Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame

Mitch Haniger
- Induction:
- 2022
Mitch Haniger played in the outfield at Cal Poly from 2010-12 before he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the compensatory first round (38th pick overall).
He played briefly for Arizona in 2016 before being traded to Seattle prior to the 2017 season and has played for the Mariners ever since. He played in 157 games in 2018, hitting .285 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs, and 157 more in 2021, hitting .253 with 39 home runs and 100 RBIs.
In 2022, Haniger hit .246 with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs in 57 games, missing almost three months of the regular season with a high-ankle sprain but helping Seattle reach the postseason for the first time in 21 years by going 15-for-46 (.326) in his final 11 starts with seven multiple-hit games.
At Cal Poly, Mitch hit .317 in his career with 26 home runs and 137 RBIs. His 47 career doubles is No. 5 all-time while his 26 home runs is No. 4 and 137 RBIs No. 5.
The Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose) graduate was Big West Field Player of the Year in 2012, Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year in 2010 and was a first-team All-Big West selection in 2012 as well as earning three All-American awards -- second team by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America and third team by College Sports Madness.
Mitch and his wife of six years, Amanda, live in Seattle and they have one child.
He played briefly for Arizona in 2016 before being traded to Seattle prior to the 2017 season and has played for the Mariners ever since. He played in 157 games in 2018, hitting .285 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs, and 157 more in 2021, hitting .253 with 39 home runs and 100 RBIs.
In 2022, Haniger hit .246 with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs in 57 games, missing almost three months of the regular season with a high-ankle sprain but helping Seattle reach the postseason for the first time in 21 years by going 15-for-46 (.326) in his final 11 starts with seven multiple-hit games.
At Cal Poly, Mitch hit .317 in his career with 26 home runs and 137 RBIs. His 47 career doubles is No. 5 all-time while his 26 home runs is No. 4 and 137 RBIs No. 5.
The Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose) graduate was Big West Field Player of the Year in 2012, Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year in 2010 and was a first-team All-Big West selection in 2012 as well as earning three All-American awards -- second team by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America and third team by College Sports Madness.
Mitch and his wife of six years, Amanda, live in Seattle and they have one child.
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