Kyle Dillon Hurt (born May 30, 1998) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Hurt attended

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, where he played

. For his high school career, he had a 1.51 ERA and 187 strikeouts. He missed time during his senior season in 2017 due to a knee injury, and went unselected in the

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. Hurt enrolled at the

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(USC), where he played three seasons of

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for the

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. In 2018, he played

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in the

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with the

Chatham Anglers The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in ...

. He ended his collegiate career with a 9–13 record, a 5.06 ERA and 170 strikeouts over innings pitched.

Professional career

Miami Marlins

The

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selected Hurt in the fifth round, with the 134th overall selection, of the shortened

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. He signed for $300,000. Hurt did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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Los Angeles Dodgers

On February 12, 2021, the Marlins traded Hurt and

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to the

in exchange for

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. He split his first professional season between the

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and the

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, going 2–2 with a 5.57 ERA over 21 innings pitched. After the season, he played in the

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with the

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. He opened the 2022 season with the

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and was promoted to the

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

in early July. Between the two levels, he pitched in 25 games (19 starts) and finished with a 5–7 record, a 5.27 ERA, and 109 strikeouts over innings. He returned to Tulsa to open the 2023 season. In early August, he was promoted to the

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. Between Tulsa and Oklahoma City in 2023, he appeared in 26 games (16 starts) with a 4–4 record, 3.91 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 92 innings. He was selected as the Dodgers 2023 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. On September 12, 2023, Hurt's contract was purchased to the

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and he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. In his debut later that day, he pitched two innings of relief against the

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, retiring three players on nine pitches in the eighth inning and striking out the side in the ninth. His first MLB strikeout was of

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. Hurt began the 2024 season out of the Dodgers'

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, where he made three appearances and logged a 1.35 ERA. On April 20, 2024, he was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. He was activated from the injured list on June 21 and optioned to Triple-A, where he pitched innings over 13 games, with two starts, and allowed five earned runs on nine hits for a 3.07 ERA. On July 24, it was announced that Hurt would undergo

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, and miss the remainder of the season.

References

External links

USC Trojans bio
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