Eric Hacker
| Eric Hacker | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 26, 1983 Duncanville, Texas |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 2009 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 6.00 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
Eric Lynn Hacker (born March 26, 1983, in Duncanville, Texas) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Yankees
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, Hacker began his career in the Yankees farm system.[1]
He has played for the Gulf Coast Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
On May 9, 2009, Hacker was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Brett Tomko. [2]
On May 16, 2009, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Rómulo Sánchez.
[edit] Pittsburgh Pirates
On May 16, 2009, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Rómulo Sánchez. The Pirates assigned Hacker to AAA-Indianapolis Indians. [3] Hacker was named the International League Player of the Week for the week ending August 9.[4][dead link]
[edit] San Francisco Giants
On December 18, 2009, Hacker signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
[edit] Minnesota Twins
On November 9, 2010, Hacker signed a major league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[5] He was called up to Minnesota on April 19, 2011.[6] On April 27, Hacker was optioned back to Triple-A Rochester. On July 17, he was outrighted off the 40-man roster.
[edit] Return to San Francisco
Hacker signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on December 20, 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 9, 2009). "Mariano Rivera tosses off concerns". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/03/09/2009-03-09_mariano_rivera_tosses_off_concerns.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ New York Yankees DFA Eric Hacker, Newark Star-Ledger, May 9, 2009.
- ^ "Bucs make Minors trade with Yanks". MLB.com. May 16, 2009. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090516&content_id=4772230&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ http://community.thetimes-tribune.com/blogs/yankees/archive/2009/08/10/hacker-named-pitcher-of-the-week.aspx
- ^ Twins Sign Pitcher Eric Hacker, Minnesota Star Tribune, November 9, 2010.
- ^ Twins recall Hacker, option Burnett to Triple-A, MLB.com, April 19, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Texas
- People from Duncanville, Texas
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Minnesota Twins players
