19 Facts About Mitch Haniger

1.

Mitchell Evan Haniger was born on December 23,1990 and is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.

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2.

Mitch Haniger was traded to the Diamondbacks in 2014 while still a minor league prospect.

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3.

Mitch Haniger attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, part of the West Catholic Athletic League.

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4.

Mitch Haniger was a star two-sport athlete for Archbishop Mitty, batting in the.

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5.

Mitch Haniger was recruited as an athlete by California Polytechnic State University, Cal State Fullerton, University of California, Berkeley, the University of Oregon, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis, all of whom wanted Mitch Haniger to play on their college baseball team.

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Mitch Haniger was named the 2010 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year following his debut season with the Mustangs, a year in which he batted an impressive.

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7.

Mitch Haniger was named a member of the first-team All-WCL Team and was rated as the WCL's No 5 pro prospect by Baseball America following the 2010 summer schedule.

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8.

Mitch Haniger spent the summer playing wood bat collegiate ball, this time in the colors of the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League.

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9.

Mitch Haniger won the league's highest plaudit, being named the 2012 Big West Conference Player of the Year and gained national recognition as an All-American.

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10.

In 2013, Mitch Haniger began the season with Wisconsin, before being promoted to the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.

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11.

Mitch Haniger was named co-player of the week, along with Kris Bryant, in the first week of the fall league season.

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12.

Mitch Haniger spent the 2015 season retooling his batting stance and swing to focus on generating more power.

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13.

Mitch Haniger set a record as the first player in Diamondbacks history to tally three RBIs in his inaugural game.

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14.

On July 29,2017, Mitch Haniger was hit in the face by a 95 mph fastball from Mets' starting pitcher Jacob DeGrom.

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15.

Mitch Haniger reached base at a high frequency, ranking 11th in on-base percentage and tied for 13th in walks in the American League.

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16.

Mitch Haniger sat out the 2020 season due to numerous surgeries between the offseason and during the pandemic-shortened season.

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17.

Mitch Haniger returned to baseball in 2021 and had a career year, setting career highs with 39 home runs, 100 runs batted in, and 110 runs scored.

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18.

On October 29,2018, Mitch Haniger was named to the MLB All-Stars team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.

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19.

Mitch Haniger married his high school sweetheart, Amanda Gimenez, in 2016.

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