Josh Hancock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josh Hancock
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1978(1978-04-11)
Age	46
Date Of Death	2007-04-29
Birthplace	Cleveland
Country	United States
Birth City	Mississippi
Horoscope	Aries

Josh Hancock Biography

Josh Hancock is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 11, 1978 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Right-handed pitcher who was a part of The Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals.

He was a player in 2006 as well as 2007. was in 2007 and 2006 alongside All- Star second baseman In 2006 and 2007, he played alongside All-Star first baseman Albert Pujols..

Hancock’s death marked the second time in five years the Cardinals had mourned the loss of a teammate, the first being the death of pitcher Darryl Kile in 2002 with a coronary artery blockage. He was the second active MLB player to be killed in an accident in less than a year, the first being the plane crash of Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle.

Born in Cleveland, Mississippi, Hancock graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. After high school, he was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign. An Alabama fan, Hancock instead attended college at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama because the Tigers offered him a better scholarship. Hancock was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round (155th overall) of the 1998 amateur draft and signed with the Red Sox, making his major-league debut on September 10, 2002. In December 2002 Hancock was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeremy Giambi. On July 30, 2004, he was traded along with Andy Machado to the Cincinnati Reds for Todd Jones and Brad Correll. The next day, Hancock was the winning pitcher for the Reds in a game against the Houston Astros (a suspended game that began the day before while he was still with the Phillies).

He was raised by an older sister named Katie Hancock.

Josh Hancock Net Worth

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

He played baseball in college in Auburn University.

He was killed in an auto crash at St. Louis in 2007.

Joshua Morgan Hancock (April 11, 1978 – April 29, 2007) was a professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was killed in an auto accident, April 29, 2007.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Josh Hancock Dating?

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Hancock’s family filed a lawsuit on May 24, 2007 against Mike Shannon’s restaurant, the tow truck company, tow truck driver, and the driver of the car that the tow truck was stopped to help. On May 31, 2007, the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announced results of an investigation revealed no wrongdoing on the part of employees at Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood restaurant in Hancock’s death. The lawsuit was dropped on July 30, 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Josh Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Josh Hancock celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.

On May 31, 2007, it was reported that Hancock had been involved in another accident involving his GMC Denali three nights before his fatal crash involving a rented Ford Explorer. Hancock’s final appearance for the team was April 28, 2007, giving up one run in three innings of relief.