James Lavon Hurst (born June 1, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1994 with the Texas Rangers. Hurst was selected in the 32nd round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft out of Florida Southern by the Cleveland Indians. He was assigned to the Reno Silver Sox to begin his career in 1990 but was released after one minor league season in Reno. He was signed by the Rangers in July 1991 and spent the next few years in their farm system.