| Tommy Hottovy | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals – No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 9, 1981 Parkville, Missouri |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 3, 2011 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 6.75 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
Thomas L. Hottovy (born July 9, 1981 in Parkville, Missouri) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. He played college baseball at Wichita State.[1]
Hottovy began his professional career as a starting pitcher with the Lowell Spinners in 2004. In 30.1 innings with Lowell, the left hander gave up 3 earned runs. The following season he was promoted to Class A+ Wilmington, where he had a 5.45 ERA and a 3-12 record in 23 starts. He split the 2006 season between Wilmington and Portland, Maine, with a 10-10 record and a 3.15 ERA between the two teams. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Portland Seadogs, earning 5.61 and 5.00 ERAs respectively in each of the seasons. In 2009, he became a full time relief pitcher. He was sent back to A- Lowell for 5 games before returning to Portland. As a reliever from 2009-2011 with Lowell, Portland and the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox, he appeared in 76 games, giving up 63 runs in 136.1 innings.
He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on June 3, 2011.[2] He got the Red Sox out of jams in his first two MLB outings, inducing a ground-out and a double play, both to end innings. In total, he made eight appearances for Boston, allowing three earned runs in just four innings of work before being designated for assignment on July 16.[3] He became a free agent at season's end.