Brant Hurter
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Brant Hurter
|image =
|caption =
|team = Detroit Tigers
|number = 48
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|6}}
|birth_place = Canton, Georgia, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = August 4
|debutyear = 2024
|debutteam = Detroit Tigers
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = May 24, 2025
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 7–1
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 2.34
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 63
|teams =
- Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
}}
Brant Harris Hurter (born September 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Hurter attended Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Georgia, and played college baseball at Georgia Tech.{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/sports/baseball-pitcher-of-the-year-hurt-so-good-ace-brant-hurter-leads-woodstock/article_be3606fe-610c-11e7-96e3-4f70fb3b11be.html | title=Baseball Pitcher of the Year: 'Hurt' so good — Ace Brant Hurter leads Woodstock | date=July 4, 2017 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/sports/gaddis-hurter-wilkie-play-in-cape-cod-league/article_3a25269a-86c4-11e8-8c7a-4f0ef7d8d942.html | title=Gaddis, Hurter, Wilkie play in Cape Cod League | date=July 13, 2018 }} In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1274272 |title=#41 Brant Hurter – Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=September 6, 2022}} He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite news | url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-techs-waddell-malloy-hurter-selected-in-major-league-draft/Q57WZ3IXYVGOJJCBLZR4LC7JQI/ | title=Georgia Tech's Waddell, Malloy, Hurter selected in Major League draft | newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | last1=Sugiura | first1=Ken }}
Hurter made his professional debut with the Single–A Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2022. He was later promoted to the High–A West Michigan Whitecaps and Double–A Erie SeaWolves during the season, posting a cumulative 7–6 record and 3.71 ERA with 136 strikeouts for the three affiliates.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2022/07/06/promising-start-brant-hurter-he-moves-up-whitecaps/7814954001/ | title=Promising start for Brant Hurter as he moves up to Whitecaps }} Hurter made 26 starts for Erie in 2023, compiling a 6–7 record and 3.28 ERA with 133 strikeouts across 118 innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=Brant Hurter - Stats - Pitching|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brant-hurter/30133/stats?position=P|access-date=September 12, 2024|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}
Hurter began the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, posting a 2–4 record and 5.80 ERA with 70 strikeouts over 19 games (18 starts). On August 4, 2024, Hurter was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|title=Tigers Select Brant Hurter|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/08/tigers-to-select-brant-hurter.html|access-date=September 12, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=August 4, 2024 |language=en}} He made his Major League debut that day when he tossed three scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals, where he struck out Salvador Perez for his first career strikeout.{{Cite web |last=Petzold |first=Evan |title=Detroit Tigers promote left-hander Brant Hurter from Triple-A Toledo for MLB debut |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/08/04/detroit-tigers-promote-left-hander-brant-hurter-from-triple-a-toledo/74663704007/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}
On March 31, 2025, Hurter recorded his first career save after tossing three innings of two-run ball in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.{{Cite web|title=Tigers' Brant Hurter: Tallies three-inning save|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/tigers-brant-hurter-tallies-three-inning-save/|access-date=April 19, 2025|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Detroit Tigers players
Category:Erie SeaWolves players
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players
Category:Lakeland Flying Tigers players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Sportspeople from Canton, Georgia
Category:Toledo Mud Hens players