In the 2025 season, he played in High-A as well as Double-A. Totalling 60 innings pitched in 45 games, Hawkins had a stellar 1.50 ERA with 12 strikeouts per nine innings. Hawkins didn’t allow a single run from Apr. 27 to Aug. 9, 2025. In that time, he pitched 38 innings in 29 games with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps in High-A and the San Antonio Missions at the Double-A level.
This was the longest scoreless streak for a minor league pitcher since two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell pitched 49 consecutive innings without allowing a run in 2015. Hawkins took home the 2025 Padres MiLB pitcher of the year award.
Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame owner Jane Shury spoke about what it means to baseball in Saskatchewan for Hawkins to have been selected to the Padres 40-man roster.
“That will undoubtedly prompt a lot of the younger players to keep on playing baseball and really give it their all. If they see someone from Saskatchewan make it, that they could make it too if they just apply themselves and keep pushing on. We’ve got good baseball players, and we have throughout many decades, and I’m sure we’re going to have a lot more in the future, so we’re very proud of that young man.”
Hawkins is currently the third youngest pitcher on the Padres 40-man roster. He will have the opportunity to earn his way onto the big league roster and become just the 10th MLB player from Saskatchewan when spring training rolls around in February 2026.
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