


David Andrew Hansen (born November 24, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, specializing as a pinch hitter. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also was a coach in MLB for the Dodgers, Mariners, Los Angeles Angels.
Professional career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hansen was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB Draft out of John A. Rowland High School in California. He made his Major League debut for the Dodgers on September 16, 1990 against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out as a pinch hitter. His first career hit was in his first career start, in the last game of the season, October 3, against the San Diego Padres. He hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning off of Padres starter Eric Show. He remained with the Dodgers through the 1996 season, playing third base and first base but mostly appearing as a pinch hitter.
Chicago Cubs
Hansen signed with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent prior to the 1997 season. In 90 games with the Cubs, he hit .311.
On April 10, 1997, he broke up a no-hitter at Wrigley Field that was being thrown by the Florida Marlins' Alex Fernandez with a one-out pinch hit single in the ninth inning. The Chicago Tribune called Hansen's hit a "wicked one-out one-hopper."
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