Ethan Hankins
{{short description|American baseball player (born 2000)}}
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|birth_place = Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
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|throws = Right
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Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round of the 2018 MLB draft.
Amateur career
Hankins attended Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Georgia. As a junior in 2017, he had a 0.90 earned run average (ERA) with 77 strikeouts in {{frac|46|2|3}} innings pitched and was named the Forsyth County News Pitcher of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/forsyth-central-high-school/baseball-pitcher-year-ethan-hankins-forsyth-central/|title=BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Hankins, Forsyth Central|website=www.forsythnews.com}} After the season, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and played for the USA Baseball 18U National Team.{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/georgia/cumming/forsyth-pitcher-chosen-all-america-game|title=Forsyth Pitcher Chosen for All-America Game|date=30 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/forsyth-central-high-school/baseball-hankins-selected-u18-national-team/|title=Baseball: Forsyth Central's Ethan Hankins selected to 18U national team|website=www.forsythnews.com}}
Professional career
=Cleveland Indians / Guardians=
Hankins committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.{{cite web|url=http://usatodayhss.com/2017/motivation-monday-elite-pitcher-ethan-hankins-dishes-on-what-fuels-his-fire|title=Motivation Monday: Elite pitcher Ethan Hankins dishes on what fuels his fire|date=17 July 2017}} He was drafted 35th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2018/06/cleveland_indians_draft_2018_l.html | title=Cleveland Indians draft 2018: Closer look at the top 4 picks | date=5 June 2018 }} After the draft, Hankins signed to play baseball at Chipola College.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-ethan-hankins-playing-hardball-in-negotiations/|title=Indians' Ethan Hankins: Playing hardball in negotiations|date=26 June 2018 }} However, he eventually signed with Cleveland rather than attend college.{{cite web|url=http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20180703/indians-sign-top-picks-noah-naylor-ethan-hankins|title=Indians sign top picks Noah Naylor, Ethan Hankins}}
Hankins made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona League Indians, pitching three innings.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=677945#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Ethan Hankins Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|accessdate=September 11, 2018}} He began 2019 with the Low–A Mahoning Valley Scrappers before being promoted to the Single–A Lake County Captains in August.{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-prospects-get-underway-in-short-season-leagues | title=Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play| website=MLB.com}} Over 14 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 0–3 record with a 2.55 ERA, striking out 71 over sixty innings.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2020/04/no-23-lenny-torres-rhp-cleveland-indians-top-prospects-right-now.html | title=No. 23 Lenny Torres, RHP: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now | date=13 April 2020 }}
Hankins did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=September 18, 2024|website=mlb.com|language=en}} He missed all of the 2021 and 2022 seasons (aside from one rehab appearance for the Arizona Complex League Guardians in 2022) after undergoing Tommy John surgery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-ethan-hankins-recovering-from-tommy-john-surgery/|title=Indians' Ethan Hankins: Recovering from Tommy John surgery|date=2 June 2021 }} Hankins returned in 2023 with the High–A Lake County Captains, compiling a 1–7 record and 4.70 ERA with 50 strikeouts across 15 starts.{{Cite web|title=Ethan Hankins - Stats - Pitching|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ethan-hankins/sa3008589/stats?position=P|access-date=September 18, 2024|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}
Hankins was released by the Guardians organization on July 20, 2024, having pitched in only one game in the 2024 season for the Double-A Akron RubberDucks due to time spent on the injured list. Hankins' time in the Guardians' organization concluded with him having made only 32 appearances in his seven-year professional career.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-07-20 | title=Transactions }}
=Gary SouthShore RailCats=
References
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External links
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- {{Twitter|EthanHankins}}
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{{Cleveland Guardians first-round draft picks}}
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Category:Akron RubberDucks players
Category:Arizona Complex League Guardians players
Category:Arizona League Indians players
Category:Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Gary SouthShore RailCats players
Category:Lake County Captains players