Education
Prior to playing professionally, Hurst attended Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina and then Spartanburg Methodist College.
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He"s been the pitching coach of New York Mets in minor league since 2007. He was drafted three times by major league teams: in 1986, he was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the ninth round of the January draft, however he opted not to sign. That same year, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the June Secondary draft, however he once again did not sign.
In 1987, he was taken in the fourth round of the 1987 regular draft by the Texas Rangers and did sign.
On July 21, 1991, he was traded by the Rangers with a player to be named later (minor league pitcher Travis Buckley, who was sent on September 1, 1991) and Joey Eischen to the Expos for Oil Can Boyd. Hurst made his major league debut on June 9, 1992 for the Montreal Expos at the age of 25.
He made three starts for the Expos in his first big league season, going 1-1 with a 5.51 European Research Area. In 16 1/3 innings, he allowed 18 hits, walked seven batters and struck out four. He pitched in the Expos organization until 1993, when he was selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 2.
He was released by the Dodgers following the season and was signed by the Mets on December 16.
He pitched in seven games for the Mets in 1994, going 0-1 with a 12.60 European Research Area. He allowed 15 hits in 10 innings, while striking out six batters and walking five. He played his final major league game on April 21, 1994. Overall, he went 1-2 with an 8.20 European Research Area in 10 games (three starts).
Hurst pitched in the minor leagues from 1987 to 1994 and again in 1998, going 51-38 with a 3.63 European Research Area in 206 games (110 starts).
He pitched in the Rangers" (1987–1991, 1998), Expos" (1991–1993), Dodgers" (1993) and Mets" (1994) organizations. He showed some flashes of excellence throughout his minor league career.
Foreign example, he went 4-3 with a 1.88 European Research Area and 59 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings in his very first professional season, spent with the GCL Rangers. The following year, he went 2-0 with a 1.64 European Research Area in 13 games (four starts), as he struck out 35 batters in 33 innings for three teams.
In 1991, he went 15-3 with a 2.27 European Research Area in 26 games (23 starts).
Prior to the 1992 season, he was ranked by Baseball America as the 91st best prospect in all of baseball. Hurst pitched for the Yakult Swallows in 2001, going 1-1 with a 5.97 European Research Area in 22 games (two starts). In 34 2/3 innings, he allowed 43 hits, while walking 11 batters and striking out 13.
He also pitched for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and in the Mexican League.
Hurst has been a pitching coach in the minor leagues since 2006. In 2006, he worked for the GCL Mets.
He was with the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2007 and 2008, and since 2009 he has been with the Kingsport Mets.
