Eric Hacker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Hacker
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1983(1983-03-26)
Age	41
Birthplace	Duncanville
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Eric Hacker Biography

Eric Hacker is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 26, 1983 in Duncanville, Texas, United States. Eric Lynn Hacker (born March 26 1983) is an American professional baseball player who is an unrestricted free agent. Hacker is 6 feet 1 inches (1.85 millimeters) and weighs around 230 pounds (100 kg). He throws left-handed, but is an a switch hitter. He also has participated in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins as well as the San Francisco Giants. The pitcher throws fastballs, a slider curveball, as well as an e-changeup.

Hacker started the year 2008 in Tampa. He was awarded as the FSL Pitcher of the week from April 8 through 14 after pitching 14 innings without scoring. After posting a 2-2 mark and an 1.87 ERA, 31 strikeouts along with nine walks and 53 innings pitched over nine starts, he got transferred to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League on May 28. In 17 appearances with the Thunder they was 7-4 with having a 2.76 ERA, 84 strikeouts as well as 28 walks in 95/3 innings pitched. The minor leagues he played in had 9-6 with which included a 2.43 ERA, 79 strikeouts 33 walks and 144/3 innings pitched in 26 games. As for the playoffs, the pitcher posted two wins and an 1.54 ERA in two starts in the series as the Thunder were victorious in their first Eastern League championship.

On December 18, 2009, Hacker signed with the San Francisco Giants. He pitched in four games for the Giants in spring training but was sent to the minors after posting a 14.29 ERA. With the Fresno Grizzlies of the AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL), he won eight consecutive decisions from July 4 to August 20. In 29 starts, Hacker posted a 16–8 record, a 4.51 ERA, 129 strikeouts, and 62 walks in ​165 ⁄3 innings pitched. He tied for the PCL lead in starts with Lance Lynn while finishing sixth in innings pitched, sixth in ERA, and fourth in strikeouts (behind Lynn (141), Brandon Dickson (137), and Michael Kirkman (130)). His 16 wins led the PCL, the highest total since 1995 when Donne Wall won 17. On November 6, he became a free agent.

In 2009, Hacker attended spring training with New York for the first time but was sent to the minors on March 8 after two games. He began the season with Trenton, where he recorded a 1–1 record, a 4.11 ERA, eight strikeouts, seven walks, and ​15 ⁄3 innings pitched in three starts. After three starts, he was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he had an 0–1 record, a 7.88 ERA, 12 strikeouts, four walks, and 16 innings pitched in three starts. On May 9, he was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Brett Tomko.

Hacker started 2007 with Charleston in which he posted 9-2 records and an 2.56 ERA, 54 strikeouts 18 walks and 95 innings pitched in 17 innings. Hacker also played for nine of the matches (seven start) in the Tampa Yankees of the Class A advanced Florida State League (FSL) with a record of 3-3 with an 6.10 ERA, 22 strikeouts and 14 walks in 38/3 innings. He finished the season by appearing in one game (which he won) with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the Class AAA International League (IL).

Eric Hacker Net Worth

Eric Hacker is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Hacker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Awarded in the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of 2002’s Major League Baseball draft, Hacker began his professional career playing for The GCL Yankees of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He played in three games in 2002. The following year, the pitcher played at seven times (five starts) with them, putting up an ERA of 2.86, a record of 3-2 2.86 earned run rate (ERA) with 27 strikeouts and seven walks over 28/3 innings pitched. He also pitched for The Staten Island Yankees of the Class A short-season New York-Penn league in which he did not have a record and had an ERA that was 1.00 in his two appearances. He was undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2004 and was unable to play for the rest of the season. When he was with GCL Yankees GCL Yankees, he was in a room along with Brandon Weeden. The two are still in contact.

As of 2005, Hacker played with his team, the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League and was selected for the team’s All-Star game. In July 2 he pitched eight complete innings in a 1-0 win against the Rome Braves. But, he was put in the disabled roster the following day, and was out for the rest of the season due to an injury to his right shoulder. In his 10 appearances, Hacker had a 5-2 record with an 1.60 ERA, 40 strikeouts as well as 14 walks. He also pitched one complete game over an innings of 62 pitched. Hacker did not pitch for the entire season following surgery on his right shoulder.

Hacker was born in Duncanville, Texas; growing up, he attended Duncanville High School. He was named the starting quarterback on the school’s football team his senior year, but he broke his foot in the second game of the season. Although some colleges were interested in him as a football player, he decided to concentrate on baseball as a result of the injury. As a senior, he was a third-team Class 5A All-State pitcher. Currently, Hacker lives in Corsicana, Texas, with his wife, Christine, whom he married in November 2008. He is a Dallas Cowboys fan. Two of his hobbies are fishing and pool.

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On January 15, 2013, Hacker signed with the NC Dinos of the KBO League.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Hacker celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

Hacker made his major league debut on September 22, allowing two runs in an inning in a 10–4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched a scoreless inning in a 6–0 loss to the Chicago Cubs in his next game on September 29. In his final game of the year on October 4, he pitched a scoreless inning in a 6–0 loss to Cincinnati. Hacker had no record, a 6.00 ERA, one strikeout, two walks, and three innings pitched in his three games with the Pirates. He was outrighted (sent to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster) on November 6, and he became a minor league free agent on November 9.