Erik Hanson (baseball)

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Erik Hanson (baseball) : biography

May 18, 1965 –

Erik Brian Hanson (born May 18, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 11-year baseball career, he pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1988–1993), Cincinnati Reds (1994), Boston Red Sox (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998). He attended Wake Forest University and was known for possessing an excellent curveball.

Raised in Kinnelon, New JerseyMaloney, Tom. , The Hamilton Spectator, March 30, 1996. Accessed August 21, 2012. "A 6-foot-6 righthander from Kinnelon, N.J., an unsigned draft pick of the Expos in 1983, an All-American at intellectually demanding Wake Forest in ’85, a relentless worker, [Erik Hanson]’s best work as a pro has always seemed right around the corner." Hanson played high school baseball at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey,Moylan, Kyle , Princeton Packet, January 9, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 2, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "When Erik Hanson left the Peddie School in 1983, he left behind a legacy of pitching greatness." where he played for coach Lew Watts.

Hanson won a career high 18 games for the Mariners in 1990 and was a 1995 American League All-Star selection for the Red Sox compiling a 15-5 record that year. Hanson pitched 8 innings in game 2 of the 1995 ALDS Game 2, receiving the loss in a 4-0 decision.