Donnie Scott Hart (born September 6, 1990) is an American

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for the

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of the

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Career

Hart attended

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. At Seven Lakes, he was a three-time all-district pitcher. Hart played

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. As a sophomore, he allowed a .138

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to opposing hitters and, as a junior, he posted a team-leading 2.13

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. He was drafted by the

in the 27th round of the

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Baltimore Orioles

After signing with the Orioles, Hart made his professional debut that season with the

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, going 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 24 relief innings pitched. In 2014 he pitched for the

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where he was 1-3 with a 3.68 ERA in 24 relief appearances, and in 2015, he played for Delmarva, the

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, and the

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, pitching to a combined 6-2 record and 1.49 ERA in 54.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen. He began 2016 with Bowie. Hart was promoted to the majors for the first time on July 14, 2016. He made his major league debut on July 17, throwing innings while earning his first career strikeout. He made two more scoreless appearances for the Orioles the next two games before being optioned back to AA Bowie on July 24. He was recalled again on August 12, where he pitched 1 perfect innings out of the bullpen. He also had one at bat in the game, striking out. On September 22, Hart allowed the first run of his career, a solo home run to

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in a game against the Boston Red Sox. The home run ended Hart's streak of 18 consecutive scoreless games to start his career and his 15 scoreless innings streak also came to an end. He ended his first year in the big leagues having pitched in 22 games while tossing 18 innings and only allowing one run (via solo home run). Hart pitched to a 0.49 ERA and 0.98 WHIP while striking out 12 batters and issuing six walks. Hart made the Orioles

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roster and ended up pitching to one batter, inducing a fly out to end the seventh inning. The Orioles would go on to lose in the 11th inning, 5-2. Donnie Hart in 2017 (35018900811)

Hart made Baltimore's 2017 Opening Day roster. On April 7, Hart earned his first career major league victory. The win came against the

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after Hart retired

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in the seventh inning and teammate

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hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom half of the inning. Hart was optioned to the

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and recalled to Baltimore multiple times during the season. In 13 relief appearances for Norfolk he was 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA, and in 51 appearances for Baltimore, he was 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA. Hart began the 2018 season with Norfolk. He spent most of the season in the minors, pitching in 20 games only for the Orioles. He was

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when the Orioles reclaimed

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on waivers on

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, 2019.

Milwaukee Brewers

On March 7, 2019, Hart was claimed off waivers by the

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. On April 4, he was claimed off waivers by the

. Hart was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019.

New York Mets

On August 3, 2019, Hart was claimed off waivers by the

. He was designated to the minor leagues on August 8 after only one appearance with the Mets. Hart elected free agency following the 2019 season.

Oakland Athletics

On February 4, 2020, Hart signed a minor league deal with the

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. Hart did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Gastonia Honey Hunters

On May 21, 2021, Hart signed with the

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of the

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. In 22 bullpen appearances, Hart posted a 2–2 record with a 3.48 ERA and 26 strikeouts.

Winnipeg Goldeyes

On August 2, 2021, Hart was traded to the

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of the

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in exchange for LHP José José. Hart logged a 2.30 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 15 appearances for Winnipeg to finish out the year. On March 8, 2022, Hart was released by the Goldeyes.

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On April 20, 2022, Hart signed with the

of the

for the 2022 season.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Donnie 1990 births Living people People from Bedford, Texas Baseball players from Texas American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles players Milwaukee Brewers players New York Mets players Texas State Bobcats baseball players Aberdeen IronBirds players Delmarva Shorebirds players Frederick Keys players Bowie Baysox players Norfolk Tides players San Antonio Missions players Peoria Javelinas players Syracuse Mets players Gastonia Honey Hunters players Winnipeg Goldeyes players Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players