Tanner Hall (baseball)

Tanner Hall
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: (2002-03-18) March 18, 2002 (age 22)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Tanner Paul Hall (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He played college baseball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, where he was a two-time consensus All-America selection.

Amateur career

Hall grew up in Zachary, Louisiana and attended Zachary High School, where he played baseball and soccer.[1]

Hall made 18 appearances with one start during his freshman season at Southern Miss and went 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA.[2] As a sophomore, he went 9-3 record with a 2.81 ERA and 146 strikeouts against 14 walks over 109 innings pitched.[3] Hall was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy as the top collegiate baseball player in the State of Mississippi.[4] He was also a consensus All-America selection.[5] Hall repeated as a consensus All-American during his junior season after going 12-4 with a 2.48 ERA with 124 strikeouts.[6]

Professional career

Hall was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[7] On July 19, 2023, he signed with the team and received a $510,000 signing bonus.[8]

References

  1. ^ "SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Tanner Hall". WAFB.com. May 16, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball pitching staff preview". Sun Herald. February 7, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Eckert, David (June 16, 2022). "Southern Miss baseball pitcher Tanner Hall collects two more All-America honors". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southern Miss pitcher Tanner Hall wins Ferriss Trophy". The Clarion-Ledger. May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Former Bronco baseballer Tanner Hall named All-American". The Advocate. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Brent, Ansley (June 30, 2023). "USM Pitcher Tanner Hall receives All-American honors". WXXV25.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tanner Hall leads Golden Eagles selected in 2023 major league baseball draft". Sun Herald. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Twins sign second-round pick, others". MLB.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.