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Ryan Hanigan
Ryan Hanigan in a Cincinnati Reds uniform; he is holding a bat and wearing batting gloves while walking to the batter's box.
Hanigan during Reds Spring Training 2009
Cincinnati Reds – No. 29
Catcher
Born: (1980-08-16) August 16, 1980 (age 44)
Washington, D.C.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
September 9, 2007, for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
(through June 3, 2012)
Batting average.277
Home runs17
Runs batted in98
Teams

Ryan M. Hanigan (born August 16, 1980) is a professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hanigan was born on August 16, 1980, in Washington, D.C.. After graduating from Andover High School in 1999, Hanigan attended Rollins College, where he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Reds.

Hanigan, a catcher, spent the 2002 to 2006 seasons with Reds minor league baseball teams. He made his MLB debut on September 9, 2007 as a pinch hitter, and recorded his first major league hit in that at-bat. As of 3 June 2012, Hanigan has a career batting average of .277, with 17 home runs and 98 runs batted in (RBIs) over 319 games played.

Early life

Hanigan was born on August 16, 1980, in Washington, D.C., to Mike and Helen Hanigan. He had one sibling, an older sister named Hayley.[1] He played American Legion Baseball for American Legion Post 8 in Andover.[2] At Andover High School, Hanigan was a three-year varsity starter, and was named an Eagle-Tribune and Eastern Massachusetts all-star during his senior season, in which he hit .397.[1] From 1997–98, the Andover team had a 38–9 record.[3] He was teammates with future professional golfer Rob Oppenheim, and graduated from the school in 1999.[3][4]

Career

Rollins College

After graduating from high school, Hanigan had a difficult time finding a college that would let him play baseball.[5] He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he played third base or left field because of an upperclassman at the catcher position.[6] During the summer in 2001, Hanigan played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, where he hit .282 in 38 games.[7] In his junior year, he hit .384 with 48 RBIs over 57 games for Rollins,[1] as the team finished 41–16 and clinched a berth to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.[8] Hanigan would have served as team captain his senior year; when he left Rollins, Hanigan's .359 career batting average was seventh best in school history.[9][10]

He played summer baseball in the Cape Cod League for Orleans Cardinals, where he was named the Top New England Prospect and an All-Star.[2] In August 2002, Hanigan was awarded the Charles F. Moore Sr. award for the most valuable player on the Cardinals team.[11] John Brickley, a scout for the Reds, signed him as a free agent on August 23, although six other teams "showed interest" in signing the catcher.[4][10][7]

Cincinnati Reds

In 2002, Hanigan began his career with the Reds when he played in six minor league games for the Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League, batting .273 with three hits.[12] On April 28, 2003, in a game against the Quad City River Bandits, he went 4–5 with three RBIs.[13] Hanigan was named to the East squad in the Midwest League All-Star Game, where he served as the reserve catcher.[14] As a pinch hitter on June 5, 2003, Hanigan hit the game-tying single against Clinton LumberKings to score Luis Bolivar; the Dragons won the game, overcoming an eight-run deficient.[15] Later in July, he was placed on the disabled list (DL) with a high ankle sprain; to that point, he was hitting .283 with 26 RBIs.[16] Hanigan finished the season batting .277 with a home run and 31 RBIs, which earned him a promotion to the Triple-A Louisville Bats.[2][12] In one game for the Bats, he went 1–3.[12]

Hanigan spent the entire 2004 season with the Class A-Advanced Potomac Cannons, where he served as the team's catcher and designated hitter.[17] From July 6 to July 29, he had a 22-game hit streak, the longest in the Carolina League for the year.[7] On August 24, he hit in the game-winning run against the Salem Avalanche with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.[18] For the season, Hanigan hit .296 with five home runs and 56 RBIs over 119 games as the Cannons made the Carolina League Northern Division playoffs for the first time since 1995.[12][19]

The following season Hanigan played for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. On August 29, 2005, he hit a grand slam against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx as the Lookouts lost, 10–12.[7] After the season, he was selected by the Reds to represent the organization in the Arizona Fall League, and was a non-roster invitee to the Reds 2006 spring training camp.[20][21] In 2006, Hanigan appeared in 56 games for the Lookouts as well as eight games for the Bats. During a July 13, 2006 contest, Hanigan drove in the what would be the winning run with two outs in the seventh inning against the Birmingham Barons.[22] For the season, he hit .246 for the Lookouts and .154 for the Bats.[12]

"I didn't have any time to waste ... I was running in from the bullpen, didn't have a time to get nervous. I tried to enjoy it, pick out a pitch I could handle, put a good swing on it and it all worked out."

Hanigan on MLB debut[23]

Playing for the Lookouts, Hanigan was selected to the Southern League All-Star Game in June 2007.[24] He was promoted to the Bats on June 28, 2007, after reaching base safely in 40 of his last 42 games for the Lookouts, including three four-hit games.[7] He was called up to the major-league squad on September 1.[25] Hanigan made his MLB debut on September 9; pinch hitting for Kirk Saarloos, he doubled to left field off the first pitch thrown to him by All-Star Ben Sheets, and later scored a run on a wild pitch.[23][25][26] For the MLB Reds, Hanigan hit .300 in five game played, with two RBIs and a double. During the off-season, he played in the Dominican Professional Baseball League for the Leones del Escogido.[7] Playing for the Bats in 2008, Hanigan was a mid-season and postseason International League (IL) All-Star, and was named the best defensive catcher in the IL by Baseball America.[7] He was called up to the majors on August 10, 2008, after David Ross was designated for assignment by the Reds; 18 days later, he hit a home run in the eighth inning to score what would be the winning run against the Houston Astros.[27] After batting .271 in 31 games for the Reds, Hanigan was ranked as the 16th best prospect in the Reds minor league system by Baseball America.[28]

Outside of five games for the Triple-A squad, Hanigan spent the entire 2009 season with the Reds. Hanigan served as the backup catcher to Ramón Hernández until Hernández underwent knee surgery and was placed on the DL.[29] Hanigan went on the DL after he was hit on the face mask by a foul tip and suffered a concussion; he returned on August 8, 2009.[7] For the season, Hanigan had the best fielding percentage as a catcher (.998), and the second best caught stealing percentage (42.9) in the majors.[30]

On April 3, 2011, he set career records by hitting more than one home run and getting four hits in a single game.[31] Against Chicago Cubs pitcher Sean Marshall, Hanigan drove in the tie-breaking run in what was an 8–7 win for the Reds on August 7.[32] He finished the year batting .267 with an on-base percentage of .356 and a career-high of six home runs.[7] In 2012, Hanigan split time catching with prospect Devin Mesoraco; on the year, he is hitting .296 over 33 games played.[7][33]

References

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  4. ^ a b Mullen, Maureen (March 31, 2011). "Chasing success". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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  23. ^ a b Rosecrans, C. Trent (September 10, 2007). "Hamstring keeps Hamilton Out". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved May 28, 2012. (subscription required)
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  25. ^ a b Vellante, John (September 16, 2007). "Notebook". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved May 26, 2012. (subscription required)
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  27. ^ Duncan, Chris (August 26, 2008). "Arroyo, Hanigan lead Reds to 2-1 win over Astros". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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  29. ^ McCoy, Hal (August 13, 2009). "Reds need Hanigan to get out of slump". Dayton Daily News. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved June 2, 2012. (subscription required)
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