Hogan Anthony Harris (born December 26, 1996) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Harris attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in

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. In 2015, his senior year, he went 6–1 with a 0.67 ERA, earning All-State honors. Undrafted in the

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, he enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he played

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. 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. That summer, he played

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with the Wareham Gatemen of the

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. 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 innings. He returned to the Cape Cod League after the season's end and played for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox. 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).

Professional career

Following his junior season, Harris was selected by the

in the third round of the

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and signed. 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

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of the High–A

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in July. 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 innings. Harris 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 missed all of the 2021 season due to an undisclosed injury. 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. He was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the

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to begin the 2022 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A

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. In mid-August, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A

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. Over 23 games (22 starts) between the three teams, he went 2–4 with a 3.42 ERA and 105 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Athletics selected Harris's contract and added him to the

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Harris was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season. On April 14, 2023, Harris was recalled and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. After initially appearing in three games as a reliever, Harris made his first career MLB start against

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Hogan 1996 births Living people Baseball players from Lafayette, Louisiana Major League Baseball pitchers Oakland Athletics players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball players Wareham Gatemen players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Vermont Lake Monsters players Stockton Ports players Midland RockHounds players Las Vegas Aviators players Lansing Lugnuts players Mesa Solar Sox players