Hunter Harvey 56 P

Hunter Harvey  56 P

2019
♦ Entered the season ranked among the Top 10 Prospects in the Orioles organization by Baseball America (#7) and MLB.com (#12). 
♦ Opened year at Double-A Bowie, where he went 2-5 with a 5.19 ERA in 14 games (11 GS).
♦ Made his first 11 appearances as a starter, posting a 6.12 ERA before being moved to the bullpen. In his first three relief outings with Bowie, allowed just one hit while striking out 11 over 9.0 scoreless innings of work. 
♦ Transferred to Norfolk on 6/29 and made 12 appearances with the Tides, going 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA. Limited International League opponents to a .206 average. 
♦ Did not allow a run in nine of his 12 outings with Norfolk, including five games in August.
♦ Struck out the side in each of his final two outings with Norfolk (8/13 and 8/14 at Pawtucket).
♦ Recalled to Baltimore on 8/17 and made his MLB debut that night at Boston. Struck out Christian Vázquez for his first career strikeout. 
♦ Made seven appearances with the Orioles, going 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA. Of the 19 outs he recorded with Baltimore, 11 came via strikeout. 
♦ Earned his first career win in his second appearance, 8/20 vs. Kansas City. 
♦ Limited MLB hitters to a .136 average (3-22). 

2018
♦ Made eight starts for Bowie before being placed on the Disabled List, 6/8. Landed on the DL with right shoulder injury suffered while trying to avoid a line drive hit into the dugout. 
♦ Recalled to Baltimore on 4/9 but did not appear in a game before being optioned on 4/11.
♦ Entered season ranked as the #4 prospect in the O's system according to MLB.com and Baseball America. Also rated as having the Best Curveball in the Orioles system. 

2017
♦ Saw limited action after 2016 Tommy John surgery; combined to throw seven games between the GCL Orioles, Class-A Aberdeen and Class-A Delmarva, posting a 1.36 ERA.
♦ Registered 30 strikeouts, 11 hits allowed and six walks in 18.2 innings.

2016
♦ Began the season rannke among the Top 100 Prospects in baseball by Baseball Prospectus (#58) and MLB.com (#85). Ranked by Baseball America as the #4 prospect in the Orioles system and as having the Best Curveball in the organization.
♦ Suffered a groin injury during Spring Training and underwent sports hernia surgery in May.
♦ Left his start on 7/16 with Aberdeen with discomfort in his right flexor mass.
♦ Underwent Tommy John surgery on 7/26 and missed the remainder of the season.

2015
♦ Rated as being among the Top 100 Prospects in baseball by ESPN (#16), Baseball Prospectus (#20), FanGraphs (#36) and MLB.com (#41). 
♦ Suffered a slight fracture of his right fibia after being hit by a comebacker in a minor league spring game, 3/22. After leg injury, suffered right forearm and elbow injuries that sidelined him for the season.

2014
♦ Spent entire season with Class-A Delmarva, where he posted a 3.18 ERA in 17 starts.
♦ Named to the South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star Team.
♦ Selected for the Futures Game, throwing a scoreless inning of relief for Team USA.
♦ Named an MiLB.com Orioles Organization All-Star.

PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 2013 draft. 
♦ Attended Bandys High School in Catawba, NC, where he went 8-0 with a 0.38 ERA and was named Player of the Year during his senior season. Also compiled a .456 career average in high school, including a .539 average during his junior campaign. 
♦ His father, Bryan Harvey, was a pitcher and two-time All-Star for the California Angels and the Florida Marlins from 1987-1995. He accumulated 177 saves over his nine-year career and led all of MLB in saves (46) with the Angels in 1991.
♦ His older brother, Kris Harvey, was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2005 draft by the Florida Marlins out of Clemson University and played eight seasons in the Marlins and Pirates organization as an outfielder, third baseman and pitcher. In 2006 at Class-A Greensboro, Kris was managed by current Orioles skipper, Brandon Hyde