BIOGRAPHY
Mitch Haniger was born on December 23, 1990, in Mountain View, California. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
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. He was traded to the Diamondbacks in 2014 while still a minor league prospect. He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2016. During his time in MLB, he received the nickname "The Shed" for his display of multiple baseball "tools" including hitting, running, and fielding.
Coming off a productive, yet injury-shortened, rookie campaign, Haniger picked up right where he left off, batting .309 with 10 home runs and 27 RBI in the first month of the 2018 season. After finishing the first half of the season hitting .272/.358/.488 with 18 home runs and 67 RBI, Haniger was named to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., his first-ever All-Star Game selection.
Haniger's breakout season ended with a .285/.366/.493 slash line with 26 home runs and 93 RBI in 157 games, finishing 11th in AL MVP voting. He posted a bWAR of 6.1, which ranked 9th best among American League position players. He reached base at a high frequency, ranking 11th in on-base percentage and tied for 13th in walks in the American League. In addition, he displayed excellent defense in the outfield, tied for most outfield assists in all of baseball, and tied for 10th in the AL with 5 defensive runs saved. Haniger was only 1 of 7 players in all of baseball to record at least 35 doubles, 25 home runs, 90 RBI, and 70 walks in 2018, with the others being Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Rhys Hoskins, Francisco Lindor, Manny Machado, and José Ramírez.
In 2022 Haniger batted .246/.308/.429 in 224 at bats, with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs. He played 47 games in right field, and 12 at DH.
On December 6, 2022, Haniger signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
Haniger was traded to Seattle for Robbie Ray during January of 2024.
