Marcus Hatley

Marcus Hatley
Marcus Hatley
	Hatley pitching the Iowa Cubs, triple-A affiliates of the Chicago Cubs, in 2013
	Pitcher
	Born: March 26, 1988 (age 36); Honolulu, Hawaii
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 1, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last appearance
	July 7, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	0.00
Strikeouts	2
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (2015);

Marcus Allen Hatley (born March 26, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career[edit]

Hatley was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 39th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft out of Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, California. Under the rules at the time, the Cubs would retain his draft rights until a week before the following year's draft. He did not sign in 2006 and instead enrolled at Palomar College where he played a season of college baseball primarily as an outfielder with only two innings pitched. The Cubs chose to sign him as a pitcher, however, after noticing his fastball velocity in a 2007 pre-draft workout.^[1] He played in the Cubs organization until 2014.

Prior to the 2015 season, Hatley signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2] The Cardinals called him up to a major league roster for the first time in his professional career on June 30, 2015 after an injury to Matt Belisle.^[3] After two scoreless appearances from the bullpen, the club designated him for assignment on July 31.^[4] They reassigned him to the AAA Memphis Redbirds and outrighted him off the 40-man roster on August 3.^[5] He became a free agent on November 6, 2015.

^ Birch, Tommy (June 17, 2014). "Iowa Cubs pitcher Marcus Hatley's unusual ride through baseball". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Marcus Hatley minor league statistics & history". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ Langosch, Jenifer (June 30, 2015). "Belisle lands on DL; Cards call up Hatley". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals (August 1, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals - TeamReport". Reuters. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ Hurcomb, Michael (August 3, 2015). "Cardinals' Dan Johnson, Marcus Hatley outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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