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Matt Hannaford
BornJanuary 7, 1981
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
OccupationSports agent
EmployerMVP Sports Group
Websitehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hannaford-a9b9966b/

Matt Hannaford is the Executive Vice President and MLBPA certified sports agent at MVP Sports Group where he and his partner have built an agency that's negotiated over $1.3 Billion Dollars in contracts since its inception in 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]

Career

Hannaford grew up in Elk Grove, California, a small farming community located west of Sacramento. He played baseball at Elk Grove High School, a school that has produced more Major League Baseball Players on opening day rosters in 2019 than any other high school in the continental United States[12]. Upon graduation, Hannaford continued his playing career at Sacramento City College[13] before transferring to Long Beach State where he would complete a degree in Business Finance. Having a passion for baseball and a knack for business, Hannaford was approached by various players seeking advice on their playing careers, leading him to educate himself more on the agent business and to eventually retire from baseball and take a position at a sports agency while still in college. In 2002, Hannaford began working at Beverly Hills Sports Council,[14] an agency that represented stars such as Barry Bonds[15][16], Curt Schilling [17], Jose Canseco[16], Rickey Henderson[18], Mike Piazza[17], Trevor Hoffman[19], Brett Saberhagen[18] and George Brett.[20]

MVP Sports Group

In May 2010, Hannaford left BHSC and helped form MVP Sports Group.[21] There he helped build this newly founded agency into one of the premier sports agencies in the business, where it remains today. Along with Lozano, Hannaford has a roster of superstars under his management that include Manny Machado who signed a 10 year, $300 Million deal in February of 2019 with the San Diego Padres,[22] 3x MVP Award Winner Albert Pujols [23][24][25] and MVP Award Winner's Joey Votto [26], Josh Donaldson [27] and Jimmy Rollins.[28] Hannaford also represented some of the game's most popular player's prior to their retirement including Nick Swisher[29], Brian Wilson[30] and Carlos Beltrán[5]. Beyond the stars in the Major Leagues, Hannaford has been responsible for representing some of the game's best young player's including Michael Taylor,[31] J.D. Davis[32],Ryne Stanek[33], Logan Allen[33], Dylan Carlson[34] Austin Riley[35], Cole Winn [36] and Jeremiah Jackson [37].

Contracts

Since its inception in 2010, MVP Sports Group has been one of the leading agencies in baseball, having negotiated contracts totaling $1.7 Billion. Lozano and Hannaford are responsible for 3 of the top 10 largest contracts in baseball history[38], including Manny Machado's 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres, Albert Pujols' 10 year, $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Joey Votto's 10 year, $225 million extension with the Cincinnati Reds.

References

  1. ^ "Released by Marlins, Keefer awaits The Call". Davis Enterprise. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Dan Lozano's MVP Sports Group Hires Baseball Agent Jeff Randazzo". SportsAgentBlog.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ^ Ardaya, Fabian (February 19, 2019). "A look back at another 10-year contract: the Angels' signing of Albert Pujols". The Athletic.
  4. ^ Todd, Jeff (February 21, 2019). "Padres Sign Manny Machado". MLB Trade Rumors.
  5. ^ a b Dierkes, Tim (November 1, 2011). "Beltran Switches From Boras To Lozano". MLB Trade Rumors.
  6. ^ Crasnick, Jerry (December 28, 2011). "Carlos Beltran, Cardinals agree". ESPN.
  7. ^ Polishuk, Mark (December 19, 2013). "Yankees To Sign Carlos Beltran". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. ^ McTaggart, Brian (December 3, 2016). "Astros finalize 1-year deal with Beltran".
  9. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt (June 5, 2013). "The World's Highest-Paid Athletes 2013: Behind The Numbers".
  10. ^ Axisa, Mike (April 2, 2012). "Reds Agree To Extend Joey Votto". MLB Trade Rumors.
  11. ^ Stephen, Eric (December 5, 2013). "Brian Wilson re-signs with Dodgers". True Blue LA.
  12. ^ Cooper, J.J. (March 29, 2019). "2019 MLB Opening Day Rosters By The Numbers". Baseball America.
  13. ^ "Panther Alumni". Sacramento City College. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Dan Lozano Leaves Beverly Hills Sports Council With Entire Stable of MLB Players". Forbes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. ^ Shaikin, Bill (April 8, 2007). "Bonds' agent is perfect for him". Los Angeles Times.
  16. ^ a b VERDUCCI, TOM (June 4, 1993). "BIG DEALS". Sports Illustrated.
  17. ^ a b Mullen, Liz (December 16, 2002). "Ex-AMG hockey agents team up with Beverly Hills Sports Council". Sports Business Journal.
  18. ^ a b Nightengale, Bob (October 8, 1994). "Even Agents Taking a Hit During Baseball Strike". Los Angeles Times.
  19. ^ Associated Press (January 12, 2011). "All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman retires". Newsday.
  20. ^ Links, Zach (January 1, 2014). "Dennis Gilbert Reflects On His Career As Top Agent". MLB Trade Rumors.
  21. ^ "Player agent Dan Lozano leaves agency, brings Albert Pujols and others with him". USA Today. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  22. ^ Acee, Kevin (February 22, 2019). "Finally a Padre,' Machado arrives in Arizona". The San Diego Union Tribune.
  23. ^ BERNACCHIO, ADAM (November 24, 2009). "Albert Pujols Unanimously Wins NL MVP". Bleacher Report.
  24. ^ Associated Press (November 19, 2008). "Pujols beats out Howard for NL MVP award".
  25. ^ Associated Press (November 15, 2005). "Pujols named NL MVP".
  26. ^ Dierkes, Tim (November 22, 2010). "Joey Votto Wins NL MVP Award". MLB Trade Rumors.
  27. ^ Chisholm, Gregory (November 19, 2015). "Donaldson is runaway winner for BBWAA AL MVP". MLB.com.
  28. ^ Associated Press (November 21, 2007). "Rollins, who spurred Phils into playoffs, wins MVP". ESPN.
  29. ^ Abruzzese, Rob (February 11, 2011). "Correction, Yankees Nick Swisher Has NOT Hired Scott Boras as Agent". Bronx Baseball Daily.
  30. ^ "Free Agent Profile". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  31. ^ Payne, Erik (May 15, 2018). "MICHAEL A. TAYLOR IS THE BEST DEFENSIVE OUTFIELDER IN BASEBALL — RIGHT NOW". The Nats Blog.
  32. ^ Pacific Coast League (September 5, 2018). "J.D. Davis wins PCL Batting Title". MILB.COM.
  33. ^ a b Lin, Dennis (March 17, 2019). "Padres prospect Logan Allen knows a few things about motivation — thanks in part to his friend John Cena". The Athletic.
  34. ^ Callis, Jim (September 17, 2019). "Here's the final Top 100 Prospects list of the year". MLB.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ Baseball America Staff (December 3, 2018). "2019 Atlanta Braves Top 10 Prospects Chat".
  36. ^ Collazo, Carlos (June 14, 2018). "High School Player Of The Year: Cole Winn". Baseball America.
  37. ^ Thomas, Ben (June 22, 2018). "Mr. Baseball Jeremiah Jackson wins national Player of Year award". AL.com.
  38. ^ "MLB Contracts". Spotrac.
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