Eric Scott Hinske is a Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and third baseman currently in the Atlanta Braves organization. Hinske has spent time at the major league level with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves playing third base, first base, left field, and right field. He is listed at 6'2", 235 pounds. The 2002 AL Rookie of the Year Award winner, Hinske may be best known for having played in three consecutive World Series each one with a different team, losing with the Rays in 2008 and winning with... the Red Sox in 2007 and Yankees in 2009. Eric played for Menasha High School under the coach of Terry Wittmann, where he broke many hitting records, in addition to playing football as a running back. After playing for the University of Arkansas, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. In March 2001, Hinske was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Miguel Cairo. On December 7, 2001, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P.
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| Birthdate: | August 5, 1977 |
| Birthplace: | Menasha, Wisconsin |
| Age: | 34 |
| All Positions Played: | Left fielder, Right fielder, Third baseman, Outfielder, First baseman |