John Michael Gant (born August 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and Minnesota Twins.

[8] Gant spent 2012 with the Kingsport Mets and pitched one game for the Savannah Sand Gnats, and with the two teams was a combined 3–4 with a 4.98 ERA.

On July 24, 2015, the Mets traded Gant and Rob Whalen to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson.

[15] He pitched 15+1⁄3 innings and allowed four earned runs in spring training,[16] making the Opening Day roster as a reliever.

[17] Gant made his major league debut on April 6, 2016, pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the Washington Nationals, giving up one single and striking out one.

[23] Gant made his first major league start against the Chicago Cubs on June 12, yielding two earned runs and four hits in 4+1⁄3 innings, while taking the loss.

On December 1, 2016, the Braves traded Gant, Chris Ellis, and Luke Dykstra to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jaime García.

He finished the 2019 regular season leading all pitchers with 11 relief wins[38] and recorded a 3.66 ERA, striking out sixty over 66+1⁄3 innings.

[40] In 2020, Gant pitched to a 1.93 ERA and 2.13 FIP[41] before landing on the injured list due to groin tightness on September 25, 2020, where he finished the season.

In 3 games for the farm team in 2023, his only action for the franchise, Gant logged an 0–2 record and 6.52 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 9+2⁄3 innings pitched.