Hunter Feduccia (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the

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out of

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Career

Amateur career

Feduccia played baseball at

Barbe High School A.M. Barbe High School is a 5A public high school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The correct pronunciation of the school's name is "barb", rather than "bar-bay" or "barb-ee". The students are offered a variety of Advanced Plac ...

, where he hit .353 in his senior season and won three state championships. He went to

Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is a public junior college in Eunice, Louisiana, United States. It is the only junior college associated with the Louisiana State University System. It enrolls over 4,000 full and part-time ...

for two seasons, and was voted Defensive Player of the Year both seasons. Feduccia transferred to

where he batted .233 in 56 games during the 2018 season.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Feduccia made his professional debut with the rookie–level

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in 2018 and was promoted to the Single–A

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after only three games. In 2019, he split the season between Great Lakes and the High–A

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, hitting .275 in 72 games. Feduccia did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He was promoted to the Double–A

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in 2021, where he hit .254 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 86 games. 2022 was split between Tulsa and Triple–A

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, and he hit .238 with 15 homers and 51 RBI between the two levels. In 2023 with Oklahoma City, he hit .279 with 11 homers and 57 RBI in 90 games. Feduccia was added to the Dodgers

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on November 14, 2023, in order to be protected from the

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. He was optioned back to Oklahoma City to begin the 2024 season and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 27. He made his MLB debut as a pinch hitter against the

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on July 31 and flew out. He recorded his first major league hit on August 25 off of

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of the

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. Feduccia had 12 at-bats in five games in the majors, with four hits and one RBI. In 82 games for Oklahoma City, he batted .284 with six homers and 54 RBI. Feduccia was optioned to the Triple-A

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to begin the 2025 season.

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