Kyle Hurt

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Kyle Hurt

|image =

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|team = Los Angeles Dodgers

|number = 63

|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|5|30}}

|birth_place = Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = September 12

|debutyear = 2023

|debutteam = Los Angeles Dodgers

|statleague = MLB

|statyear = 2024 season

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 0–1

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 1.04

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 6

|teams =

Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|2023}}–{{mlby|2024}})

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Kyle Dillon Hurt (born May 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Hurt attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California, where he played baseball. For his high school career, he had a 1.51 ERA and 187 strikeouts.{{cite web | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2020/06/11/mlb-draft-uscs-kyle-hurt-selected-in-5th-round-by-marlins/ | title=MLB Draft: USC's Kyle Hurt selected in 5th round by Marlins | website=Los Angeles Daily News | date=June 12, 2020 }} He missed time during his senior season in 2017 due to a knee injury, and went unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | url=https://d1baseball.com/at-the-ballpark/dispatches-kyle-hurt-usc-casey-schmitt-san-diego-state/ | title=San Diego Dispatches: Hurt, Schmitt Make Strong Impressions on the Mound • D1Baseball | date=February 22, 2020 }}

Hurt enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC), where he played three seasons of college baseball for the USC Trojans. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham Anglers.{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1207187&seasonid=31242 |title=#11 Kyle Hurt - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 16, 2022}}{{cite web | url=http://www.chathamanglers.com/index.cfm?base=28&articleID=1695 | title=7 former Chatham players selected in shortened MLB Draft }} He ended his collegiate career with a 9–13 record, a 5.06 ERA and 170 strikeouts over {{fraction|172|2|3}} innings pitched.{{cite web | url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/2020-MLB-Draft-Kyle-Hurt-USC-baseball-pitcher-Miami-Marlins-148099294/ | title=USC pitcher Kyle Hurt selected by Marlins in fifth round }}

Professional career

=Miami Marlins=

The Miami Marlins selected Hurt in the fifth round, with the 134th overall selection, of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/story/2020-07-24/torrey-pines-usc-alum-kyle-hurt-miami-marlins | title=Wait pays off for Torrey Pines alum Kyle Hurt after Marlins signing | date=July 25, 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.ranchosantafereview.com/sports/story/2020-06-12/marlins-select-torrey-pines-hurt-in-mlb-draft | title=Marlins select Torrey Pines' Hurt in MLB Draft | date=June 12, 2020 }} He signed for $300,000.{{cite news | url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/USC-baseball-Kyle-Hurt-right-handed-pitcher-Miami-Marlins-MLB-Draft-149172592/ | title=USC fifth-round pick Kyle Hurt signs with the Marlins | newspaper=Uscfootball.com }} Hurt did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=September 15, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}}

=Los Angeles Dodgers=

On February 12, 2021, the Marlins traded Hurt and Alex Vesia to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dylan Floro.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/press-release-miami-marlins-acquire-rhp-dylan-floro-from-los-angeles-dodgers | title=Miami Marlins acquire RHP Dylan Floro from Los Angeles Dodgers | website=MLB.com }} He split his first professional season between the Arizona League Dodgers and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, going 2–2 with a 5.57 ERA over 21 innings pitched.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hurt--000kyl|title=Kyle Hurt Amateur, College, Fall and Minor League Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=September 19, 2022}} After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League with the Glendale Desert Dogs.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2021-arizona-fall-league-rosters-glendale-desert-dogs/ | title=2021 Arizona Fall League Rosters: Glendale Desert Dogs | date=October 6, 2021 }} He opened the 2022 season with the Great Lakes Loons and was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers in early July.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/news/2022-official-roster | title=Dodgers Name Loons Roster for 2022 }} 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 {{fraction|71|2|3}} innings. He returned to Tulsa to open the 2023 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/tulsa/news/drillers-roster-highlighted-by-five-40-man-roster-members-and-dodgers-1-prospect | title=Drillers Roster Highlighted by Five 40-Man Roster Members and Dodgers #1 Prospect }} In early August, he was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers.{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2023/8/3/23816188/dodgers-kyle-hurt-promoted-michael-busch-home-run-binge#:~:text=Dodgers%20right%2Dhander%20Kyle%20Hurt,33%20walks%20in%2065%20innings|title=Dodgers minors: Kyle Hurt promoted to Triple-A, Michael Busch homers again|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=August 3, 2023|accessdate=September 12, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/michael-busch-and-kyle-hurt-receive-dodgers-top-minor-league-honors-133dbdc8d5b2|title=Michael Busch and Kyle Hurt receive Dodgers' top Minor League honors|work=Dodger Insider|first=Cary|last=Osborne|date=September 21, 2023|accessdate=September 22, 2023}}

On September 12, 2023, Hurt's contract was purchased to the 40-man roster and he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2023/9/12/23870343/dodgers-roster-kyle-hurt-strikeouts|title=Kyle Hurt gets added to the Dodgers pitching pile, per reports|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=September 12, 2023|accessdate=September 12, 2023}} In his debut later that day, he pitched two innings of relief against the San Diego Padres, retiring three players on nine pitches in the eighth inning and striking out the side in the ninth. His first MLB strikeout was of Garrett Cooper.{{cite news |title=Minor league strikeout rate leader Kyle Hurt debuts for Dodgers |first=Jeff |last=Passan |work=ESPN |date=September 12, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38387394/sources-dodgers-call-strikeout-rate-leader-kyle-hurt}}

Hurt began the 2024 season out of the Dodgers' bullpen, where he made three appearances and logged a 1.35 ERA.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hurtky01.shtml|title=Kyle Hurt Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=September 23, 2024}} On April 20, 2024, he was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation.{{Cite web|title=Dodgers' Kyle Hurt: Lands on 60-day IL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-kyle-hurt-lands-on-il/|access-date=April 25, 2024|website=cbssports.com|date=April 20, 2024 |language=en}} He was activated from the injured list on June 21 and optioned to Triple-A,{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2024-06-21 |title=Dodgers Transfer Max Muncy To 60-Day Injured List |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/06/dodgers-transfer-max-muncy-to-60-day-injured-list.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} where he pitched {{fraction|14|2|3}} 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 Tommy John surgery, and miss the remainder of the season.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/another-dodgers-pitcher-set-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery-report-01j3k7f64bve|title=Another Dodgers Pitcher Set to Undergo Tommy John Surgery: Report|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Noah|last=Camras|date=July 24, 2024|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}