Ethan Hankins

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Ethan Hankins
Cleveland Guardians
Pitcher
Born: (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 21)
Cumming, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thunder Bay Team

Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Career[]

Amateur career[]

Hankins attended Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Georgia. As a junior in 2017, he had a 0.90 earned run average (ERA) with 77 strikeouts in 46+2⁄3 innings pitched and was named the Forsyth County News Pitcher of the Year.[1] After the season, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and played for the USA Baseball 18U National Team.[2][3]

Professional career[]

Hankins committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.[4] He was drafted 35th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 MLB draft. After the draft, Hankins signed to play baseball at Chipola College.[5] However, he eventually signed with Cleveland rather than attend college.[6] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians, pitching three innings.[7] He began 2019 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers[8] before being promoted to the Lake County Captains in August. Over 14 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 0–3 record with a 2.55 ERA, striking out 71 over sixty innings.

References[]

  1. ^ "BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Hankins, Forsyth Central". www.forsythnews.com.
  2. ^ "Forsyth Pitcher Chosen for All-America Game". 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball: Forsyth Central's Ethan Hankins selected to 18U national team". www.forsythnews.com.
  4. ^ "Motivation Monday: Elite pitcher Ethan Hankins dishes on what fuels his fire". 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Indians' Ethan Hankins: Playing hardball in negotiations".
  6. ^ "Indians sign top picks Noah Naylor, Ethan Hankins".
  7. ^ "Ethan Hankins Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play".

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