22 Facts About Hunter Strickland

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Hunter Drew Strickland was born on September 24,1988 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.

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Hunter Strickland previously played for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.

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Hunter Strickland made his professional debut with the GCL Red Sox, logging a 6.

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4.

On July 22,2009, Hunter Strickland was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Argenis Diaz in exchange for Adam LaRoche.

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5.

Hunter Strickland missed the entire 2011 season with a rotator cuff injury that required surgery.

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6.

Hunter Strickland underwent Tommy John surgery in May and was designated for assignment on July 23,2013, and released the next day, but re-signed on a minor league contract with the Giants 5 days later.

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7.

Hunter Strickland was re-added to the Giants' 40-man roster on November 20,2013.

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8.

Hunter Strickland pitched one scoreless inning of relief against the Colorado Rockies later that day.

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9.

In Game 1 of the 2014 National League Division Series versus the Washington Nationals, Hunter Strickland entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth inning and struck out Ian Desmond to preserve the Giants' lead.

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10.

However, Hunter Strickland set a postseason record for a reliever by allowing six home runs, even though the Giants went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series.

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11.

Hunter Strickland started the 2015 season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, posting a 1.

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12.

In 2016, Hunter Strickland was named to the opening day Major League roster for the first time in his career.

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13.

Hunter Strickland remained in the Giants bullpen throughout the season, collecting an ERA in the low 3's.

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14.

Hunter Strickland had to be physically removed from the field by teammates after exchanging several punches with Harper.

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15.

Hunter Strickland received widespread criticism for his role in starting the brawl, as sports analysts and Harper have suggested that the intentional hit-by-pitch was the result of a grudge from the two home runs by Harper against him in the 2014 National League Division Series, a series the Giants ended up winning in 4 games en route to a World Series championship.

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16.

Shortly after a pitching change, Hunter Strickland punched a door out of frustration, which wound up fracturing his right hand.

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17.

Hunter Strickland underwent surgery the next day, when the pinkie finger on his right hand was repaired.

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18.

On June 29,2020, Hunter Strickland signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.

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19.

On February 2,2021, Hunter Strickland signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

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20.

On May 15,2021, Hunter Strickland was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

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21.

On June 12,2021, Hunter Strickland was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash considerations.

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22.

On March 23,2022, Hunter Strickland signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

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