Bases Unloaded - Hit .545 (6x11) with 2 doubles, 1 home run and 14 RBI with the bases loaded…his .545 average with the bases loaded ranked T3rd-best in the American League... Best vs. the West - In 55 games vs. the AL West, hit .317 (70x221) with 38 runs, 16 doubles, 2 triples, 12 home runs, 28 RBI, a .381 on-base percentage, a .570 slugging mark and a .951 OPS. Exist to Assist - Tied for the Major League lead in outfield assists with 12 (also Andrew Benintendi-BOS and Billy Hamilton-CIN)…his 12 outfield assists were most by a Mariner since Ichiro Suzuki also had 12 in 2004...Starter - Made 156 outfield starts, tops in the AL and 2nd-most in MLB (Nick Markakis-ATL, 160)....Gamer - Ranked 5th in the American League with 1376.2 innings played…trailed only Marcus Semien-OAK (1423.2), Alex Bregman-HOU (1404.0), Matt Olson-OAK (1403.1) and Francisco Lindor-CLE (1386.1)...Living On Base - Had 9 games in which he reached base at least 4 times, tied for 5th-most in the American League (also: José Ramírez-CLE and Shin-Soo Choo-TEX)…trailed Mookie Betts-BOS (20), Mike Trout-LAA (17), Jose Altuve-HOU (12) and Francisco Lindor-CLE (11)...Do the Splits - Hit .314 (54x172) vs. left-handers, compared to .274 (116x424) against right-handers, but had 22 of his 26 home runs and 69 of his 93 RBI against right-handers… his .314 average against lefties was 10th-best in the American League...On It - From April 20-30, homered in 6 of 10 games, including 4 consecutive games, April 20-23...Daily Double - Tallied 21 doubles following the All-Star break, tied for 5th-most in the Major Leagues (also: Randal Grichuk-TOR). Two, if you stretch the definition. The other Mariner recovering from injury during the layoff is right fielder Mitch Haniger, who is continuing to progress from his offseason surgeries to repair a torn adductor muscle in his groin and a herniated disc in his back. Durin… -- fun to watchBuster's Buzz: As M's rebuild, two stars might be untouchable -- for nowBuster's Buzz: Paxton trade should signal a Seattle fire saleDeadline day questions: Which big names could move today? Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger hasn't had the best of luck for the past calendar year. - Tallied 68 extra-base hits (38 doubles, 4 triples, 26 home runs), tied with Stephen Piscotty-OAK for 12th-most in the American League…his 68 extra-base hits were the most by a Mariners player since 2016 when Robinson Canó, Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager each eclipsed that mark…had 2 games with 3 extra-base hits; only 6 American Leaguers had more games with 3+ XBH in 2018: Mookie Betts-BOS (7), Alex Bregman-HOU (3), Matt Chapman-OAK (3), Francisco Lindor-CLE (3), Giancarlo StantonNYY (3) and Mike Trout-LAA (3)…on Aug. 9 at Houston, became the 8th Mariners leadoff hitter in club history with 3 extra-base hits, including a home run, in a game and the first since Jean Segura (9/2/17 vs. Leading the Way - At the time of his selection by Arizona (8/16), among Minor League leaders, ranked T5th in extra-base hits (60), 7th in OPS (1.011) and 11th in RBI (86).In 55 games with AA Mobile, hit .281 (43x153) with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 19 RBI…finished the season with advanced-A Visalia, batting .332 (67x202) with 40 runs, 16 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs and 36 RBI in 49 games.Enters the 2014 season as the third-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.....ranked 10th entering the 2013 season.Entered the season as the 10th-best prospect and best outfield arm in the Brewers organization (Baseball America)…hit .297 (43x145) with 5 home runs and 25 RBI in 41 games with A Wisconsin before being promoted to High-A Brevard County…batted .250 (82x328) with 6 home runs and 43 RBI in 88 games with Brevard County.Selected by Milwaukee in the supplemental fi rst round of the First-Year Player Draft.....signed by Dan Huston...After being drafted, missed most of the 2012 season with a partial tear of the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.....suffered the injury on a play at the plate on 7/5 at Cedar Rapids.Selected by New York-NL in the 31st round of the First-Year Player Draft.....did not sign. He was traded to the Diamondbacks in 2014 while still a minor league prospect. He’s worked 9 1/3 Haniger also on the mend. Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 31st round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (38th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA). The surgery Haniger (abdomen) underwent Thursday was a microdiscectomy to repair a vertebrae in his lower back, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
A collegiate All-American in 2012, Haniger was originally signed by the Milwaukee Brewers after selection in the supplemental section of the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Mitchell Evan Haniger…resides in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife, Amanda… graduated from Archbishop Mitty HS (CA)…attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for three years…earned Big West Freshman of the Year honors in 2010…named Big West Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 2012…his brother, Jason, was the Pirates 19th-round pick in 2008 draft out of Georgia Tech. “He seems to be in pretty good spirits. Mitchell Evan Haniger (born December 23, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Latest on Seattle Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN
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