Bruce Vee Hurst was born on March 24,1958 and is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.
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28 Facts About Bruce Hurst
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Bruce Hurst is best remembered for his performance for the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 postseason, named 1986 World Series MVP prior to the New York Mets' miraculous comeback in Game 6 of the World Series.
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Bruce Hurst was a standout basketball player, leading Dixie High School to the state tournament in his junior and senior seasons, despite suffering a cracked vertebra as a senior, and would receive basketball scholarship offers.
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In 2015, Bruce Hurst told The Boston Globe that he would shoot hoops at Boston Celtics practices during his Red Sox days after developing a friendship with Celtics guard Danny Ainge.
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Bruce Hurst has attributed his early interest and development in baseball to a local coach and former Brigham Young University player who had him analyze magazine photos of pitcher windups, with Bruce Hurst practicing his own windup in front of a three-way mirror.
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Bruce Hurst caught the eye of MLB scouts after his junior year during an American Legion state tournament.
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Bruce Hurst was selected by the Red Sox with the 22nd overall pick in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft, the 11th pitcher selected.
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Bruce Hurst came on in relief for the 28th inning and pitched five innings without giving up a run, later recollecting striking out Cal Ripken Jr.
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Bruce Hurst made six more appearances, all starts, before being optioned back to Pawtucket with a 10.
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Bruce Hurst bounced back with a four-hit shutout of the Oakland A's, then was chased from his Fenway Park home opener after giving up seven runs while recording only a single out.
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Bruce Hurst turned around his season with the addition of a forkball as a third pitch to his curveball and fastball.
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Bruce Hurst had been selected as the World Series Most Valuable Player until the Mets rallied to win the game with three runs, forcing a decisive Game 7.
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Bruce Hurst gave up just one hit through five innings of work the Mets came back with three runs in the sixth to tie the game.
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Bruce Hurst got a no-decision as he handed the ball over to the bullpen.
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Bruce Hurst pitched a complete game in Games 1 of the 1988 American League Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics, but was outmatched by Oakland's ace, Dave Stewart.
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Bruce Hurst chose to leave the Sox as a free agent following the 1988 season, and signed a three-year contract with the San Diego Padres worth $5.
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On May 18,1992, Bruce Hurst pitched a one-hit shutout over Dwight Gooden and the Mets.
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The rehabilitation was an arduous process, and Bruce Hurst ended making just two starts for the Padres in 1993 before being traded to the Colorado Rockies on July 26 with Greg Harris for Brad Ausmus, Doug Bochtler and Andy Ashby.
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Consistently good but never overpowering hitters, Bruce Hurst was a specialist at changing speeds.
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Bruce Hurst's fastball was hard enough to get in on right-handed hitters, and he mixed it with an excellent curve and a slider as well.
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Thanks to his great control, Bruce Hurst was able to work corners well and had a profuse knowledge of each hitter.
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Bruce Hurst was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in November 2004, on the heels of the Red Sox 2004 World Series victory, the club's first since 1918.
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Bruce Hurst returned to the Boston Red Sox during spring training in 2008 as a pitching instructor.
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On February 26,2008, Bruce Hurst was named as Special Assistant for Player Development with the Red Sox.
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In 2015, Bruce Hurst described Clemens as "the greatest teammate ever" in an interview with a Boston Globe columnist.
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Bruce Hurst met spouse Holly in 1979 during offseason studies at the Dixie College predecessor to Dixie State University in St George.
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Bruce Hurst was inducted into Dixie State's athletic hall of fame in 2011, and the school's baseball field is named for him.
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