Grant Holmes is the first Horry County Schools graduate to make it to the major leagues in Baseball.
The former Conway High School standout is now an Atlanta Braves relief pitcher.
Grant Holmes pictured with his wife Sami Holmes
About Grant Holmes
Career as an amateur
In 2014, Holmes was considered one of the top prospects for the Major League Baseball draft. He committed to the University of Florida.
LA Dodgers
Holmes was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2014 draft. The team signed him on June 17, 2014, offering a $2.5 million signing bonus. He began his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers, where he had a record of 1-2 and an ERA of 3.00 in seven appearances. Later that season, on August 14, 2014, he moved up to the Ogden Raptors, where he started four games and had a record of 1-1 with an ERA of 4.91. To begin the following season in 2015, Holmes joined the Great Lakes Loons, earning a spot on the mid-season All-Star team and finishing with a record of 6-4 and an ERA of 3.14 in 24 starts. In 2016, he was promoted once again to start with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
Oakland A’s
In exchange for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick, the Dodgers traded Holmes, Jharel Cotton, and Frankie Montas to the Oakland Athletics on August 1, 2016. He was assigned to Stockton Ports by Oakland, where he completed the season; he played 26 games (23 starts) between Rancho Cucamonga and Stockton, posting an 11–7 record and a 4.63 ERA. With the Midland RockHounds, Holmes pitched 11-12 innings, achieving a 4.49 ERA.
In November 2018, the Athletics added Holmes to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Despite missing over a month that year with shoulder soreness, he split the 2019 season between Midland and the Las Vegas Aviators and recorded a combined 6–5 record with a 3.23 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 86+1⁄3 innings. However, due to the cancelation of the minor league season in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Holmes did not play any games. Returning to play in Triple-A Las Vegas in 2021, he struggled with an 8.01 ERA in 36 appearances. As a result, on April 1st, 2022, the Athletics outrighted Holmes to Las Vegas and removed him from their 40-man roster. Unfortunately, his release came on July 28th, 2022.
Atlanta Braves
After signing a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves organization on August 13, 2022, Holmes made three appearances for the rookie-level Florida Complex League Braves and High-A Rome Braves.
In the 2023 season, Holmes appeared in 50 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, posting a 7–3 record with a 3.54 ERA with 74 strikeouts and 13 saves in 61.0 innings. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.
In November 2023, Holmes re-signed with the Braves on a minor league contract. In 18 games for Triple–A Gwinnett, he logged a 2.63 ERA with 51 strikeouts and 4 saves. After being selected for the 40-man roster on June 16, 2024, Holmes made his MLB debut that day against the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching three scoreless innings and recording two strikeouts.