Hayden Harris #99

Played five collegiate seasons with Georgia Southern...ln his college career, made 95 appearances and pitched to an 8-7 record...Collegiately, owned a 5.30 ERA, 144.1 IP, 84 walks and 166 strikeouts...In 2019, posted a 3.24 ERA in 50.0 innings...Became the first Georgia Southern player to sign MLB contract since 2017...Attended Grovetown High School (Ga.), and was two-way player...Became the first athlete from the school to go on to Division I athletics.

2025

Made his Major League debut and appeared in three total games with the Braves, going 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (1 ER/2.2 IP)...He is currently rated by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 25 prospect...Made his debut on Sept. 2 at Wrigley Field, and tossed one scoreless inning...In 43 games between Double-A Columbus (18) and Triple-A Gwinnett (25), the left-hander compiled a perfect 6-0 record with a 0.52 ERA, allowing just 20 hits and three total earned runs over 52 innings...He struck out 79...Among all 1,386 pitchers to throw at least 50 innings in the Minors last season, Harris' 0.52 ERA ranked second...The Athletics' Franco Zabaleta owned a 0.51 ERA over 52.2 innings for the DSL A's...Was named a Baseball America Minor League All-Star and to the All-MiLB Prospect First team following the season...A native of Augusta, GA, the undrafted free agent represented the Braves at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park in Atlanta.

2023

Pitched at three levels in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2023, going 5-4 with a 4.10 ERA (27 ER/59.1 IP) in 40 games, with 24 walks and 91strikeouts with Low-A Augusta, High-A Rome, and Double-A Mississippi...His 40 appearances were tied for fifth in the Braves organization...With Double-A Mississippi, went 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA (11 ER/35.0 IP) in 23 games, with 17 walks and 50 strikeouts...Was promoted to the club on June 15...Earned first Double-A win on July 1 at Biloxi (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO)...Was promoted to High-A Rome on May 9...With the club, played 10 games and pitched to a 2-1 record and a 3.94 ERA...Covered 16.0 innings, walked four and struck out 26...Began the 2023 season with Single-A Augusta, pitching in seven games for the GreenJackets (9 ER/8.1 IP).

2022

In his first professional season, 2022, pitched in six games for the FCL Braves, allowing three runs in 4.2 innings.