Thomas Hatch news archive tag page. John Thomas Hatch, born September 29, 1994, is an American professional baseball pitcher and current free agent whose journeyman career spans Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the KBO League. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft out of Oklahoma State University, where he won Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year, Hatch made his MLB debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on July 26, 2020. He has since appeared in the majors for the Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins, pitched in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and joined the SSG Landers of the KBO League in June 2026. This tag collects news articles, transaction reports, and career updates covering his movement across organizations.
