 5/8-6/28... Earned his first save of the season on 6/10 vs MIL...His 4 strikeouts on 6/30 vs WSH tied a career high as a reliever (other: 8/14/13 at ARI)...Posted a 1.85 ERA (5 ER, 24.1 IP) and converted all 3 save opportunities from 7/30-9/18... Made at least 60 appearances for the fourth time in his career and second consecutive season... In 13 appearances after pitching the day before, had a 1.46 ERA (2 ER, 12.1 IP)...Had a 1.69 ERA in the 8th inning (4 ER, 21.1 IP).

2017

Made his fifth Opening Day roster (2012-15 with BAL)... Set career bests in both ERA (2.61) and WHIP (0.97)... Logged at least 60 appearances for the third time in his career (others: 2013-14)... Held opponents to a .202 AVG (43-213)... Posted a 1.71 ERA (8 ER, 42.0 IP) over his first 44 appearances of the season (4/4-8/15)... Entered the game with TB tied or ahead in 51 of his 61 appearances, including each of his final 28... Was on the DL with a right calf strain, 4/23-5/24; included a rehab assignment to Charlotte (A)... Had 12 consecutive scoreless outings (11.1 IP), 6/21-7/23, the second-longest such stretch of his career (longest: 15)... Retired 20 consecutive batters, 8/30-9/17, after retiring 16 consecutive batters, 7/26-8/3... Collected his 500th career SO, 9/1 at CWS

2016

Opened the season on the 15-day DL recovering from surgery to repair a core muscle injury; was activated on 4/29 after a rehab assignment with Columbus (AAA)... Made 21 appearances with CLE before returning to the disabled list on 7/10 (fractured vertebrae)... Released on 8/25 and signed by BAL on 8/28... Posted a 2.19 ERA (3 ER, 12.0 IP) in 12 appearances with BAL... Allowed just 1 HR in his 34.0 total innings pitched.

2015

Split season between Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs, who acquired him on July 31 for Junior Lake...Was 4-2 with a 4.18 ERA (28 ER/60.1 IP) in 58 outings between the Orioles and Cubs...Earned save in his Cubs debut of August 1 at Milwaukee… Was not on any of Chicago's two postseason rosters...Over his last 20 outings with Baltimore from May 30-July 30 he posted an ERA of 2.55 (24.2IP, 18H, 7ER, 19SO)...In his career he owns a relief ERA of 3.28 in 209 outings (241.IP, 223H, 88ER, 187SO, 7.0SO/9.0IP) compared to a starter ERA of 4.88...Right-handed batters have hit .247 (311-1257) off him in his career (.679OPS)...Had a pair of surgeries after the season to repair a core muscle injury suffered with the Cubs, the start date of his 2016 season is currently TBD (Dr. William Meyes; PHI, PA).

2014

Began the season as the O's closer, converting 11-of-17 chances…Posted a 1.77 ERA (45.2IP, 9ER, 7BB, 31K) in his final 43 appearances after transitioning out of the closer role, beginning May 17...Allowed one earned run or fewer in 55 of his 60 appearances...Earned Opening Day save vs. BOS, March 31 (IP, H, K, HB)...Recorded save and win in DH vs. PIT on May 1, facing just three batters…Became the 1st pitcher with a W & SV on the same day since Jonathan Papelbon, September 9, 2012...Placed on DL, retroactive to May 21, with a left groin strain…Reinstated from 15-day DL, June 8...Retired the side on three pitches, June 29 vs. TB...Had a career-high stretch of 17 straight games without allowing a walk, July 29-September 8...Posted a career-best streak of 13 consecutive games without allowing an earned run, August 31-end of the season…It was his second streak of at least 12 games this season...Struck out a season-high three, September 8 @BOS...Made two postseason appearances, tossing a combined 1.2 scoreless innings…Pitched in Game 1 of both the ALDS and ALCS

2013

Made his 2nd O's Opening Day roster and pitched out of the bullpen... Tossed 86.1 innings as a reliever, 2nd most in the AL, in his 68 appearances (T-2nd on the club)... Tossed 2.0 or more innings 13 times, pitching to a 0.30 ERA (29.1IP, 13H, ER, 3BB, 22K) in those games... Allowed one or fewer runs in 61 of his 68 games... Went 3-1 with two saves, a 1.54 ERA (46.2IP, 8ER), nine walks and 36 strikeouts in a 33-game stretch, April 12-July 10... Recorded 1st ML save, April 20 vs. LAD (3.0IP, 3H, BB, 2K)... Tied season-high with 3.0 scoreless IP and set season-high with four strikeouts, August 14 @ARI... Posted a 2.06 ERA (43.2IP, 10ER) in 34 games at OPACY... Held right-handed hitters to a line of .141/.190/.154 in 159 plate appearances while lefties hit .294/.322/.535 in 177 plate appearances... In 40 games against teams that finished over .500, held hitters to a .528 OPS (.190/.224/.304 in 193 PA), posting a 2.41 ERA (52.1IP, 14ER)... Posted a combined 2.18 ERA (33.0IP, 8ER) in 27 games vs. BOS (11G), TB (9G) and NYY (7G) but a 6.17 mark (11.2IP, 8ER) in 9G vs. TOR

