Andrew Scott Hutchison (born August 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers.
[1] He made his minor league baseball debut with the Auburn Doubledays in 2010, and was later promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts.
[2] He began the 2011 season with Lansing, and later made starts with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
[5] Hutchison was later transferred to the 60-day disabled list, and on August 7 it was announced that he would require Tommy John surgery to repair his injured elbow.
[6][7] The Blue Jays placed Hutchison on the 60-day disabled list on March 22, 2013 to make room for Todd Redmond on their 40-man roster.
[13] Hutchison experienced inconsistency in his performance from June 13 to early August, posting a 6.64 ERA over 8 starts in that time span.
On August 6, he pitched 82⁄3 innings and took the win against the Baltimore Orioles 5–1, yielding only 1 hit (a solo home run by Chris Davis).
[21] Hutchison received the most run support in the American league leading him to record 12 wins in 28 starts despite posting an ERA of 5.57.
On January 16, 2016, Hutchison and the Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.2 million contract.
[22] Hutchison entered spring training in competition for the fifth starter role with Aaron Sanchez, Gavin Floyd, and Jesse Chavez.
[23] Bisons manager Gary Allenson announced on April 5 that Hutchison would start on Opening Day against the Pawtucket Red Sox.
[27] He would make two more appearances for Toronto; the latter one a start against the Detroit Tigers in place of Marco Estrada, who was unable to play due to lower back pain.
On August 1, 2016, the Blue Jays traded Hutchison to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Francisco Liriano, Reese McGuire, and Harold Ramírez.
[33] On February 15, 2018, Hutchison signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies that included an invitation to spring training.
[37] He was 4–1 with a 2.14 ERA in nine games (seven starts) for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers[2] before he opted out of his minor league contract on July 31.
[40] On January 10, 2019, Hutchison signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees that included an invitation to spring training.
Hutchison signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins on June 21, 2019 and was assigned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.
[44] The Tigers selected Hutchison's contract on August 15, 2021, and he made his debut with the team that afternoon in a start against the Cleveland Indians.
On July 10, Hutchison allowed two runs in six innings in a no-decision against the Chicago White Sox, earning his first quality start since 2015.