Hogan Harris
| Hogan Harris | |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics – No. 63 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 26, 1996 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.85 |
| Strikeouts | 117 |
| Teams | |
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Hogan Anthony Harris (born December 26, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career
[edit]Harris attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1] In 2015, his senior year, he went 6–1 with a 0.67 ERA, earning All-State honors.[2][3]
Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he played college baseball. In 2016, Harris' freshman year at UL Lafayette, he appeared in 16 games (two starts) in which he went 2–0 with a 3.90 ERA.[4] That summer, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] As a sophomore in 2017, he compiled a 5–2 record with a 2.66 ERA over 13 games (12 starts), striking out 87 batters over 67+2⁄3 innings.[6][7][8] He returned to the Cape Cod League after the season's end and played for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox.[9] In 2018, Harris' junior season, he missed the first six weeks of the season due to an oblique injury, but eventually returned and went 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA over 12 games (11 starts).[10]
Professional career
[edit]Following his junior season, Harris was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[11][12][13][14][15] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Low–A New York–Penn League before being promoted to the Stockton Ports of the High–A California League in July.[16][17] Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Harris pitched to a 1–5 record with a 2.80 ERA, striking out 65 batters over 54+2⁄3 innings.[18]
Harris did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] He missed all of the 2021 season due to an undisclosed injury.[20] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season with whom he gave up eight earned runs and 14 walks, alongside striking out 14 batters, over ten innings.[21] He was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Midwest League to begin the 2022 season.[22] In mid-June, he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League.[23] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[24] Over 23 games (22 starts) between the three teams, he went 2–4 with a 3.42 ERA and 105 strikeouts over 73+2⁄3 innings.[25]
On November 15, 2022, the Athletics selected Harris's contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[26] Harris was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season.[27]
On April 14, 2023, Harris was recalled and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[28] After initially appearing in three games as a reliever, Harris made his first career MLB start against Pittsburgh on June 7. Pitching 5 innings, Harris earned the win after giving up 3 earned runs. In 14 games (6 starts) for Oakland, he registered a 3–6 record and 7.14 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 63.0 innings of work.
Harris was optioned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the 2024 season.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ Fambrough, Robin. "Chase Vallot, Hogan Harris spark St. Thomas More semifinal win". NOLA.com.
- ^ Weathers, William (August 21, 205). "Cajuns signee Hogan Harris faces 'win-win situation' in Major League Baseball draft". The Advocate.
- ^ "2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft — Day 2". Medium. June 5, 2018.
- ^ Buckley, Tim. "Robichaux has tough call on how to use Harris". The Daily Advertiser.
- ^ "#54 Hogan Harris - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Buckley, Tim (March 2, 2018). "Cajuns coach wants to 'stay very cautious' with Harris". The Daily Advertiser.
- ^ "2018 UL Baseball Media Day: Pitcher Hogan Harris". Sports Radio ESPN 1420.
- ^ Partsch III, Raymond. "Becoming an ace". The Daily Iberian.
- ^ "Hogan Harris - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Dan. "Why did Cajuns pitcher Hogan Harris go so early in the third round of MLB draft? Work, and command". The Advocate.
- ^ Buckley, Tim. "UL's Harris goes early to Oakland; Stoelke, Lee drafted". The Daily Advertiser.
- ^ "A's load up on college talent on Day 2". MLB.com.
- ^ Landry, Chris. "Harris heads list of drafted state players". The Daily Iberian.
- ^ Johnson, Luke. "Hogan Harris highlights seven players taken from Louisiana universities Tuesday in MLB draft". The Advocate.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics reach terms with 26 MLB Draft picks". The San Francisco Examiner. June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Former UL Baseball Star Records Memorable Pro Win". Sports Radio ESPN 1420.
- ^ Niendorf, Kevin. "Stockton Ports lefty Hogan Harris brings heat to rotation". recordnet.com.
- ^ Lockard, Melissa. "Crystal ball: Three prospects from the A's and Giants who will have breakout 2020 seasons". The Athletic.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
- ^ "Athletics' Hogan Harris: Yet to pitch this season". CBSSports.com.
- ^ "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com.
- ^ "A's No. 1 prospect Soderstrom headlines Lugnuts' 2022 roster".
- ^ "Athletics' Denzel Clarke: Makes jump to High-A Lansing".
- ^ "As usual, ex-Cajun Hogan Harris taking promotion to Triple-A in stride".
- ^ "Hogan Harris Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "A's select LHP Hogan Harris and OF Lawrence Butler". MLB.com.
- ^ "A's announce 10 roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-UL and STM star pitcher Hogan Harris promoted to the Major Leagues". The Acadiana Advocate. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics' Hogan Harris: Optuoned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)