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Eric Lynn Hacker (born March 26, 1983, in Duncanville, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Professional career[]
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, Hacker began his career in the Yankees farm system.[1]
He has played for the Gulf Coast Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
2009[]
On May 9, Hacker was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Brett Tomko. [2]
On May 16, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Rómulo Sánchez. The Pirates assigned Hacker to AAA-Indianapolis Indians. [3] Hacker was named the International League Player of the Week for the week ending August 9.[4]
2010[]
On December 18, 2009, Hacker signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
References[]
- ↑ Mariano Rivera tosses off concerns. The Daily New. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
- ↑ http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/05/new_york_yankees_dfa_eric_hack.html
- ↑ "Bucs make Minors trade with Yanks", MLB.com, May 16, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- ↑ http://community.thetimes-tribune.com/blogs/yankees/archive/2009/08/10/hacker-named-pitcher-of-the-week.aspx
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube