Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hunter Gaddis was born April 9, 1998, in Canton, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Cleveland Indians selected Gaddis in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the Arizona League Indians before being promoted to the Class A Short-Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Gaddis did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent the 2021 season with the High-A Lake County Captains and went 4–11 with a 4.16 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 97+1⁄3 innings pitched. Gaddis was assigned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks at the start of the 2022 season.

On August 5, 2022, the Cleveland Guardians selected Gaddis' contract from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.