Ethan Hankins
Cleveland Guardians
Pitcher
Born: (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 23)
Cumming, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thunder Bay Team

Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Amateur career

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

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

  1. ^ "BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Hankins, Forsyth Central". www.forsythnews.com.
  2. ^ "Forsyth Pitcher Chosen for All-America Game". 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball: Forsyth Central's Ethan Hankins selected to 18U national team". www.forsythnews.com.
  4. ^ "Motivation Monday: Elite pitcher Ethan Hankins dishes on what fuels his fire". 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Indians draft 2018: Closer look at the top 4 picks". 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Indians' Ethan Hankins: Playing hardball in negotiations". 26 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Indians sign top picks Noah Naylor, Ethan Hankins".
  8. ^ "Ethan Hankins Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com.
  10. ^ "No. 23 Lenny Torres, RHP: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". 13 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Indians' Ethan Hankins: Recovering from Tommy John surgery". 2 June 2021.

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2018 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
Cleveland Guardians first-round draft picks
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