| Eric Hacker |
| San Francisco Giants — No. -- |
| Pitcher |
Born: March 26, 1983 (1983-03-26) (age 26)
Duncanville, Texas |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut |
| September 22, 2009 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Teams |
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Eric Lynn Hacker (born March 26, 1983, in Duncanville, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
[edit] Professional career
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, Hacker began his career in the Yankees farm system.[1]
He has played for the Gulf Coast Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
On May 9, Hacker was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Brett Tomko. [2]
On May 16, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Rómulo Sánchez. The Pirates assigned Hacker to AAA-Indianapolis Indians. [3] Hacker was named the International League Player of the Week for the week ending August 9.[4]
On December 18, 2009, Hacker signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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