Steven Ryland Hathaway (born September 13, 1990) is an American former

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who played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2016.

Amateur career

Hathaway attended

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, and

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. In 2011, he briefly played

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in the

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for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. After his junior year at Franklin Pierce, the Diamondbacks selected Hathaway in the 14th round of the

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Professional career

The Diamondbacks promoted Hathaway to the Major Leagues on July 30, 2016. He posted a 4.91 ERA in 14.2 innings over 24 games for the Diamondbacks in 2016. He was outrighted to AAA on October 16, 2017, and released by the organization on March 14, 2019. , Hathaway had the most career Major League pitching appearances without a game started or a game finished.

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