Former Princess Anne star Daniel Hudson re-signs with Dodgers
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BVM) 鈥� Longtime MLB pitcher Daniel Hudson will add one more year to his career. The 35-year-old reliever hasn鈥檛 played for the Los Angeles Dodgers since tearing his ACL against the Atlanta Braves in June. Despite his age, the Dodgers announced that the team signed the relief pitcher to a one-year deal worth $6.5 million for the 2023 season with a club option for the 2024 campaign.
The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with RHP Daniel Hudson on a 1-year contract for the 2023 season worth $6.5 million with a club option for the 2024 season.
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During his injury-shortened year, Hudson showed great ability as a reliever, appearing in 25 games with a 2-3 record, five saves and 2.22 earned run average over 24.1 innings. Though the season didn鈥檛 end the way the 13-year veteran had expected, he will be able to return for another campaign on a team pushing for a title.
The journey has been a long one for Hudson, a prep star for Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach. Back then, Hudson played both in the field and on the mound for the Cavaliers and was a standout. During his junior season of 2005, Hunt went 11-2 as a pitcher with a 1.12 ERA and 84 strikeouts on his way to leading the team to a state championship. That year he also batted .412 with nine home runs and 41 RBIs on his way to being named the Beach District Player of the Year and first-team all-state at pitcher and first base.
Following his time at Princess Anne, Hudson attended in-state Old Dominion University where he continued his dominating ways on the mound. During his career with the Monarchs, Hudson went 20-14 with a 3.79 ERA and ranked third all-time at ODU in career strikeouts with 295. He is also No. 7 all-time at ODU with 292 innings, No. 6 all time in games started with 40, and is No. 11 all-time in Colonial Athletic Association history in strikeouts.
After three seasons at Old Dominion, Hudson was selected in the fifth round, No. 150 overall, of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. Hudson made his MLB debut on Sept. 4, 2009, for the White Sox where he pitched two scoreless innings and struck out one batter.
Hudson has played for seven different teams during his career so far, spending the most time with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2010-2016. He also helped the Washington Nationals win the 2019 World Series, capping the final game with a series-clinching strikeout.
Over the course of his career, Hudson has appeared in 479 games going 59-43 with a 3.81 ERA and 749 strikeouts across 789.1 innings. The versatile pitcher has also started 61 games and has earned 32 saves during his MLB journey.
While Hudson is not projected to recover from his injury until the spring, he will be returning to the Dodgers next year in hopes of helping the team secure another title. Given the success he has maintained throughout his career from Princess Anne to MLB, expect Hudson to return at a high level next season.
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