Ryan Hancock
Ryan Hancock | |
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Relief pitcher | |
Born: Santa Clara, California | November 11, 1971|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 8, 1996, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 18, 1996, for the California Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 4-1 |
Strikeouts | 11 |
Earned run average | 7.48 |
Teams | |
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Ryan Lee Hancock (born November 11, 1971) is a retired professional baseball player who played 1 season for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. On June 9, 1996, he was one of two American League pitchers to get a hit during the 1996 season. The other AL pitcher to get a hit that year was Roger Clemens on May 23. He was drafted by the Angels right out of high school but turned it down so he could play both football and baseball for Brigham Young University. At BYU, he was a 3rd string quarterback who ended up getting his chance to play after the starter and 2nd string were injuries early on in the season. After he suffered a devastating ACL injury in the last game of the regular season, Ryan focused solely on baseball. After his sophomore year, he was drafted by the Anaheim Angels once again. Ryan played in the Minor leagues until his first Major League game on June 8, 1996. Ryan was offered to play in Japan with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, so he took their offer and played in Japan for one season. After that he retired to spend more time with his wife, Cori, and his newly born daughter, Jordyn.
References[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- California Angels players
- Baseball players from California
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players
- Zion Pioneerzz players
- American baseball pitcher, 1970s births stubs