Grant Holman #61

Attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2019-21 and was named to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list entering his junior year...also earned preseason First-Team All-American honors by Baseball America...Played in the Little League World Series in 2013 with his Eastlake team from Chula Vista, Calif., and tossed a no-hitter while striking out 13 batters in a 3-0 win against Michigan...Became the first pitcher since 1979 to throw an extra-inning no-hitter and first to do so after the 85-pitch limit was introduced in 2007...Eastlake went through as the U.S. champions but fell 6-4 to Japan in the international title game.

2025

In 22 games (two starts) in his second season with the Athletics, went 4-2 with a 5.09 ERA (13 ER in 23.0 IP), nine walks and 17 strikeouts...Began the season with Triple-A Las Vegas and posted eight scoreless appearances (9.1 IP) with one walk and nine strikeouts before being recalled on April 23...Made his last appearance with the Athletics on June 11 before being placed on the injured list (right rotator cuff tendinitis) and missing the remainder of the season.

2024

Began the year at Double-A Midland but made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts...Combined to go 4-0 with nine saves, a 0.55 ERA and .480 opponents OPS in 40 games with the RockHounds and Las Vegas...Was 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA and .735 OPS in 18 relief appearances with the A’s...Had a .270 opponents batting average with Oakland and walked nine batters in 15.2 innings for a .370 on-base percentage...His opponents average broke down to .257 (9-for-35) with a .737 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .286 (8-for-28) with a .732 OPS against left-handers...Yielded a .320 average with runners in scoring position and opponents were 3-for-4 (.750) with the bases loaded...Allowed 3-of-9 (33.3%) inherited runners to score...First batters faced were 4-for-16 (.250) with two walks (.333 on-base percentage)...Had a 0.84 ERA and .585 opponents OPS in 12 home games, a 10.80 ERA and .963 OPS in six road games...Tossed fewer than one inning in eight of his 18 appearances...Did not allow a run in 17 relief appearances with Midland and converted all six of his save opportunities before he was promoted to Las Vegas on June 3...Went 4-0 with three saves and a 0.92 ERA in 23 games with the Aviators...Was named to the Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star team and earned A’s Organizational Reliever of the Year honors...Had Minor League career highs in wins (four), saves (nine), games (40), innings pitched (48.2) and walks (22)...Had career lows in ERA (0.55), opponents batting (.154), on-base percentage (.258), slugging (.222) and OPS (.480)...Tied for second in the A’s farm system in saves and tied for seventh in games pitched...Allowed just one home run in 48.2 innings...Held left-handed hitters to a .105 (6-for-57) batting average and .390 OPS compared to a .181 (19-for-105) with a .528 OPS against right-handers...Issued 13 of his 22 walks to lefties...Limited the opposition to a .083 average with runners in scoring position...Was 9-for-11 (81.8%) in save opportunities...Allowed 6-of-17 (35.3%) inherited runners to score...First batters faced were 8-for-34 (.235) with six walks (.350 on-base percentage)...His highest single-month ERA in the Minors was 1.32 in June...Did not allow a run in April (7.0 IP), May (12.1 IP) or August (5.1 IP)...Compiled a 0.38 ERA in the ninth inning...Yielded a .113 batting average with two strikes...Tossed at least one inning in 36 of his 40 appearances, including two or more eight times...Did not allow a run 37 times.