Hunter Reid Gaddis (born April 9, 1998) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Gaddis attended Sequoyah High School in

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, and enrolled at

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to play

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for the

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. As a sophomore, he was named second team All-

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after he went 9–4 with a 2.95

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(ERA) with 98

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s. In 2018, he played

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with the

Chatham Anglers The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in t ...

of the

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. Gaddis repeated as a second team All-Sun Belt selection as a junior despite a 1–7 record and led the conference with 112 strikeouts.

Professional career

The

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selected Gaddis in the fifth round of the

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. After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the

Arizona League Indians The Arizona Complex League Guardians are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. The team is c ...

before being promoted to the

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Mahoning Valley Scrappers The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River, and play their home games at Eastwood Field. From 1999 to 2020, they were a M ...

. Gaddis did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. He spent the 2021 season with the

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and went 4–11 with a 4.16 ERA and 127 strikeouts in innings pitched. Gaddis was assigned to the Double-A

Akron RubberDucks The Akron RubberDucks are a Minor League Baseball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 7,630 ...

at the start of the 2022 season. On August 5, 2022, the

selected Gaddis' contract from the Triple-A

Columbus Clippers The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They are located in Columbus, Ohio, and are named for speedy Merchant ship, mercha ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaddis, Hunter 1998 births Living people Akron RubberDucks players Arizona League Indians players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Chatham Anglers players Cleveland Guardians players Columbus Clippers players Georgia State Panthers baseball players Lake County Captains players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Canton, Georgia