Hunter Luke Harvey (born December 9, 1994) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). The

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selected him with the 22nd pick in the first round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the

Career

Baltimore Orioles

Harvey attended

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. The

selected him in the first round of the

. He signed with the Orioles on June 20, 2013, and made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Orioles of the Rookie-level

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. In August he was promoted to the

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of the

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New York-Penn League. Overall, he started eight games, pitching to a 0–1

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with a 1.78

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(ERA) with 33

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in innings pitched. Prior to the 2014 season, Harvey was ranked by '' Baseball Prospectus'' as the 58th-best prospect in baseball. He spent the season with the

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of the Class A

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where at 19 years of age he pitched to a 7-5 record and 3.18 ERA in 17 starts covering 87.2 innings. His 10.9 strikeouts per 9 innings were tops in the league of all pitchers who had pitched 70 or more innings. He was named an SAL mid-season All Star and an MiLB Organization All Star. He did not pitch in 2015 or 2016. On May 12, 2015, Harvey was shut down for six weeks due to tightness in his elbow. He did not pitch for a minor league team in 2015. Harvey threw in an instructional league in September 2015. He began the 2016 season on the disabled list, and then underwent Tommy John surgery in July which ended his season. In 2017, Harvey pitched for Aberdeen and Delmarva, along with three rehab games with the Gulf Coast Orioles, pitching to an 0–1 record and 0.96 ERA with 30 strikeouts in total innings pitched between the three teams (14.5 strikeouts per 9 innings). The Orioles added Harvey to their

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after the 2017 season. They assigned him to the Bowie Baysox of the

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Eastern League to begin the 2018 season, but promoted him to the major leagues on April 9, to provide a fresh player for the relief corps. However, he did not make his major league debut and was optioned back to Bowie two days later, and spent the remainder of the year there. In nine starts, he compiled a 1–2 record with a 5.57 ERA in 32.1 innings. On August 17, 2019, Harvey was promoted to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that night versus the

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, striking out two batters over one scoreless inning. He was credited with his first major-league win in a 4–1 victory over the Kansas City Royals in his

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debut three nights later on

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. After he kept the game tied at 1–1 by retiring all three batters he faced in his only inning of work,

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's three run

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in the bottom of the eighth gave the Orioles its eventual winning margin. In 2019 in the minor leagues he was 3-6 with one save and a 5.00 ERA in 75.2 innings in which he struck out 83 batters. With the Orioles, he was 1-2 with a 1.40 ERA in seven relief appearances covering 6.1 innings in which he struck out 11 batters. In 2020 for the Orioles, Harvey was 0-2 and pitched to a 4.15 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 8.2 innings pitched in 10 games. On March 16, 2021, Harvey was placed on the 60-day injured list with an oblique strain. He was activated off of the injured list on June 4. Harvey was placed back on the injured list on July 2 with a right lat strain. In AAA, he was 2-1 with an 8.10 ERA in 10 innings. With the Orioles, he was 0-0 with a 4.15 ERA in nine relief appearances covering 8.2 innings.

San Francisco Giants

On November 5, 2021, Harvey was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was designated for assignment on March 14, 2022, to create room on the roster for free agent signing

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Washington Nationals

On March 21, 2022, Harvey was claimed off of waivers by the

. Harvey was placed on the injured list on April 21 with a right forearm strain, later being transferred to the 60-day IL on June 14.

Personal

Harvey is the son of former

pitcher Bryan Harvey. His brother Kris Harvey played in Minor League Baseball from 2005 to 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Hunter 1994 births Living people People from Catawba, North Carolina Baseball players from North Carolina Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles players Washington Nationals players Gulf Coast Orioles players Aberdeen IronBirds players Delmarva Shorebirds players Bowie Baysox players Norfolk Tides players