Mitch Haniger, Outfield, San Francisco Giants

Date of Birth: 12/23/1990
Birthplace: Mountain View, California
College: California Polytechnic State University

Mitch Haniger, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was a top player in college. In 2012, he was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year. While at college, he was drafted by the New York Mets in 2009 but he didn't sign with them. Three years later, he was drafted by and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in the Brewers' minor league system in 2012 and 2013.

The Brewers traded Haniger to the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2014. He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons in the minor leagues.

Haniger played in 34 games with the Diamondbacks in 2016. On August 16th, in his first game in the major leagues, he had his first hit, a triple. He finished the season with 25 hits and a .229 batting average. Defensively, he played 9 games in left field, 22 games in center field, and 4 games in right field. He also played 129 games in the minors.

The Diamondbacks traded Haniger to the Seattle Mariners on November 23, 2016. He finished the 2017 season with 104 hits, 25 doubles, 16 home runs, 47 RBIs, 93 strikeouts to 31 walks, and a .282 batting average in 96 games with the Mariners. Defensively, as a right fielder in 94 games, he made 203 putouts and 5 errors.

Haniger played in 157 games in 2018. He had 170 hits, 38 doubles, 26 home runs, 93 RBIs, 148 strikeouts to 70 walks, and a .285 batting average. Defensively, as a right fielder in 144 games, he made 282 putouts and 8 errors.

Haniger finished the 2019 season with 54 hits, 13 doubles, 15 home runs, 32 RBIs, 81 strikeouts to 30 walks, and a .220 batting average in 63 games. Defensively, he played 24 games in center field and 43 games in right field. He spent part of the season on the DL.

Haniger spent the shortened 2020 season on the IL.

Haniger finished the 2021 season with 157 hits, 23 doubles, 39 home runs, 100 RBIs, 169 strikeouts to 54 walks, and a .253 batting average in 157 games. Defensively, as a right fielder in 123 games, he made 270 putouts and 3 errors.

Haniger became a free agent on November 6, 2022. He signed with the Giants on December 6th.

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