- #
- 28
- Name
- David Hess
- Nationality
United States- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 32
- Birthplace
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Birthdate
- 7/10/1993
- Draft
- 5th rd, 2014, Baltimore
- B/T
- R-R
- Ht
- 6-1
- Wt
- 215
- Current Team
- Rockers
- Joined the Rockers in July 2025
- Has not pitched professionally since appearing in four games with the Durham Bulls in 2022
- Was a fifth round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft
- A native of Tullahoma, Tenn., he played at Tennessee Tech and went 9-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 16 starts in 2014
- Made his MLB debut with the Orioles on 5/12/18 vs. Tampa Bay at Camden Yards
- Jonathan Schoop and Manny Machado each homered in that game for the O’s as Hess won his first contest
- Went six innings, allowing six hits and striking out three
- Made 19 starts for the orioles in 2019
- In his first start of 2019, held Toronto hitless through 6.1 innings before being removed by manager Brandon Hyde
- Has a 6-22 MLB record with a 6.25 ERA over 62 appearances and 34 starts
- 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
