Hunter Robert Goodman (born October 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman and catcher for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Goodman attended the University of Memphis and played college baseball for the Memphis Tigers for three seasons. He batted .326/.367/.573 with 16 doubles, 13 home runs, and 67 runs batted in (RBI) as a freshman and was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Newcomer of the Year. After the 2019 season, Goodman played

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for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the

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, batted .276/.291/.494, and was named a league all-star. He was batting .357/.416/.743 as a sophomore before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodman batted .307/.401/.678 with a school record 21 home runs in his junior season.

Professional career

The

selected Goodman in the fourth round of the

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. In 2021 with the

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he batted .300/.419/.517. He began the 2022 season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Single-A

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. Goodman began the 2023 season with the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats, playing in 91 games and batting .239/.325/.523 with 25 home runs and 78 RBI. He was then promoted to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, where he hit .371/.418/.903 with 9 home runs and 33 RBI across 15 games. On August 27, 2023, Goodman was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. At the time of his promotion, he was the minor league leader in home runs, with 34. He

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d twice in four

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s in his MLB debut later that afternoon in a 4–3 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. He drove in a run with his first hit off

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in the sixth inning. He eventually scored the deciding run in the ninth after a leadoff infield single off

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with the score tied at 3–3. In 23 games for Colorado in his rookie campaign, he batted .200/.247/.386 with one home run and 17 RBI. Goodman was optioned to Triple–A Albuquerque to begin the 2024 season. On June 15 2024, Goodman went 4 of 5 batting, 2 home runs and 5 Runs batted in a 16-4 win against the

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References

External links

Memphis Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Hunter 1999 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Arizona Complex League Rockies players Baseball players from Tennessee Colorado Rockies players Fresno Grizzlies players Hartford Yard Goats players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Major League Baseball first basemen Memphis Tigers baseball players Spokane Indians players People from Shelby County, Tennessee