Alec Hansen

Alec Hansen
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994
Loveland, Colorado
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Alec John Hansen (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He played college baseball at Oklahoma.

Career

Hansen attended Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado.[1] As a junior, he had a 4.44 earned run average (ERA) and as a senior he had a 0.91 ERA with 71 strikeouts.[2] He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Oklahoma to play college baseball.[3][4][5]

As a freshman at Oklahoma, Hansen appeared in 10 games with one start. He went 0–1 with a 4.76 ERA with 16 strikeouts and 11 walks in 11 13 innings.[6] As a sophomore, he started 15 games, going 5–6 with a 3.95 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 82 innings.

The Chicago White Sox selected Hansen in the second round, with the 49th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft.[7] He signed with the White Sox, receiving a $1,284,500 signing bonus.[8] Hansen pitched for the Arizona League White Sox, Great Falls Voyagers, and Kannapolis Intimidators.[9]

References

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