Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
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Amateur career edit
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 46+2⁄3 innings pitched and was named the Forsyth County News Pitcher of the Year.[1] After the season, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and played for the USA Baseball 18U National Team.[2][3]
Professional career edit
Hankins committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.[4] He was drafted 35th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[5] After the draft, Hankins signed to play baseball at Chipola College.[6] However, he eventually signed with Cleveland rather than attend college.[7]
Hankins made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians, pitching three innings.[8] He began 2019 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers before being promoted to the Lake County Captains in August.[9] 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.[10] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season, and missed all of the 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[11]
References edit
- ^ "BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Hankins, Forsyth Central". www.forsythnews.com.
- ^ "Forsyth Pitcher Chosen for All-America Game". 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Baseball: Forsyth Central's Ethan Hankins selected to 18U national team". www.forsythnews.com.
- ^ "Motivation Monday: Elite pitcher Ethan Hankins dishes on what fuels his fire". 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians draft 2018: Closer look at the top 4 picks". 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Indians' Ethan Hankins: Playing hardball in negotiations". 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Indians sign top picks Noah Naylor, Ethan Hankins".
- ^ "Ethan Hankins Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com.
- ^ "No. 23 Lenny Torres, RHP: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Indians' Ethan Hankins: Recovering from Tommy John surgery". 2 June 2021.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ethan Hankins on Twitter