Hunter Feduccia

Hunter Feduccia
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 67
Catcher
Born: (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 27)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 31, 2024, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.333
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Hunter Feduccia (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Louisiana State University.[1][2]

Career

Amateur career

Feduccia played baseball at Barbe High School, where he hit .353 in his senior season and won three state championships.[3] He went to Louisiana State University at Eunice for two seasons, and was voted Defensive Player of the Year both seasons.[3] Feduccia transferred to Louisiana State University where he batted .233 in 56 games during the 2018 season.[3]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Feduccia made his professional debut with the rookie–level Ogden Raptors in 2018 and was promoted to the Single–A Great Lakes Loons after only three games.[1] In 2019, he split the season between Great Lakes and the High–A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, hitting .275 in 72 games.[1] Feduccia did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He was promoted to the Double–A Tulsa Drillers in 2021, where he hit .254 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 86 games.[1] 2022 was split between Tulsa and Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers, and he hit .238 with 15 homers and 51 RBI between the two levels.[1] In 2023 with Oklahoma City, he hit .279 with 11 homers and 57 RBI in 90 games.[1]

Feduccia was added to the Dodgers 40-man roster on November 14, 2023, in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He was optioned back to Oklahoma City to begin the 2024 season[6] and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 27.[7] He made his MLB debut as a pinch hitter against the San Diego Padres on July 31 and flew out.[8] He recorded his first major league hit on August 25 off of Drew Rasmussen of the Tampa Bay Rays.[9] He had 12 at-bats in five games in the majors, with four hits and one RBI.[10] In 82 games for Oklahoma City, he batted .284 with six homers and 54 RBI.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hunter Feduccia Amateur and Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Johnson, Luke (April 3, 2018). "LSU baseball riding out Hunter Feduccia's struggles at and behind the plate". The Advocate. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Hunter Feduccia LSU bio". LSU Tigers. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Stephen, Eric (November 14, 2023). "Dodgers add Landon Knack, Nick Frasso & Hunter Feduccia to 40-man roster". SB Nation. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dodgers' Hunter Feduccia: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Stephen, Eric (July 27, 2024). "Freddie Freeman placed on family emergency list, Dodgers call up Hunter Feduccia". SB Nation. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Padres 8-1 Dodgers (July 31, 2024)". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "MLB Gameday: Rays 1 Dodgers 3 (08/25/24)". mlb.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Hunter Feduccia Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2024.