Hunter Bishop

Hunter David Bishop (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

[13][14] He was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 10th overall pick in the first round, on account of his plus defense in center field, his excellent speed, his potential to be a power hitter, and his being considered the best college athlete in the draft.

Over 32 games and 105 at bats between the two clubs during which he played center field, he hit .229/.438/.429 with 38 walks, five home runs, 12 RBIs, and eight stolen bases in 10 attempts.

[26] Three games into the 2021 season, he severely injured his right (throwing) shoulder on a swing, and ended up missing almost three months.

[28] In February 2022, Keith Law of The Athletic ranked him # 8 as well, and wrote: "for a guy with his kind of outrageous power and consistently high exit velocities ....

[30] In April 2023 he underwent Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow, resulting in him missing the entire 2023 season.

[33][30] On May 14, Bishop was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League, where he played in Triple-A for the first time and began by hitting 7-for-16 with an inside-the-park home run.

[36][37][38][39] His parents are Randy (who owns a private investigation company) and Suzy Bishop (who ran track at UCLA, and was a movie producer and head of the Vancouver Film School in Canada).

[50] He and his brother are creating the "Suzy Bishop Memorial Grant" in their mother's honor, which will be gifted once a year to a family affected by Alzheimer's.

[50] His brother, Braden Bishop, is also a professional baseball player, who made his major league debut with the Seattle Mariners before joining the San Francisco Giants organization in 2021.