Alec Hansen
{{Short description|American baseball player}}
{{distinguish|Alen Hanson}}
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| birth_place = Loveland, Colorado
| bats = Right
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Alec John Hansen (born October 10, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at Oklahoma and professionally in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Amateur career
Hansen attended Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado.{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_22989543/attention-span-lovelands-alec-hansen-focuses-mitt-not|title=Attention span: Loveland's Alec Hansen focuses on mitt, not scouts|author=Mike Brohard|date=April 10, 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2013/06/04/loveland-pitcher-alec-hansen-emerges-into-top-prospect-with-96-mph-fastball/|title=Loveland pitcher Alec Hansen emerges into top prospect with 96 mph fastball – The Denver Post|date=June 4, 2013|publisher=}} 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 for the Oklahoma Sooners.{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_23420336/rockies-draft-lhs-hansen-25th-round|title=Rockies draft LHS' Hansen in 25th round|author=Adam Dunivan Sports Writer|date=June 9, 2013|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_21669470/lhs-pitcher-alec-hansen-bound-ou|title=LHS pitcher Alec Hansen bound for OU|author=Sean Star Sports Writer |date=October 1, 2012|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_23375314/playing-waiting-game|title=Alec Hansen keeping options open entering this week's MLB draft|author=Sean Star Sports Writer|date=June 3, 2013|publisher=}}
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 {{frac|11|1|3}} innings.{{cite web|url=http://www.oudaily.com/sports/following-freshman-struggles-hansen-develops-into-one-of-big-s/article_96747f6a-e224-11e4-8edb-abd7199ea948.html|title=Following freshman struggles, Hansen develops into one of Big 12's best pitchers|work=OUDaily.com}} As a sophomore, he started 15 games, going 5–6 with a 3.95 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 82 innings.
Professional career
The Chicago White Sox selected Hansen in the second round, with the 49th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-draft-righty-alec-hansen-at-no-49-c183078200|title=White Sox draft righty Alec Hansen at No. 49|website=MLB.com|publisher=|access-date=February 27, 2017}} He signed with the White Sox, receiving a $1,284,500 signing bonus.{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/ci_30024740/loveland-grad-alec-hansen-signs-chicago-white-sox|title=Loveland grad Alec Hansen signs with Chicago White Sox|date=June 16, 2016|publisher=|accessdate=February 27, 2017}} Hansen made his debut for the Arizona League White Sox and spent time with both the Great Falls Voyagers and Kannapolis Intimidators{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-high-on-prospect-alec-hansen-c212024598|title=White Sox high on prospect Alec Hansen|website=MLB.com|publisher=|access-date=February 27, 2017}} during the 2016 season, posting a combined 1.32 ERA with 81 strikeouts in {{frac|54|2|3}} innings between the three clubs. He spent 2017 with Kannapolis, the Winston-Salem Dash, and the Birmingham Barons, going 11–8 with a 2.80 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP in 26 games started between all three teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641662#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL|title=Alec Hansen Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=mILB.com|accessdate=December 4, 2017}} Hansen was unable to maintain his 2017 production the following season however, struggling to a 6.31 ERA in 14 starts between Winston-Salem and Birmingham.
In 2019, Hansen again spent the year with Winston-Salem and Birmingham, pitching to a 4.64 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 52.1 innings of work across 39 appearances. Hansen did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} In 2021, returned to Double-A Birmingham, scuffling to a 6.04 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 22 contests. On January 12, 2022, Hansen retired from professional baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/alec-hansen-white-sox-minor-leaguer-retires|title = White Sox Minors pitcher Hansen retires|website = MLB.com}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=209249374 Oklahoma Sooners bio]
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Category:People from Loveland, Colorado
Category:Baseball players from Colorado
Category:Oklahoma Sooners baseball players
Category:Arizona League White Sox players
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Category:Kannapolis Intimidators players