High Point Rockers Baseball

David Hess

David Hess

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  • Returns to the Rockers for a second season
  • Joined the team in July 2025
  • Had not pitched professionally since making four appearances in 2022 with the Durham Bulls
  • Had an emotional return in his first outing with the Rockers, pitching two hitless innings at Lancaster on 7/18/25
  • Went 2-0 with a 1.82 ERA in the regular season and added a 9-3 win in relief over York in the League Championship series
  • Fifth round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft out of Tennessee Tech
  • Made his MLB debut with Baltimore in a win vs. Tampa Bay at Camden Yards on 5/12/18
  • Made 19 starts for the Orioles in 2019
  • Announced in October 2021 that he would undergo chemotherapy for a cancerous germ cell tumor in his chest
  • The cancer returned in 2023 and began another round of radiation and surgery
  • Received support from former Baltimore teammate Trey Mancini and the Trey Mancini Foundation
  • Declared cancer free in February and began working towards his return to pitching shortly thereafter

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