Hunter Feduccia was called up to the MLB by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After being chosen by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Feduccia was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he played 64 games this season and hit.295 with a.420 on-base percentage and a.451 slugging percentage.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: Hunter Feduccia, a former LSU catcher, has been called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers active roster and will travel to Houston this weekend to play in the team’s series against the Astros.
Feduccia, a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was an LSU baseball player in 2018. He is the 85th Major Leaguer in the school’s storied history. He becomes the second former LSU player this season to make his Major League debut, behind Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.
In thirty of the previous 34 seasons, at least one former player from LSU made their MLB debut.
In the MLB as of 2024, nine former LSU Tigers are on rosters: Feduccia, Skenes, infielder Alex Bregman (Houston Astros), pitcher Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies), pitcher Kevin Gausman (Toronto Blue Jays), infielder Josh Smith (Texas Rangers), pitcher Alex Lange (Detroit Tigers), and outfielder Jake Fraley (Cincinnati Reds).
After transferring from LSU-Eunice to LSU, Feduccia batted.233 with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 31 RBI, and 22 runs scored in 48 games as a catcher for the Tigers in 2018.
The Dodgers picked him in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, and he was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he played 64 games this season and hit.295 with a.420 on-base percentage and a.451 slugging percentage.
