Dom Hamel
| Dom Hamel | |
|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 2, 1999 Chandler, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 17, 2025, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
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| Teams | |
Dominic Avery Hamel (born March 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]New York Mets
[edit | edit source]Hamel attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, and played college baseball at Yavapai College and Dallas Baptist University. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round (81st overall) of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Hamel made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Mets. He started 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.[2][3] In 2023, Hamel had an 8–6 record with a 3.85 ERA for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. He led the Mets minor leagues in strikeouts (160, 7 ahead of Blade Tidwell) and was third in wins. Hamel tied for 6th in the Eastern League in wins and was second in strikeouts. He opened 2024 with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.[citation needed]
Hamel made 22 appearances (eight starts) for Triple-A Syracuse to begin the 2025 season, posting a 4-5 record and 4.73 ERA with 59 strikeouts. On August 4, 2025, Hamel was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[4] He would be sent back down to Triple-A Syracuse on August 6, briefly becoming a phantom ballplayer.[5] Hamel was recalled for a second time to the major leagues on September 13.[6] He made his MLB debut on September 17 against the San Diego Padres, pitching one inning and allowing three hits in a 4–7 loss. With Hamel's debut, the Mets set a new record of most pitchers ever used in one season by a major league team with 46.[7][8]
Texas Rangers
[edit | edit source]On September 20, 2025, Hamel was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[9] Hamel did not appear for the organization before he was designated for assignment on September 25, when the team acquired Carson Ragsdale.[10] On September 27, Hamel was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Chandler, Arizona
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball players
- Florida Complex League Mets players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Mets players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Syracuse Mets players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- World Baseball Classic players of Puerto Rico
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players