Daniel Claiborne Hudson was born on March 9,1987 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.
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25 Facts About Daniel Hudson
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Daniel Hudson made his MLB debut for the White Sox in 2009, and has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.
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Daniel Hudson earned the save in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series to clinch the Nationals' first championship in franchise history.
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Daniel Hudson attended Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Old Dominion Monarchs.
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Daniel Hudson finished his collegiate career second all-time in strikeouts with 295, sixth in games started with 40 and seventh in innings pitched with 292.
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Daniel Hudson began the 2009 minor league season at Low-A level, with the Kannapolis Intimidators.
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Daniel Hudson made three appearances out of the White Sox bullpen before taking over Gavin Floyd's spot in the rotation for the remainder of the 2009 season, after Floyd sustained a hip injury.
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Daniel Hudson received his first win in his second start on September 27,2009, allowing two earned runs over six innings at US Cellular Field against the Detroit Tigers.
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Daniel Hudson helped lead the team to an NL West division title, but faltered in the NLDS as he gave up five runs in Game 2 and was credited with the loss.
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On July 9,2012, Daniel Hudson underwent Tommy John surgery which eliminated him for the remainder of the 2012 season.
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Daniel Hudson began the 2013 season on the 60-day disabled list still recovering from the Tommy John surgery he previously had.
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Daniel Hudson underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time of his career on June 18,2013, which shut him down for the entire 2013 season.
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The following season, Daniel Hudson pitched exclusively out of the bullpen, appearing in 64 games.
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On December 21,2016, Daniel Hudson signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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On February 9,2019, Daniel Hudson signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Daniel Hudson missed Game 1 of the 2019 National League Championship Series to be with his wife in Scottsdale, Arizona, to witness the birth of their third daughter.
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Daniel Hudson was on the mound when the Nationals won the 2019 World Series.
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Daniel Hudson signed a two-year, $11 million contract to stay with the Nationals on January 6,2020.
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Daniel Hudson made his final appearance for the Nationals on July 26,2021, before being placed on the COVID-19 injured list on July 29,2021.
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On July 30,2021, Daniel Hudson was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Mason Thompson and Jordy Barley.
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Daniel Hudson was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list on August 11,2021, and made his debut for the Padres later that day.
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The Braves–Padres game on that same day had been suspended, and by the time it resumed on September 24,2021, Daniel Hudson had joined the Padres, and Duvall was a Brave.
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On November 30,2021, Daniel Hudson signed a one-year contract to return to the Dodgers.
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Daniel Hudson uses the two-seamer and changeup against left-handers, while using all of them against right-handers.
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Daniel Hudson featured an occasional curveball early in his career, but he has not thrown the pitch since 2010.
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