2012

Had five stints with the O's (4/4-5/7, 5/10-29, 6/9-6/30, 7/18-8/24, 9/3-end of season), setting career-highs in G (33), IP (133.2) and K (77)...Began the season in the rotation, where he went 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA (36.0IP, 20ER) in six starts before being optioned, 5/7...Overall, was 4-8 with a 5.71 ERA (116.2IP, 74ER) in 20 starts for the O's...Made 13 relief appearances, where he pitched to a 3.71 ERA (17.0IP, 7ER) and improved his K/9 from 4.7 as starter to 8.5 out of the pen...Went 3-0 and posted a 0.71 ERA (12.2IP, ER, 12K) in 10 September appearances out of the bullpen...Held hitters to a .255/.280/.298 line in 51 PA in those last 10 games...Won consecutive appearances, 9/18 @SEA and 9/22 @BOS, both extra-inning contests...Made three starts for AAA Norfolk (4.66 ERA; 19.1IP, 10ER) and two starts for AA Bowie (0.00ERA, 10.0IP)...Made 2 scoreless appearances in the ALDS vs. NYY (1.1IP, K)

2011

Was acquired from Texas on July 30 along with INF Chris Davis in exchange for RH Koji Uehara... Began the season on the DL for Texas after suffering a strained right groin in a spring training start on March 24...Was reinstated from DL July 1 and made his season debut for Texas on July 2 at Florida in relief...Appeared in eight games for the Rangers, going 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA (15.1IP, 5ER)...Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for the Orioles, going 3-3 with a 5.06 ERA (69.1IP, 39ER)...Threw seven scoreless innings to pick up the win September 16 against Los Angeles...Allowed nine homers in a four-start span August 26-September 11, going 1-2 in those four starts...Set a career-high with 10 hits allowed August 15 at Oakland and August 20 at Los Angeles...Appeared in eight games for the Triple-A Round Rock, including a 2-1 mark with a 3.92 ERA (20.2IP, 9ER) in five starts for the Express...During his rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on May 9, re-aggravated the groin injury on his final pitch...Made one appearance for Double-A Frisco on May 4, working 4.0 innings in his first appearance of the season.

2010

Hunter joined the Rangers on June 5 and went 13-4 with a 3.73 ERA (53 ER/128.0 IP) over 23 games/22 starts ... his career-high 13 victories marked the highest single-season win total in 22-starts-or-less in club history, most by any major league pitcher in those circumstances since 2002 ... was in the running for a season-opening rotation spot before straining a left oblique muscle in the middle of spring training ... began the season on the disabled list and made 6 Triple-A starts after being activated in late April ... despite time missed, ranked among Texas staff leaders in quality starts (3rd, 13), starts (T3rd), and innings (4th).

2009

Hunter was a regular member of the Rangers' rotation over the final 3+ months of the season following his recall from Oklahoma City (AAA) on June 28...had the 2nd-highest winning percentage on the staff (.600), ranked 3rd in wins (9), and placed 4th in starts (19) and innings (112.0)...issued just 2.65 walks per 9 innings, the best ratio of any Texas starter...held right-handed batters to a .228 batting average (49-215), 7th-lowest in A.L., and opponents at home to a .226 mark (53-235), 9th-best in A.L. (both among pitchers with at least 100.0 IP)...that .226 opponents average in Arlington was the lowest single-season figure ever by a pitcher with at least 10 starts at Rangers Ballpark.

2008

After beginning the year at the High-A level, Hunter advanced through the organization's top 3 levels and made 3 big league starts for the Rangers in August...combined to go 13-8 with a 3.41 ERA (62 ER/163.2 IP) in 25 games/starts for Bakersfield (High-A), Frisco (AA), and Oklahoma (AAA)...had just 34 walks against 106 strikeouts in those outings...pitched at least 50.0 innings at each of those 3 levels, as opposing minor league hitters batted a combined .270 (170-629) for the year...his 13 wins tied Derek Holland for most by any pitcher in the Rangers organization for the year, majors or minors...his 3.41 ERA ranked 7th in the farm system...averaged nearly 6.2 innings-per-start, 5.83 strikeouts-per-9 innings, and just 1.87 walks-per-9 innings...tossed at least 6.0 innings in 19 of 25 minor league starts, including 17 quality starts...entering the season, his professional experience consisted of 10 relief outings with short-season Spokane in 2007...was rated the 15th-best prospect in the Rangers system entering the 2008 campaign by Baseball America...participated in the club's pitching camp in January 2009 at Rangers Ballpark.

2007

Selected with the Rangers' 5th pick of the draft (54th overall) in the supplemental first round as compensation for losing free agent Mark DeRosa...made his pro debut with Spokane...took loss in allowing 2 earned runs in first pro appearance on Aug. 5 vs. Salem-Keizer...allowed just 3 earned runs over his final 9 appearances, going 2-2, 1.67 in 16.2 innings...tossed 16.0 innings before allowing his first/only walk of the season in his next-to-last appearance...rated the no. 7 prospect in the Northwest League by Baseball America after the season...rated by same publication as 121st-best prospect in 2007 draft.

2022

Pitched to a 2.42 ERA (6 ER/22.1 IP) in 18 relief appearances with 22 strikeouts... Had two separate stints on the Injured List with low back tightness, 8/6 - 8/26 and Sept. 17 - end of the season... Allowed his first earned run as a Met on July 2 vs. Texas...Ended a streak of 13.0 innings without an earned run that dated back to May 7, 2021... Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings on July 17 at Chicago-NL and on Sept. 4 vs. Washington.