Tommy Hunter #40

Raymond Thomas Hunter… Married Ellen Cohara (1/4/14); has two sons, Henry (9/24/15) and Oliver (10/10/17)… Attended Cathedral High School (IN), where he played baseball and football… Attended the University of Alabama, where he was a starter and reliever in his two seasons… Was a freshman Second-Team All-American in 2006 and preseason All-American entering the 2007 season… Earned a gold medal with the USA National Baseball Team in 2006… Was a two-time Junior Olympic judo champion… Hobby: Spending time outdoors with his family and golden retriever, Charlie… Signed by: Jeff Wood.

Made his fifth Opening Day roster (2012-15 with BAL)... Set career bests in both ERA (2.61) and WHIP (0.97)... Logged at least 60 appearances for the third time in his career (others: 2013-14)... Held opponents to a .202 AVG (43-213)... Posted a 1.71 ERA (8 ER, 42.0 IP) over his first 44 appearances of the season (4/4-8/15)... Entered the game with TB tied or ahead in 51 of his 61 appearances, including each of his final 28... Was on the DL with a right calf strain, 4/23-5/24; included a rehab assignment to Charlotte (A)... Had 12 consecutive scoreless outings (11.1 IP), 6/21-7/23, the second-longest such stretch of his career (longest: 15)... Retired 20 consecutive batters, 8/30-9/17, after retiring 16 consecutive batters, 7/26-8/3... Collected his 500th career SO, 9/1 at CWS

Opened the season on the 15-day DL recovering from surgery to repair a core muscle injury; was activated on 4/29 after a rehab assignment with Columbus (AAA)... Made 21 appearances with CLE before returning to the disabled list on 7/10 (fractured vertebrae)... Released on 8/25 and signed by BAL on 8/28... Posted a 2.19 ERA (3 ER, 12.0 IP) in 12 appearances with BAL... Allowed just 1 HR in his 34.0 total innings pitched.

Split season between Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs, who acquired him on July 31 for Junior Lake...Was 4-2 with a 4.18 ERA (28 ER/60.1 IP) in 58 outings between the Orioles and Cubs...Earned save in his Cubs debut of August 1 at Milwaukee… Was not on any of Chicago's two postseason rosters...Over his last 20 outings with Baltimore from May 30-July 30 he posted an ERA of 2.55 (24.2IP, 18H, 7ER, 19SO)...In his career he owns a relief ERA of 3.28 in 209 outings (241.IP, 223H, 88ER, 187SO, 7.0SO/9.0IP) compared to a starter ERA of 4.88...Right-handed batters have hit .247 (311-1257) off him in his career (.679OPS)...Had a pair of surgeries after the season to repair a core muscle injury suffered with the Cubs, the start date of his 2016 season is currently TBD (Dr. William Meyes; PHI, PA).

Began the season as the O's closer, converting 11-of-17 chances…Posted a 1.77 ERA (45.2IP, 9ER, 7BB, 31K) in his final 43 appearances after transitioning out of the closer role, beginning May 17...Allowed one earned run or fewer in 55 of his 60 appearances...Earned Opening Day save vs. BOS, March 31 (IP, H, K, HB)...Recorded save and win in DH vs. PIT on May 1, facing just three batters…Became the 1st pitcher with a W & SV on the same day since Jonathan Papelbon, September 9, 2012...Placed on DL, retroactive to May 21, with a left groin strain…Reinstated from 15-day DL, June 8...Retired the side on three pitches, June 29 vs. TB...Had a career-high stretch of 17 straight games without allowing a walk, July 29-September 8...Posted a career-best streak of 13 consecutive games without allowing an earned run, August 31-end of the season…It was his second streak of at least 12 games this season...Struck out a season-high three, September 8 @BOS...Made two postseason appearances, tossing a combined 1.2 scoreless innings…Pitched in Game 1 of both the ALDS and ALCS

Made his 2nd O's Opening Day roster and pitched out of the bullpen... Tossed 86.1 innings as a reliever, 2nd most in the AL, in his 68 appearances (T-2nd on the club)... Tossed 2.0 or more innings 13 times, pitching to a 0.30 ERA (29.1IP, 13H, ER, 3BB, 22K) in those games... Allowed one or fewer runs in 61 of his 68 games... Went 3-1 with two saves, a 1.54 ERA (46.2IP, 8ER), nine walks and 36 strikeouts in a 33-game stretch, April 12-July 10... Recorded 1st ML save, April 20 vs. LAD (3.0IP, 3H, BB, 2K)... Tied season-high with 3.0 scoreless IP and set season-high with four strikeouts, August 14 @ARI... Posted a 2.06 ERA (43.2IP, 10ER) in 34 games at OPACY... Held right-handed hitters to a line of .141/.190/.154 in 159 plate appearances while lefties hit .294/.322/.535 in 177 plate appearances... In 40 games against teams that finished over .500, held hitters to a .528 OPS (.190/.224/.304 in 193 PA), posting a 2.41 ERA (52.1IP, 14ER)... Posted a combined 2.18 ERA (33.0IP, 8ER) in 27 games vs. BOS (11G), TB (9G) and NYY (7G) but a 6.17 mark (11.2IP, 8ER) in 9G vs. TOR