Eric Hinske
| Eric Hinske | |||
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Hinske with the Atlanta Braves
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 77 | |||
| Third baseman / Outfielder / First baseman / Coach | |||
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Born: August 5, 1977 Menasha, Wisconsin |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
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| June 27, 2013, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 137 | ||
| Runs batted in | 522 | ||
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Eric Scott Hinske (born August 5, 1977) is a former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman and current assistant hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Hinske played in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks at third base, first base, left field, and right field. He won the 2002 AL Rookie of the Year Award with the Blue Jays.
Hinske played for Menasha High School in Wisconsin where he broke many hitting records, in addition to playing football as a running back. After playing for the University of Arkansas, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
In March 2001, Hinske was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Miguel Cairo.
On December 7, 2001, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi acquired Hinske and reliever Justin Miller from the Athletics for Billy Koch, a move designed to bring youth and vitality to the team. Hinske was inserted in the everyday line-up in 2002, playing third base, and was a key contributor for the team, hitting predominantly in the second spot in the line-up. While criticized early for his sometimes shoddy defense, Hinske made up for his lapses with his bat, hitting 24 home runs, knocking in 84 runs, and scoring 99 runs. He also led all AL third basemen in errors, with 22. He received wide recognition, winning both the MLB Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News Rookie of the Year awards. While playing with the Jays, Bushnell had an advertisement in The Globe and Mail stating Eric Hinske eats fish tonight as the Jays were playing the Florida Marlins. This advertisement gave Hinske the nickname "The Big Fish".
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