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hoekstra

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: Kurtis Alan Hoekstra Throws: Right
MANAGER & STAFF Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
Bats: Left

DOB: June 27, 1993
Opening Day Age: 27
Born: Grand Rapids, MI
MLB Debut: None Resides: Kentwood, MI
MLB Service Time: 0.000
Acquired: Braves' 21st-round pick in 2015
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
KURT HOEKSTRA 2020 2017
NON-ROSTER INVITEE

• Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta’s • Established new career bests in runs (48), hits
Spring Training (106), doubles (18), triples (7), home runs (3) and
RBI (35) in 114 games with Single-A Rome.
• Made two relief appearances, allowing 2016
SEASON IN REVIEW 2019 struck out three. • Placed on Single-A Rome’s seven-day disabled
no runs in 2.2 innings...Walked three and
list on 4/7 with a right groin strain and missed the
rest of the season.
• After spending the first four years of his
professional career as an infielder, converted Amateur
to pitching...Made 38 appearances between • Was a three-year infielder, and two-year starter,
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT and Triple-A Gwinnett, going 1-5 with a 1.81 ERA at Western Michigan University...Split his time
Single-A Rome and Florida, Double-A Mississippi
(13 ER/64.2 IP), 30 walks and 79 strikeouts.
between shortstop and second base.
• Averaged 11.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings
• In his collegiate career, had a .292 batting
average with 23 doubles, 10 triples, three
and limited opponents to a .221 average...
home runs and 61 RBI.
• Was named by the organization as Rome’s
Pitcher of the Month for April and Mississippi’s
Pitcher of the Month for August...Had a 0.87 ERA Transactions
BRAVES HISTORY 2018 of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft…Signed by
(1 ER/10.1 IP) in April and a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP)
• Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 21st round
in August.
Rick Sellers.
• Appeared in 99 games between Rome (A)
and Florida (A+), and batted .239 (82-for-343)
between the two clubs.
OPPONENTS Complete PITCHING Record

Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2019 Rome 0-2 0.59 12 0 0 0 4 15.1 14 6 1 1 0 5 26 1 0
Florida 0-1 3.05 12 0 0 0 4 20.2 12 7 7 1 0 11 24 4 0
Gwinnett 0-0 0.89 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.1 10 3 8 3 2 1 1 1 0 12 21 3 0 0
3.24
8.1
0
8
2
3
MISCELLANEOUS Minor Totals 2021 ATLANTA BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE 0 8 73.2 63 31 19 5 1 34 86 10 0
17
Mississippi

1-2
2.32 46
0
2-5
2
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