Hunter William Dozier (born August 22, 1991) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.

The Royals selected Dozier eighth overall in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft after he played college baseball for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.

Dozier attended Denton High School in Denton, Texas, where he played for the school's baseball and American football teams;[1][2] Dozier played shortstop for the baseball team and quarterback in football.

In 2013, he was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year[4] and a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the best shortstop in college baseball.

Dozier began the 2014 season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the High-A Carolina League.

Dozier spent the 2015 season with Northwest Arkansas, compiling a .213 batting average with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs in 128 games..

He returned there to begin the 2016 season before receiving a promotion to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in May.

He missed the beginning of the season with a strained oblique muscle, and after playing in ten games, broke the hamate bone in his wrist in June.

[16] After the regular season, he played for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific League.

[22] Dozier was one of ten Royals placed on the restricted list prior to a four-day road trip to play the Toronto Blue Jays in July 2022 because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.