Hunter Dobbins
Bats: RThrows: RAge: 26Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
ERA
4.53
W-L
4-1
IP
63.6
SO
52
WHIP
0.00
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BOS • Pitcher • #73
3 months ago
The procedure was performed by Dr. Daniel Cooper in Texas. The 25-year-old hurler is expected to be fully recovered and ready to participate in spring training, though it’s unclear how his regular offseason routine will be limited.
Source: Mac Cerullo
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
The 25-year-old right-hander has been shelved since mid-July due to a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. He’s expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
Dobbins suffered the season-ending knee injury during Friday’s start against the Rays. He previously tore his ACL while playing high school football. The 25-year-old righty is facing a lengthy rehabilitation process following surgery, but there’s a chance he’s able to make it back to Boston’s rotation at some point in the early stages of next season. He finishes his abbreviated rookie campaign with a solid 4.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 45/17 K/BB ratio across 61 innings (13 appearances, 11 starts). It’s a tough hit to Boston’s rotation depth for the next few months, but it’s easy to envision Dobbins returning next season as a mid-rotation arm.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
Cotillo adds that the Red Sox are still evaluating Dobbins, but the initial belief is that he’s dealing with a serious knee injury. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander suffered the ailment on Friday night against the Rays in his return from the injured list. There should be a definitive update on his status shortly, but his season is most likely over. Depending on the exact diagnosis, there’s a chance he’s ready for next spring, but we’re not close to being able to speculate on that frontier. We’ll have updates on the developing situation as it unfolds.
Source: Chris Cotillo
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
Dobbins sustained the injury while covering first base on a ground ball to the right side of the infield in the second inning. He’ll head for further evaluation. The 25-year-old hurler wound up allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out a pair in his first start back off of the injured list.
Source: Chris Cotillo
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
Dobbins is back to make a start against the Rays on Friday. The right-hander looked good in his rehab outing Saturday, and has had some success at the highest level. He’s worthy of streaming consideration.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
The right-hander allowed two hits and didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He pounded the strike zone with his entire arsenal and had 14 whiffs on the day. With Walker Buehler struggling, Dobbins could potentially push him for a spot in the rotation or be recalled as a long reliever. The Red Sox do have seven games this week, so perhaps Dobbins comes up for a spot start in one of those.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
4 months ago
The right-hander allowed two hits and didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He pounded the strike zone with his entire arsenal and had 14 whiffs on the day. With Walker Buehler struggling, Dobbins could potentially push him for a spot in the rotation or be recalled as a long reliever. The Red Sox do have seven games this week, so perhaps Dobbins comes up for a spot start in one of those.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
Dobbins was placed on the IL on Sunday with an elbow strain, but the Red Sox never seemed overly concerned. The rookie experienced diminished velocity in his start on Saturday, but he was still able ot throw 75 pitches. The Red Sox had Richard Fitts ready to be activated off the IL, so they were able to put Dobbins on and give him some time to rest. Dobbins will likely make a rehab start this weekend and could remain in Triple-A or perhaps come back to take Walker Buehler’s spot in the rotation if the Red Sox want to give Buehler some time to fix whatever is ailing him.
Source: MLB.com
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
No word yet on how much time Dobbins is going to miss, but elbow issues typically lead to lengthy absences. It’ll be Richard Fitts taking his spot in Boston’s rotation to start on Wednesday against the Angels out in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old righty walked five batters and allowed five runs — four earned — over four innings on Friday in a lackluster outing against the Giants.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
No word yet on the exact injury or severity. Dobbins heads to the shelf after handing out five walks and allowing five runs — four earned — over four innings on Friday in a lackluster outing against the Giants. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander wasn’t scheduled to take the ball again until Wednesday against the Angels. It’ll be Richard Fitts coming up to take his spot in Boston’s rotation.
