During Alabama’s 6-5 win over Jacksonville State on Tuesday, right-handed pitcher Kaden Humphrey left the game after throwing just two pitches.
According to Theodore Fernandez on Bama Central, the Crimson Tide’s reliever is now getting Tommy John surgery.
This season, Humphrey pitched a total of 1 2/3 innings for Alabama. He recorded a strikeout in a game against Alabama State on February 18.
Humphery also briefly pitched against the Oregon State Beavers on February 28 in the Frisco College Baseball Classic.
Humphrey and his 2025 season at North Florida
Before playing for Alabama, Humphrey pitched for the North Florida Ospreys in the Atlantic Sun Conference during the 2025 college baseball season.
In 29 1/3 innings of work, he had a 4.30 ERA and 46 strikeouts. He also allowed an opposing batting average of .206.
Humphrey was named second-team All-Atlantic Sun in 2025 and led the conference in saves with 11.
Humphrey made waves nationally as a reliever for the Ospreys. He was a part of the National College Baseball Writers Association’s Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List in 2025.
Before playing two seasons with North Florida in 2024 and 2025, Humphrey also played for the Stetson Hatters in 2023 during his freshman season.
Up next for Alabama
The Alabama Crimson Tide have an 11-3 overall record this season. Their next game is Friday, March 6, against the North Florida Ospreys.
The game is at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, and the first pitch is at 7 p.m. EST.
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PHOTO: Via Kaden Humphrey on Instagram (@kaden.h02)
