Hayden Harris

Hayden Lee Harris (born March 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025. Career Harris attended Grovetown High School in Grovetown, Georgia and played college baseball at Georgia Southern University, also playing collegiate summer baseball in 2021 with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. He signed with the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Harris played his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Braves. He pitched 2023 with the Augusta GreenJackets, Rome Braves and Mississippi Braves. He started 2024 with Mississippi before being promoted to the Gwinnett Stripers. Harris was invited to spring training before the 2024 regular season began, and assigned to minor league camp in February. In September, Harris was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League. Harris began the 2025 campaign with the Double-A Columbus Clingstones, later receiving a promotion to Gwinnett; in 39 appearances for the two affiliates, he compiled a cumulative 6-0 record and 0.56 ERA with 73 strikeouts and four saves. On September 2, 2025, Harris was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut the same day against the Chicago Cubs, pitching for a single inning. He was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on September 8. Over 3 games with the Braves, he pitched for 2+2⁄3 innings, recording 2 walks and 1 earned run.