Thomas Hatch #56

Hatch resides in Dallas, Texas…His full name is John Thomas Hatch, but he goes by Thomas to honor his grandfather, whom he was named after...Graduated from Jenks High School (Okla.) in 2013, where he was a 2012 and 2013 Under Armour All-American...Played for Oklahoma State University from 2014-16 and went 2-2 in his freshman season before missing all of 2015 with a strained ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm...He was named 2016 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year after he went 9-3 with a 2.14 ERA over 19 starts, including four shutouts, as he led his team to the College World Series...Beat Shane Bieber (University of Santa Barbara) with a complete game shutout in the 2016 College World Series.

2024

Hatch made 20 appearances in Japan, 15 in the Western League (Minor League equivalent) and five in the Central League (Major League equivalent), combining to go 5-7 with a 3.53 ERA (37 ER in 94.1 IP) and 64 strikeouts.

2023

Pitched in six games for Toronto in 2023 before being designated for assignment on Aug. 4 and claimed by Pittsburgh on Aug. 6...Made 12 relief appearances with the Pirates to end the season, posting a 4.03 ERA (10 ER in 22.1 IP) with 16 strikeouts...Did not allow a home run from May 19-Sept. 2, 2023—covering stints with both Toronto and Pittsburgh—setting a career-long 20.2-inning homerless streak.

2022

Appeared in just one game for the Blue Jays...Recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on July 2 vs. TB to start the second game of the doubleheader for his season debut (4.2 IP, 12H, 10ER, 3HR, 2BB, 4K)... Went 8-7 with a 4.67 ERA in 28 games (22 starts) for the Bisons... Moved to the Bisons’ bullpen for his last six games of the season, keeping a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) and a 0.77 WHIP.

2021

Played in just two games for the Blue Jays as he landed on the injured list twice, leading to a 0-1 record and a 6.75 ERA...Began the season on the IL with a right elbow impingement...Was activated July 6 and optioned to Triple-A Buffalo...Made 14 starts and one relief appearance for the Bisons, going 2-6 with a 4.04 ERA...Made his season debut with a start July 26 at BOS, giving up three runs and seven hits over 3.2 innings (HR, BB, 4K)...Got his 2nd start in Game 2 on Sept. 11, at BAL when he came up as the 29th man (4.0 IP, 3H, ER, 2BB, 3K)...Landed back on the IL on Sept. 24 for the rest of the season due to right hamstring tendonitis.

2020

Named Toronto’s Rookie of the Year by Baseball America...His 12.1 scoreless innings streak from Aug. 15-Sept. 13 was the longest by a Blue Jay this season...Held opponents to a .183 AVG (13-for-71) on pitches in the strike zone, 7th best among all qualified relievers...Made his MLB debut with his only start on July 26 at TB...Tossed 2.1 hitless innings while recording two walks and three strikeouts...Fanned Brandon Lowe in the 1st inning for his 1st career strikeout...Became the 48th player in team history to make his MLB debut as a starting pitcher....Threw a scoreless 9th (1H, 2K) to earn his 1st career win on Aug. 21 at TB...Picked up his 2nd win in his next game, on Aug. 24 at TB (2.0 IP, 2BB, 2K)...Did not allow a home run in his last 14 regular-season outings (19.1 IP)...Made his postseason debut with a 1-2-3 8th inning in Game 1 of the ALWC on Sept. 29 at TB...Was his 26th birthday, making him the 2nd player in team history to pitch in the playoffs on his birthday (Al Leiter - 28 in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series)...Also pitched in Game 2 and retired all three batters faced (1K)...Was the only Blue Jay to pitch in both games of the ALWC.

2019

Split the season between Double-A Tennessee and Double-A New Hampshire...Tied Ricardo Sanchez (SEA) for the most starts among all Double-A pitchers at 27...Ranked T-14th among all of Double-A with 127 strikeouts and finished 14th in innings pitched (135.1)...Posted a 4.59 ERA and went 4-10 across 21 starts for the Smokies...Was traded from the Cubs to the Blue Jays on July 30 in exchange for RHP David Phelps and cash considerations...Registered a 2.80 ERA (1 ER/35.1 IP) while recording 34 strikeouts and just two walks over 35.1 innings pitched for the Fisher Cats...Ended the year with a season-high 11 strikeouts and no walks on Aug. 29 vs. Trenton (7.0 IP, 3H, 2ER)...After the season, was added to Toronto's 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

2018

Spent season with Double-A Tennessee and posted a 3.82 ERA while going 8-6 over 26 starts, including two completegame efforts...Was named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star.

2017

In his first pro season, made 26 starts for Single-A Myrtle Beach ... named Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, going 3-2 with a 0.98 ERA (3 ER/27.2 IP) in five starts... All told, went 5-11 with a 4.04 ERA (56 ER/124.2 IP) in his 26 outings ... allowed just two homers in 477 opponent at-bats, walked 50 and struck out 126 hitters... Walked three or fewer in 24 of his 26 starts including each of his last 18 outings from May 22 through season's end... Pitched to a 1.26 ERA (6 ER/43.0 IP) in eight starts from May 22-July 3 ... held opponents to a .230 average and a .290 on-base percentage... Struck out a season-high 13 batters in 5.1 innings, May 28 at Carolina.