Robert Dugger

BIOGRAPHY

Robert Lee Dugger was born on July 3, 1995, in Tucson, Arizona. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Dugger attended Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas. In 2013, as a senior, he led Tomball to a Texas UIL 4A State Championship, throwing a complete game in which he allowed only one run while striking out six, along with going 3-4 at the plate, including a three-run inside-the-park home run. He was named to the 4A All-State Baseball Team that year. Undrafted out of high school, he enrolled at Cisco Junior College where he played college baseball. In his two years at Cisco, he compiled ERAs of 5.40 and 4.37. After his sophomore year, he transferred to Texas Tech University. As a junior at Texas Tech, he was 6-1 with a 2.67 ERA over 60 2⁄3 relief innings. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

After signing with the Mariners, Dugger was assigned to the Everett AquaSox before being reassigned to the Arizona League Mariners. He also pitched in two games for the Tacoma Rainers. In 12 games (six starts) between the three teams, he went 2-1 with a 4.62 ERA. In 2017, he began the season with the Clinton LumberKings where he compiled a 4-1 record, a 2.00 ERA, and a 0.99 WHIP in 22 games (nine starts) and was named a Midwest League All-Star before being promoted to the Modesto Nuts in July, where he finished the season with a 2-5 record and a 3.94 ERA over nine starts.

On December 7, 2017, Dugger, along with Nick Neidert and Christopher Torres, was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Dee Gordon and international slot money. He began 2018 with the Jupiter Hammerheads, earning Florida State League All-Star honors, and was promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in May. In 25 starts between the two clubs, he pitched to a 10-7 record with a 3.40 ERA. He returned to the Jumbo Shrimp to begin 2019, earning Southern League All-Star honors, before being promoted to the New Orleans Baby Cakes in June.

On August 5, 2019, the Marlins selected Duggar's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day versus the New York Mets, allowing six runs over five innings pitched.

On March 29, 2023, Dugger signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.