Jack Hannahan
| Jack Hannahan | |
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 9 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: March 4, 1980 St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 130 |
| Teams | |
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John Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV (born March 4, 1980, in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Mainly a third baseman, Hannahan has also played other infield positions.
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[edit] Amateur career
Hannahan attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School and also played football as a defensive back and earned All-Conference honors in basketball.[1][2] He attended The University of Minnesota where he was named All-American. As a freshman, he hit .360 with 28 runs, 9 doubles, 4 home runs and 30 RBI's in 1999.
In 2000 he batted .327 with 46 runs, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 8 home runs, 43 RBI's and 9 stolen bases during his sophomore season. He was named Big Ten Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big Tenuring his junior season after hitting .372 with 65 runs, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 15 home runs, 63 RBI's and 16 stolen bases. He led the Big Ten Conference in runs, home runs and RBI's. Hannahan played for a summer collegiate team in the Northwoods League called the Mankato Mashers, now known as the Moondogs.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Detroit Tigers
Hannahan made his major league debut on May 26, 2006, playing first base. He went 0-9 with the Tigers in 2006.
[edit] Oakland Athletics
On August 13, 2007, he was traded to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Jason Perry. He had been with the Toledo Mud Hens, the Tigers' AAA team, for the whole season until the trade. He hit .295 with 13 home runs and led the International League with a .422 on-base percentage at the time of the trade. The Athletics purchased his contract the day after Eric Chavez went on the disabled list. He started 40 of the Athletics' final 43 games at third base.
On August 15, 2007, Hannahan got his first major league hit, a double, off Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox. It was the 14th at bat of his career. On August 20, 2007, against the Toronto Blue Jays, Hannahan hit his first career home run off Shaun Marcum. In 2008, Hannahan was on the major league roster the entire season, serving as the primary third baseman while Eric Chavez was on the disabled list most of the year. Following the 2009 spring training camp, he was sent to the Sacramento River Cats.[3]
[edit] Seattle Mariners
[edit] 2009 season
Hannahan was traded to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Justin Souza on July 11, 2009.[4][5]
With the Mariners holding an 11-5 lead over the Kansas City Royals on August 6, Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu substituted Hannahan for shortstop Jack Wilson, who was experiencing minor discomfort in his right triceps area. This marked the first time Hannahan played shortstop at the major league level.[6]
He was briefly the starting third baseman for the Mariners after Adrian Beltre was put on the disabled list.[7] Hannahan finished the season with a combined .213 batting average between the A's and the Mariners with 14 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 19 RBIs in 103 games.
On May 28, 2010, he was designated for assignment by Seattle. He accepted his option to Class AAA Tacoma.
[edit] Boston Red Sox
On July 22, 2010, Hannahan was traded to the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations or a player to be named later. He was assigned to Class AAA Pawtucket.
[edit] Cleveland Indians
On December 3, 2010, Hannahan signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invitation to major league spring training. He earned a spot on the Indians after spring training. He was on their worse regular season players that year[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Fermoyle, Mike (August 29, 1997). "BRICKS IN THE WALL//LINEMEN ARE AMONG THE MOST OVERLOOKED PLAYERS ON HIGH SCHOOL ROSTERS. EVEN THOUGH COACHES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ROLES, THEIR WORK IN THE TRENCHES IS LARGELY IGNORED.". Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
- ^ Augustoviz, Roman (March 26, 1998). "Metro high school all-conference teams". Star Tribune.
- ^ Oakland's Young Studs Make Roster SI.com, April 4, 2009
- ^ "A's trade Jack Hannahan to Seattle for Justin Souza". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. July 11, 2009. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090711&content_id=5821568&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ Geoff Baker (July 12, 2009). "Mariners send Brandon Morrow to Tacoma, acquire Jack Hannahan from Oakland". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.nwsource.com. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009457306_marinotes12.html. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ Jim Street (August 6, 2009). "Hannahan gets a look at shortstop". Major League Baseball. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090806&content_id=6288828&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Beltre Returning to Mariners". Associated Press. abcnews.go.com. August 4, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=8244439. Retrieved January 18, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Jason Donald is healthy, but Indians stick with Jack Hannahan NBC Sports, April 29, 2011
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Detroit Tigers players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Baseball players from Minnesota
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball players
- Oneonta Tigers players
- West Michigan Whitecaps players
- Lakeland Tigers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