Source: Ian Browne
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
Dobbins has been a nice little surprise for the most part, but this one was ugly, as he got just one missed swing and one strikeout in the 75-pitch outing. He’ll probably make another start Wednesday against the Twins, but with Tanner Houck having started a rehab assignment and Richard Fitts and Kyle Harrison awaiting opportunities, his time in the rotation might soon come to an end.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
Dobbins didn’t come close to matching his six shutout innings from his previous outing Saturday against the Yankees, as he walked five and struck out just one batter. Fortunately for him and the Red Sox, Boston gave him plenty of run support. Dobbins has had some solid moments as a member of the rotation — see his previous start for proof — but there’s a pretty low floor here. He’ll take a 4.10 ERA into a start scheduled against the Angels on Wednesday.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
Impressive. Dobbins struck out five, and two of those punchouts came against Aaron Judge. He gave up only two hits — both singles — and issued one walk while throwing 52-of-82 pitches for strikes. Dobbins has been a quality find for the Boston rotation, and now has a 3.74 ERA and 42/11 K/BB for his trouble over 55 1/3 innings. Assuming the rotation order doesn’t change, he’s set to face off against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
Impressive. Dobbins struck out five, and two of those punchouts came against Aaron Judge. He gave up only two hits — both singles — and issued one walk while throwing 52-of-82 pitches for strikes. Dobbins has been a quality find for the Boston rotation, and now has a 3.74 ERA and 42/11 K/BB for his trouble over 55 1/3 innings. Assuming the rotation order doesn’t change, he’s set to face off against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
5 months ago
The 25-year-old right-hander surprisingly did not walk or strike out a batter in the ballgame. He served up a mammoth two-run homer to Aaron Judge before he had even recorded an out in the contest, but settled in nicely afterwards and allowed just a solo shot to DJ LeMahieu in the fifth the rest of the way. Dobbins got four whiffs on 64 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. Now 3-1 on the season, he’ll tote a 4.20 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 37/10 K/BB ratio (49 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Yankees on Saturday evening at Fenway Park.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
6 months ago
Filling in for Alex Cora as manager tonight, Ramon Vázquez pulled Dobbins one out short of qualifying for a win in a 3-1 game. It was a tough call but probably the right one, as the Mets had two on and Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto were about to come up for the third time. Justin Wilson entered and got Lindor to ground out to end the threat. Dobbins, who is 2-1 with a 3.62 ERA in seven starts, should stay in the rotation for now and face the Orioles next time out.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
6 months ago
Dobbins struck out six and walked none. With a 2.78 ERA and a 19/4 K/BB in 22 2/3 innings, he’s definitely looked like one of Boston’s top five starters so far, though it seems highly unlikely that the team will bounce Walker Buehler, Tanner Houck or Lucas Giolito in order to make room for him. He could stick for now and make one more start before Buehler comes off the IL.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
Dobbins started off well, tossing three scoreless frames before a single, double, and groundout brought a run in to score for the Twins in the fourth inning. After a scoreless fifth, Dobbins gave up a two-run homer to Kody Clemens in the sixth and left with two runners on and two outs at 92 pitches. One more inherited runner would come in to score. The 25-year-old right-hander should be in line to start against the Royals in Kansas City.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
The 25-year-old hurler will join the Red Sox to fill the rotation spot vacated by Walker Buehler (shoulder). He’ll start on Saturday against the Twins and if he pitches well he could stick around to make at least one additional start while Buehler is shelved. On the season, Dobbins is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and an 11/2 K/BB ratio over 11 innings in two spot starts for the Red Sox.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
He’s filling in for Walker Buehler, who still aims to avoid the IL and pitch next week. Dobbins is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his two spot starts for the Red Sox this season. This should be another brief stint for the 25-year-old.
Source: Chris Cotillo
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
Dobbins has been shipped back to the minors following Friday’s spot start against the White Sox to make room for veteran reliever Liam Hendriks. The 25-year-old righty has allowed four runs — three earned — with an 11/2 K/BB ratio across 11 innings (two starts) this season at the highest level. There isn’t room for him at the highest level with Brayan Bello (shoulder) potentially back next week from the injured list, but he’s shown enough in these outings to earn another shot.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
While understanding it was against the White Sox, Dobbins was impressive here. He forced a swing-and-miss with all five of his pitches and had a tremendous approach against hitters from both sides of the plate. His four seam fastball tied everything together and he wasn’t afraid to challenge hitters with it. Then, against lefties, his splitter command was excellent low in the zone and he showed a curveball too. Against righties, he showed two distinct slider shapes and they combined to force six swings and misses. Again, it’s hard to get too excited after a start against the White Sox, but this repertoire and stuff look legit. If he remains in the rotation, his next start is scheduled to come against the Mariners at home.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
Dobbins will be making the start Friday against the White Sox. The 25-year-old will be facing the worst team in the sport, which is good, but isn’t exactly known for his dominant stuff, which makes it a little more risky in terms of streaming.
BOS • Pitcher • #73
7 months ago
Cora also added that there’s a “good chance” Brayan Bello (shoulder) and Liam Hendriks (elbow), who are both making minor league rehab appearances on Wednesday for Double-A Portland, return next week. Dobbins is intriguing for fantasy purposes, especially after striking out five batters and allowing two runs over five frames to pick up a win over the Cardinals in his major-league debut back on April 6. There’s some streaming appeal here for fantasy managers against a White Sox lineup that isn’t very threatening.
Source: Gabrielle Starr