Porter Hodge
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Porter Hodge
|image =
|team = Chicago Cubs
|number = 37
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|2|21}}
|birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 22
|debutyear = 2024
|debutteam = Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = April 23, 2025
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 5–1
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 2.75
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 67
|teams =
- Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
|awards =
- Pitched a combined no-hitter on September 4, 2024
}}
Porter Dene Hodge (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Early life and education
Hodge attended Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah.
Baseball career
Hodge was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-cb-chicago-cubs-porter-hodge-daniel-palencia-20220916-ggfmdybv7nhfnhmrpwmfgyoehm-story.html | title=4 of the Chicago Cubs' top pitching prospects are at High-A South Bend. Here's a look at the next wave of arms | website=Chicago Tribune | date=September 16, 2022 }} He made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Cubs.
Hodge 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=May 17, 2024|website=mlb.com|language=en}} He returned in 2021 to play for the Arizona Complex League Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Hodge pitched 2022 with Myrtle Beach and the South Bend Cubs.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/cubs-porter-hodge-feels-the-best-hes-ever-felt/ | title=Cubs' Porter Hodge Feels the Best He's Ever Felt | date=January 6, 2023 }} He started 2023 with the Tennessee Smokies.
On November 14, 2023, the Cubs added Hodge to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Double–A Tennessee to begin the 2024 season.{{cite web | last=Yellon | first=Al | title=Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Shaw among 12 Cubs roster cuts | website=Bleed Cubbie Blue | date=March 8, 2024 | url=https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2024/3/8/24094655/pete-crow-armstrong-matt-shaw-among-12-cubs-roster-cuts | access-date=October 25, 2024}} On May 17, 2024, Hodge was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Steve |date=May 17, 2024 |title=Cubs Recall Porter Hodge For MLB Debut |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/cubs-recall-porter-hodge-for-mlb-debut.html |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} Hodge made his major league debut on May 22, striking out the side in the ninth inning of a loss to the Atlanta Braves. He was one pitch away from an immaculate inning. On September 4, Hodge was part of a combined no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates (along with Shota Imanaga and Nate Pearson), closing out the game in nine pitches and finishing the 4th no-hitter of the year.{{cite web | last=Yellon | first=Al | title=Cubs 12, Pirates 0: Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combine on a no-hitter | website=Bleed Cubbie Blue | date=September 4, 2024 | url=https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2024/9/4/24236401/cubs-pirates-recap-shota-imanaga-nate-pearson-porter-hodge-mlb-scores | access-date=September 5, 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Arizona Complex League Cubs players
Category:Arizona League Cubs players
Category:Baseball players from Salt Lake City
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
Category:South Bend Cubs players