Friday, May 20, 2011

Dave Hansen # 25

Coaching career
Hansen spent the last four seasons as a coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization...he was the team's minor league hitting coordinator from 2008-2010...in 2007 was the hitting coach for the Diamondbacks' Double-A team the Mobile BayBears.

Playing career
Hansen played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Dodgers (1990-1996, 1999-2002), the Chicago Cubs (1997), San Diego (2003, 2004) and Seattle (2004, 2005)...was one of baseball's premier pinch-hitters...batted .260 with 35 home runs and 222 RBI...set a Major League single-season record with seven pinch-hit home runs in 2000 (Pittsburgh's Craig Wilson matched the number in 2001)...owns Dodger records for most pinch hits in a season (18 in 1993) and a career (110)...led the Dodgers in pinch hits six times (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999-2001).

Personal
David Andrew Hansen and his wife Julie reside in San Clemente, CA...they have three children, Samantha, Allison and Jacob... is a graduate of Rowland High in Rowland Heights, CA...is an avid guitar player who also enjoys surfing.