Gunnar Hoglund

Gunnar Hoglund [Gunnar Thomas Hoglund] was drafted by a Major League organization but does not have any statistics listed below. Ranked by Baseball America as the Athletics No. 14 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His date of birth is December 17th, 1999 and he is currently 26 years old. He was born in Dunedin, Florida. He played High School baseball for the Fivay High School Falcons in Hudson, Florida. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the University of Mississippi Rebels [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Tim Elko, Jacob Gonzalez, Grae Kessinger and Doug Nikhazy. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 2019 [Super Regionals] and 2021 [Super Regionals]. Was a first round draft pick (19th overall) for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2021 ...
MLB Draft, receiving a $3,247,500 signing bonus. Made his Major League Debut on May 2nd, 2025 at the age of 25. Debuted as a starting pitcher for Athletics against the Miami Marlins, throwing 6.0 innings, allowing 1 runs, 0 walks and striking out 7 batters. He allowed a single to Xavier Edwards, the first batter he faced. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Junior Perez, Brennan Milone, Daniel Susac, Max Muncy, Henry Bolte, Tyler Baum, Shane McGuire, Jack Perkins, Lawrence Butler, Denzel Clarke, Grant Holman, Jake Walkinshaw, Blake Beers, J.T. Ginn and Ryan Cusick. Hoglund has played 4 seasons with the Athletics organization. He played collegiate summer league baseball in the Florida Collegiate League for the Seminole County Scorpions. Led the Texas League (AA) with a 1. W+H Per Inning Pitched, 1 Complete Games and 1 Shutouts in 2024. He was also drafted in the 1st round of the 2018 Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates but did not sign.

Career Transactions: Traded from Blue Jays with Zach Logue, Kirby Snead and Kevin Smith to Athletics for Matt Chapman on March 16th, 2022.