TJ Hopkins
Hopkins with the Louisville Bats in 2023
San Francisco Giants
Outfielder
Born: (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 3, 2023, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.171
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Mark Timothy Hopkins (born December 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds.

Career

Amateur career

Hopkins attended Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina, where he played college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1]

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds selected Hopkins in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] He made his professional debut that year with the Billings Mustangs. Hopkins did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He returned in 2021 to play for the Chattanooga Lookouts. He played 2022 with Chattanooga and the Louisville Bats and started the 2023 season with Louisville. In 50 games for Louisville, Hopkins batted .341/.437/.540 with seven home runs and 27 runs batted in.

On June 3, 2023, Hopkins was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[5] In 25 games for the Reds during his debut campaign, he batted .171/.227/.171 with one RBI and one stolen base. On December 14, Hopkins was designated for assignment following the signing of Austin Wynns.[6]

San Francisco Giants

On December 19, 2023, the Reds traded Hopkins to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash or a player to be named later.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gamecocks' T.J. Hopkins will soon discover if loyalty has its rewards in baseball draft".
  2. ↑ "Hopkins drafted by Cincinnati Reds".
  3. ↑ "Summerville's T.J. Hopkins, Cougars' McLarty taken on second day of MLB Draft".
  4. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Reds' T.J. Hopkins: Selected from Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. ↑ "Reds Sign Austin Wynns To Major League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. December 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Giants' TJ Hopkins: Dealt to San Francisco". CBS Sports. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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