Hunter Dobbins

Hunter Dobbins
Boston Red Sox – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (1999-08-30) August 30, 1999
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2025, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through June 8, 2025)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average4.20
Strikeouts37
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Hunter Dobbins (born August 30, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Career

Dobbins attended Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas, and Texas Tech University, where he played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1] He missed his entire junior season in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[2] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4]

Dobbins split the 2024 season between the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, compiling an 8–5 record and 3.08 earned run average (ERA) with 120 strikeouts across 125+2⁄3 innings pitched.[5] Following the season, the Red Sox added Dobbins to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6]

Dobbins was optioned to Triple-A Worcester to begin the 2025 season.[7] The Red Sox recalled Dobbins on April 6 to serve as the team's 27th player during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.[8] He made his major-league debut that evening, as the Red Sox's starting pitcher, and earned the win.[9] After the game, he was returned to AAA. Dobbins had another one day return to the big league club in April, before being called up as a regular on May 2. With injuries to the Red Sox' pitching staff, Dobbins was pressed into service as a starter.[10]

Personal Life

Before making his first appearance against the Yankees, as the starting pitcher for a game at Yankee Stadium, Hunter Dobbins said, “My dad was a diehard Red Sox fan. And I’ve said it before, that if the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I’d retire.” Dobbins explained that he grew up rooting for the Red Sox, but more out of a natural hatred for the Yankees.[11] In the same interview, Dobbins told reporters that his father, Lance Dobbins, had been drafted by the Yankees, had pitched in the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization and was friends with Andy Pettitte. Subsequent reporting revealed that all of those claims were false. Dobbins told reporters, "The whole backstory is stuff I heard growing up and seen pictures of from my dad... But at the end of the day I don't go and fact-check my dad or anything like that."[12] In reality, Lance Dobbins pitched in independent baseball in 1996 and 1997 for the Meridian Brakemen of the Big South League and Ohio Valley Redcoats of the Frontier League.[13]

References

  1. ^ Shaw, Tyler (July 12, 2021). "Former Rudder Ranger Hunter Dobbins goes in 8th round of MLB Draft to Boston". KBTX-TV.
  2. ^ "Farm report: Hunter Dobbins making fast strides since return from Tommy John surgery". Boston Herald. July 2023.
  3. ^ "Red Sox prospect up to 97 MPH after 'blessing in disguise' falling in draft". masslive.com. June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Red Sox prospect with big velo (Up to 99 MPH), splinker 'flown under radar'". masslive.com. August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Red Sox Designate Bryan Mata, Isaiah Campbell For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Speier, Alex (November 19, 2024). "Red Sox add pitcher Hunter Dobbins and outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia to 40-man roster". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Red Sox option right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins to Minor League camp". mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Cerullo, Mac (April 6, 2025). "Red Sox calling up RHP Hunter Dobbins as 27th man for doubleheader". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Cardinals vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. April 6, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Hunter Dobbins Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "Red Sox rookie says he'd rather retire than play for Yankees". Boston Herald. June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  12. ^ Brioso, Cesar (June 12, 2025). "Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins on false claims: 'I don't go and fact-check my dad'". USA Today. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  13. ^ Cerullo, Mac; Starr, Gabrielle (June 11, 2025). "Red Sox rookie addresses alleged false claims about father's background". Boston Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
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