Brant Hurter #48

Pitched collegiately at Georgia Tech, where he was named Second Team All-ACC as a junior in 2021, posting a 3.90 ERA (37ER/81.1IP) with 83 strikeouts in 15 starts for the Yellow Jackets...selected by the Tigers in the seventh round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft out of Georgia Tech (signing scout: Bryson Barber), where he went 12-10 with a 4.13 ERA in 39 games (35 starts).

2025

Appeared in 43 games for the Tigers, starting four, posting a 4-3 record with a 2.43 ERA (17ER/63.0IP) and 68 strikeouts...Optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 17 and recalled just under a month later, on Sept. 16...threw 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two over his final two games with the Mud Hens...Did not allow a run in seven straight outings from July 19 to Aug. 6...tossed two or more innings in four of the seven games, topping out at 3.1 frames on July 29 against Arizona...Allowed 13 runs (six earned) over nine games in June, giving up 16 hits and eight walks while striking out 12...did not record an out in his final two outings of the month.

2024

Pitched in 10 games for the Tigers, owning a 6-1 record with a 2.58 ERA (13ER/45.1IP) and 38 strikeouts...Over 19 appearances (18 starts) with Triple-A Toledo, he went 2-4 with a 5.80 ERA (46ER/71.1IP) and 70 strikeouts...Made his Major League debut on Aug. 4 vs. KC, throwing three scoreless innings and giving up two hits with three strikeouts...Became the first Tigers reliever to throw three or more shutout innings in his debut since Sandy Báez did so on June 4, 2018...Notched his first Major League win on Aug. 21 at Chicago (NL)...Worked 5.2 no-hit innings with a career-high eight strikeouts on Sept. 13 vs. Baltimore...matched the second-longest no-hit outing. by a Tigers reliever in franchise history and the first of at least 5.2 innings since Ed Glynn threw six no-hit innings on Sept. 5, 1976, vs. Milwaukee...Was the first Tiger to record six or more wins over their first 10 Major League appearances since Michael Fulmer won seven of his first 10 in 2016...Made his playoff debut on Oct. 2 at Houston...earned his first postseason win on Oct. 9 vs. Cleveland, tossing 3.1 shutout innings.

2023

Started 26 games with Double A Erie in 2023...Selected a Double-A All-Star by Baseball America and a Tigers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...also named an Eastern League Postseason All-Star...Led the Eastern League with a 3.28 ERA, while he was third with a 1.19 WHIP, fourth with 26 starts, fifth with 133 strikeouts, seventh with a .242 opponent\ batting average and tied for eighth with 118.0 innings pitched...Allowed just one earned run over his first five starts of the season, posting a 0.43 ERA (21.0IP/1ER) with 25 strikeouts...Voted Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May, going 2-1 with a 3.23 ERA (30.2IP/11ER) and 37 strikeouts in six starts...Finished the season strong, allowing only two earned runs over his final six starts from Aug. 12-Sept. 12, compiling a 0.67 ERA (27.0IP/2ER) and 26 strikeouts...Did not allow a run in two starts during the Eastern League playoffs, going 2-0 and throwing 13.0 scoreless innings with five hits allowed, three walks and 13 strikeouts...Ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.

2022

Pitched at three different affiliates during his first professional season in 2022, making 25 appearances, including 18 starts between Single A Lakeland, Single A West Michigan and Double A Erie...Named a Tigers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Struck out 11 with Lakeland on May 26 at Tampa, giving up one run on three hits in 6.0 innings...Finished the month of May with a 2-1 record, a 1.83 ERA (19.2IP/4ER) and 30 strikeouts in five appearances, including three starts, with Lakeland...Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Month and Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month in July, going 4-0 with a 1.01 ERA (26.2IP/3ER) and 31 strikeouts in five appearances, including four starts...Ranked as the No. 26 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.