Ryan Hanigan

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"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 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pinch hitting for Kirk Saarloos, he doubled to left field off the first pitch from 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 games 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]

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Hanigan playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 2009 spring training

Hanigan spent the entire 2009 season with the Reds except for five games with the Bats. He 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 March 14, 2011, Hanigan signed a three-year, $4 million extension with the Reds, covering his first two arbitration-eligible seasons. The contract also included up to $800,000 in incentives based on playing time, split for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The deal included a $300,000 signing bonus. [31]

On April 3, 2011, he set career records by hitting more than one home run and getting four hits in a single game. [32] 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. [33] He finished the year batting .267 with an on-base percentage of .356 and a career-high of six home runs. [7]

In 2012 and 2013, Hanigan split time catching with Reds' prospect Devin Mesoraco. [7] [34] Hanigan caught both of Homer Bailey's no-hitters, against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 28, 2012, and against the San Francisco Giants on July 2, 2013. [35]

Tampa Bay Rays

Hanigan during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014 Ryan Hanigan on June 28, 2014.jpg
Hanigan during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014

On December 3, 2013, Hanigan was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a three-team trade also involving the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rays immediately signed him to a three-year, $10.75 million contract through 2016, with a team option for 2017. [36]

Playing as the Rays' primary catcher, on April 4 he went 2–5 with a three-run homer in a win over the Texas Rangers. Two weeks later he hit two home runs with six RBIs in a 16–1 win over the New York Yankees. In May, Hanigan, plagued for nearly two weeks by a strained hamstring, was finally placed on the 15-day DL on May 28. On June 17 he had a home run and a walk against the Baltimore Orioles, but he then missed several more games due to neck stiffness and later with soreness in his left side. [37]

Boston Red Sox

On December 19, 2014, the Rays traded Hanigan and Wil Myers to the San Diego Padres as part of a three-team transaction, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Rays, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later to the Washington Nationals, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay. [38] The Padres then traded him, later that same day, to the Boston Red Sox for Will Middlebrooks. [39] On April 17, 2015, Hanigan hit his first home run in a Red Sox uniform off of Ubaldo Jiménez of the Baltimore Orioles. The two run shot tied the game that Boston eventually won in walk-off fashion. On May 1, 2015, Hanigan left the game after a ball struck his hand after Mark Teixeira got struck in his hand first. The next day, X-rays tested positive that Hanigan's hand was fractured, placing him on the 15-day disabled list. The Red Sox projected that he was going to be out indefinitely but other sources projected that the injury did not end his 2015 year. [40] On May 3, 2015, Hanigan was placed on the 60-day disabled list. [41] For the 2015 season, he batted .247/.337/.328 with two home runs. [42] Hanigan finished the 2016 season with a .171 batting average, and despite playing in only 34 games he led the major leagues in passed balls, with 18. [43] On November 2, 2016, the Red Sox declined to pick up Hanigan's team option, thus making him a free agent. [44]

Colorado Rockies

Hanigan signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 25, 2017. [45] He was released at the end of spring training. After being released by the Phillies, Hanigan agreed to a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies, on March 28, 2017. He had his contract selected to the major league roster on May 3. He became a free agent following the season.

San Francisco Giants

On February 12, 2018, Hanigan signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. [46] He was released on March 19. [47] On May 6, 2018, Hanigan signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. He was released on July 24, 2018.

Managerial career

In March 2024, the Williamsport Crosscutters hired Hanigan to be their manager during the 2024 MLB Draft League Season. [48]

Personal life

Hanigan currently resides in Hollis, New Hampshire. Together with Stephen Blanco, they breed Australian Shepherds, [49] [50] His Australian shepherd won a Best in Breed award at the 2014 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. [51]

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Ryan Hanigan
Ryan Hanigan on June 1, 2016.jpg
Hanigan with the Boston Red Sox in 2016
Williamsport Crosscutters
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1980-08-16) August 16, 1980 (age 44)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 2007, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2017, for the Colorado Rockies