Dave Hansen (baseball)

Dave Hansen

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 31

Third baseman / First baseman

Born: November 24, 1968
Long Beach, California

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 16, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Last MLB appearance

October 2, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners

MLB statistics

Batting average

.260

Home runs

Runs batted in

222

Teams

Career highlights and awards

Holds major league record for most home runs by a pinch hitter in a season with 7

David Andrew Hansen (born November 24, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball player, specializing as a pinch hitter. Starting in 2016, he will be the Angels' hitting coach.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hansen was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB Draft out of Rowland High School in California. He made his Major League debut for the Dodgers on September 16, 1990 against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out as a pinch hitter. His first career hit was in his first career start, in the last game of the season, October 3, against the San Diego Padres. He hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning off of Padres starter Eric Show. He remained with the Dodgers through the 1996 season, playing third base and first base but mostly appearing as a pinch hitter.

Chicago Cubs

Hansen signed with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent prior to the 1997 season. In 90 games with the Cubs, he hit .311.

On April 10, 1997, he broke up a no-hitter at Wrigley Field that was being thrown by the Florida Marlins' Alex Fernandez with a one-out pinch single in the ninth inning. The Chicago Tribune called Hansen's hit a "wicked one-out one-hopper."

Hanshin Tigers

Hansen played with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan in 1998.

Los Angeles Dodgers (2nd stint)

Hansen re-signed with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1999. In 2000, he set a Major League record with seven pinch-hit home runs.

San Diego Padres/Seattle Mariners

He signed with the San Diego Padres prior to the 2003 season. After one season with the Padres, where he hit .244 in 110 games, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners (along with Wiki Gonzalez, Kevin Jarvis and minor leaguer Vince Faison) for Jeff Cirillo, Brian Sweeney and cash. He appeared in 57 games with the Mariners, hitting .282 before they traded him back to the Padres on July 30, 2004 for Jon Huber. He was signed by the Cubs as a free agent for 2005 but was released at the end of spring training and returned to the Mariners.

Hansen retired at the end of the 2005 season. He told Baseball Digest magazine that he describes pinch-hitting not as a position, not as a role, but "a state of mind."

As of 2006, Hansen ranked sixth all-time in Major League Baseball career pinch hits with 138.

Coaching career

Hansen was the hitting coach for the Mobile BayBears, the Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate in 2007. On September 26, 2007, Hansen was named the Diamondbacks minor league hitting coordinator.

On November 22, 2010 he was announced as a secondary hitting instructor by the Los Angeles Dodgers. On July 20, 2011, he was named interim hitting coach by the team. He had the interim tag removed when he was retained for the job in 2012. After the 2012 season, Hansen was dismissed from the position of hitting coach and offered another position within the baseball organization.

Hansen was hired as hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners on October 22, 2012.

For the 2014 season, Hansen was hired as an assistant hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, along with Don Baylor, the newly acquired principal hitting coach and former Angels slugger.

On November 3, 2015, the Angels promoted Hansen to hitting coach after parting ways with Baylor. Paul Sorrento will serve as his assistant hitting coach.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Jeff Pentland	Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach 2011–2012	Succeeded by Mark McGwire
Preceded by Chris Chambliss	Seattle Mariners hitting coach 2013	Succeeded by Howard Johnson

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim current roster

Active roster	0 Yunel Escobar 2 Andrelton Simmons 5 Albert Pujols 7 Cliff Pennington 13 Jett Bandy 16 Huston Street 19 Jefry Marté 22 Kaleb Cowart 24 C. J. Cron 27 Mike Trout 28 Andrew Heaney 35 Nick Tropeano 37 Andrew Bailey 40 Alex Meyer 43 Garrett Richards 45 Tyler Skaggs 47 Ricky Nolasco 48 Jose Alvarez 51 Ji-man Choi 52 Matt Shoemaker 54 Deolis Guerra 56 Kole Calhoun 58 Carlos Perez 62 Daniel Wright 64 Mike Morin 65 Greg Mahle 66 J. C. Ramírez 68 Cam Bedrosian -- Austin Adams -- Vicente Campos -- Jesse Chavez -- Nolan Fontana -- Ryan LaMarre -- Cameron Maybin -- Keynan Middleton -- Eduardo Paredes -- Brooks Pounders -- Nate Smith -- Kirby Yates

Coaching staff	Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Bench 21 Dino Ebel First base -- Vacant Third Base 10 Ron Roenicke Pitching 41 Charles Nagy Hitting 31 Dave Hansen Assistant Hitting 55 Paul Sorrento Infield 4 Alfredo Griffin Catching/information 61 Steve Soliz Bullpen 63 Scott Radinsky Bullpen catcher 70 Tom Gregorio

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