Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ian Hamilton was born June 16, 1995, in Dover, New Hampshire. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Ian Hamilton played college baseball at Washington State. He was Washington State's closer his first two years before converting into a starting pitcher as a junior. Hamilton was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

Hamilton made his professional debut with the Arizona League White Sox and after one game was promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators, where he spent the remainder of the season, going 1-1 with a 3.69 ERA in 31.2 relief innings pitched. Ian Hamilton pitched 2017 with the Winston-Salem Dash and Birmingham Barons, pitching to a combined 4-6 record and 2.64 ERA in 44 relief appearances, and started 2018 with Birmingham before being promoted to the Charlotte Knights.

Ian Hamilton was promoted to the Major Leagues on August 31, 2018.

On February 3, 2023, Hamilton signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. After not making the team in spring training, he was reassigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and agreed to push the opt-out date in his contract to April 5. The Yankees selected Hamilton’s contract on April 3. He earned his first major league save on May 6. Hamilton began the season with a 1.23 ERA in 20 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts to nine walks, before he went on the injured list due to a strained right groin muscle on May 17.