Dakota Hudson

Dakota Ryan Hudson (born September 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in 2018.

Dakota Hudson
Hudson with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 43
Pitcher
Born: (1994-09-15) September 15, 1994
Dunlap, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 28, 2018, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record23–10
Earned-run average3.17
Strikeouts186
Teams

Career

Amateur career

Hudson attended Sequatchie County High School in Dunlap, Tennessee. During his junior year in 2012, he committed to Mississippi State University to play college baseball.[1] As a senior, he had a 1.09 earned run average (ERA) with 124 strikeouts in 64 innings.[2] Hudson was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign and attended Mississippi State.

Hudson in the 2017 Texas League All-Star Game.

As a freshman in 2014, Hudson started five games and made one relief appearance. He went 1–2 with a 4.67 ERA and 10 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2015, he made 17 appearances in relief, going 1–1 with a 4.32 ERA with 26 strikeouts.[3] Hudson then pitched for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2015 before returning to starting his junior year in 2016.[4][5][6] Hudson started 17 games for the Bulldogs, going 9–5 with a 2.55 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 113 innings pitched. He was named to the All-SEC First Team.[7]

Minor leagues

Hudson was considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,[8][9] and he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (34th overall). He signed for $2M and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, and after pitching four scoreless innings in four games, was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals, where he finished the season with a 1–1 record and 0.96 ERA in eight appearances out of the bullpen. He began 2017 with the Springfield Cardinals and was named the starting pitcher for the Texas League All-Star Game, which took place on June 27.[10] After earning a 9–4 record and 2.53 ERA in 18 starts, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds on July 29. For Memphis, he started seven games, posting a 1–1 record and 4.42 ERA.[11] He was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year.[12]

Hudson was a non-roster invitee to 2018 spring training.[13] He began the 2018 season in Memphis, and was named the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League All-Star Game that was played on July 11.[14] In July 2018, he was selected to represent the Cardinals in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[15]

St. Louis Cardinals (2018–present)

Hudson was promoted to the major leagues on July 27, 2018.[16] He spent the remainder of the season in St. Louis, compiling a 4–1 record with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP in ​27 1⁄3 relief innings pitched.[17]

Hudson was named St. Louis' fifth starter going into the 2019 season.[18] Over 33 games (32 starts) during the regular season, he went 16-7 with a 3.35 ERA, striking out 136 over ​174 2⁄3 innings, and had the highest ground balls percentage in the majors (56.9%), and the lowest fly balls percentage in the majors (21.3%).[19] He led all major league pitchers in walks, with 86, had the highest walks/9 innings ratio in the major leagues (4.43), had the highest walks percentage in the major leagues (11.4%), and had the worst strikeouts/walks ratio in the majors (1.58).[20][21]

On September 28, 2020, Hudson underwent Tommy John surgery.[22]

Personal life

Hudson proposed to girlfriend Ashlen Cyr in March 2017. The two were married on December 9, 2017, and their first child, a son, was born on May 7, 2018.[23]

References
  1. "Dakota Hudson commits as junior to Miss State". Times Free Press. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. "Dakota Hudson expecting new option". Times Free Press. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. "MSU's hard-throwing Hudson receives preseason attention". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. "Hudson transitioning back to role as starting pitcher". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. "Building an ace: How Dakota Hudson has lived up to expectations". The Starkville Daily News Bulldog Blog. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. "Mississippi State pitcher Hudson dominating SEC competition". The Big Story. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. "6 Vanderbilt, 2 Tennessee players on All-SEC baseball". USA Today Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  8. "Dakota Hudson projected as a top 10 MLB draft pick". The Clarion Ledger. March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. "MLB scouts believe Dakota Hudson's an elite prospect". The Clarion Ledger. January 27, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. "2016 pick Dakota Hudson an All-Star in Springfield rotation". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. "Dakota Hudson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  12. "Dakota Hudson named Texas League Pitcher of the Year | Ozark Sports Zone". Ozarkssportszone.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  13. "Cardinals invite 23 non-roster players to Spring Training". Viva El Birdos. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  14. "Pitcher Earns All-Star Start With Great First Half". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  15. "Minor league report: Hudson, Arozarena tabbed for All-Star Futures Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  16. Steve Adams (July 27, 2018). "Cardinals Designate Tyler Lyons For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  17. "St. Louis Cardinals 2018 player grades: Bullpen | Sports". kmov.com. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  18. RotoWire Staff (March 21, 2019). "Cardinals' Dakota Hudson: Wins rotation spot". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  19. "Major League Leaderboards » 2019 » Pitchers » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. January 1, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  20. "2019 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  21. "Major League Leaderboards » 2019 » Pitchers » Advanced Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. January 1, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  22. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/dakota-hudson-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery-on-monday.html
  23. Baugh, Peter. "Cardinals prospect Hudson tackles pitching and parenting | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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