Hank Conger
Hank Conger | |
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Minnesota Twins – No. 35 | |
Catcher/Coach | |
Born: Federal Way, Washington, U.S. | January 29, 1988|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 2010, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 8, 2016, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .221 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 114 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 최현 |
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Revised Romanization | Choe Hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hyŏn |
Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger (born January 29, 1988) is a Korean American
Early life
Conger was born in Federal Way, Washington, but was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Conger's mother, Eun, immigrated from South Korea in 1986 and his father, Yun, was adopted from Korea by a United States Navy petty officer and raised in the United States.[1][2]
Conger originally played basketball due to his size, but began playing baseball at the age of eight and turned his focus there instead. Conger graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 2006, where he was a second team All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year.[3] Conger had planned to attend the University of Southern California if he had not been drafted in the first round.[1]
Professional career
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The
He was promoted to the major leagues as part of September call-ups on September 7, 2010.
On July 19, 2011, Conger was
Houston Astros
On November 5, 2014, the Angels traded Conger to the Houston Astros in exchange for Nick Tropeano and Carlos Perez.[8] Despite hitting 11 homers in a part time role for the Astros, Conger did not control the running game.
Tampa Bay Rays
On December 2, 2015, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Conger for cash considerations.[9] Conger opened the 2016 season in a platoon with Curt Casali.[10] Conger hit .194 before being optioned to the Durham Bulls on July 11, 2016.[11]
Arizona Diamondbacks
Conger signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February 2017.[12] He played in 58 games for the Reno Aces of the PCL, and batted .238. The Diamondbacks released Conger in July 2017.[13]
Pericos de Puebla
On May 4, 2018, Conger signed with the
Post-playing career
Lotte Giants
On December 24, 2019, Conger joined the coaching staff of the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization as the new catching coach.[14]
Minnesota Twins
On December 10, 2021, the Minnesota Twins hired Conger as the first base and catching coach.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Alden (May 10, 2013). "Angels catcher Hank Conger's mother marvels at son's MLB dream". Los Angeles Angels. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Orange County Register. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Where are they now — featured people". Cooperstown Dreams Park, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Hank Conger's 3-run homer lifts U.S. team to Futures win - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. July 12, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ Drellich, Evan (September 6, 2010). "Trumbo, Conger among Angels' callups | angelsbaseball.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ Spencer, Lyle (September 15, 2010). "Conger, Weaver team up to top Indians". MLB. MLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ^ Ely, David (August 20, 2011). "Conger competing in Halos' catching logjam". MLB. MLB.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Rays trade LHP Ramos to Angels for minor leaguer". ESPN. Associated Press. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
Earlier in the day, the Angels traded catcher Hank Conger to Houston for righty Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez.
- ^ Rays trade for Astros catcher Hank Conger. Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Fantasy Sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey & More - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Rays option Conger to Durham". MLB.com.
- ^ McManaman, Bob. "Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Hank Conger out with oblique strain". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ "Minor league update: Former Edison High standout contributing for Jupiter". Daily Pilot. August 5, 2017.
- ^ KIM HYO-KYUNG, KANG YOO-RIM. "Conger emphasizes focus to Giants’ catchers," Korea JoongAng Daily (April 12, 2020).
- ^ "Press release: Twins add Hank Conger to Major League coaching staff". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Hank Conger on Twitter