San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dunning in the 33rd round,with the 987th overall selection,of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. On November 20,2012,the Giants added Dunning to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [4] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 14,2013. [5] Dunning made his MLB debut on June 16,against the Atlanta Braves. He dedicated his first major league performance to his parents,John and Misu Dunning.
Dunning is the only MLB pitcher to give up two grand slams at Oracle Park (known as AT&T Park at the time),both of them coming during the 2013 season. [6] They were the only two home runs hit against him during his 30-game major league career. [7]
On May 5,2014,Dunning allowed runners to score on two consecutive wild pitches in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates,his only appearance of the year. He was designated for assignment by the Giants on June 21,and sent outright to the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies on June 28. [8]
Dunning spent the 2016 campaign with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats,recording a 4.85 ERA with 43 strikeouts across 59+1⁄3 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016. [9]
