| Hank Conger | |||||||||||||
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 Conger with theTampa Bay Rays in 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||||||
| Catcher /Coach | |||||||||||||
| Born: (1988-01-29)January 29, 1988 (age 37) Federal Way, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||
| September 11, 2010, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||||||||||||
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| July 8, 2016, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||
| Batting average | .221 | ||||||||||||
| Home runs | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 114 | ||||||||||||
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Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger (born January 29, 1988) is an American former professionalbaseballcatcher who currently serves as the bullpencoach for theBaltimore Orioles ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). Conger was selected in the first round of the2006 MLB draft by theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He played in MLB for the Angels,Houston Astros, andTampa Bay Rays from 2010 to 2016. Conger coached for theLotte Giants of theKBO League from 2020 to 2021, and theMinnesota Twins from 2022 to 2025.
Conger was born inFederal Way, Washington,[1][2] but was raised inHuntington Beach, California. Conger's mother, Eun, immigrated from South Korea in 1986 and his father, Yun, was adopted from Korea by aUnited States Navy petty officer and raised in the United States.[3][4]
Conger originally playedbasketball due to his size, but began playingbaseball at the age of eight and turned his focus there instead. Conger graduated fromHuntington Beach High School in 2006, where he was a second team All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year.[5] Conger had planned to attend theUniversity of Southern California if he had not been drafted in the first round.[3]
TheLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Conger in the first round, with the 25th overall selection, of the2006 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected to represent the United States in the 2010All-Star Futures Game. He hit a three-run home run, earning him MVP honors.[6]
He was promoted to the major leagues as part of September call-ups on September 7, 2010.[7] He made his major league debut on September 11, 2010, as a pinch hitter forHideki Matsui. His first hit in the major leagues came off ofCleveland Indians pitcherJeanmar Gómez on September 15, 2010.[8] His first home run came off ofJeff Niemann on April 5, 2011.
On July 19, 2011, Conger wasoptioned to theSalt Lake Bees of theClass AAAPacific Coast League (PCL) to make room on the Angels' active roster forTyler Chatwood. At the time, Conger was hitting .194 and opponents had been successful at stealing bases 48 out of 56 attempts against him. On August 18, 2011, the Angels recalled Conger.[9]
On November 5, 2014, the Angels traded Conger to theHouston Astros in exchange forNick Tropeano andCarlos Perez.[10] Conger connected for his first careergrand slam on August 1 offJeremy Hellickson in the fourth inning versusArizona Diamondbacks. He also had homered earlier in the second inning for his first career multi-home run game to lead a 9–2 win.[11] Despite hitting 11 homers in a part time role for the Astros, Conger did not control the running game.
On December 2, 2015, theTampa Bay Rays acquired Conger for cash considerations.[12] Conger opened the 2016 season in aplatoon withCurt Casali.[13] Conger hit .194 before being optioned to theDurham Bulls on July 11, 2016.[14]
Conger signed a minor league contract with theArizona Diamondbacks on February 9, 2017.[15] He played in 58 games for the Triple–AReno Aces, batting .239/.316/.394 with six home runs and 40 RBI.[16] Conger was released by the Diamondbacks organization on July 28.[17]
On May 4, 2018, Conger signed with thePericos de Puebla of theMexican League. He was released on July 11.
On December 24, 2019, Conger joined the coaching staff of theLotte Giants of theKBO League as the team's new catching coach.[18]
On December 10, 2021, theMinnesota Twins hired Conger as the first base and catching coach.[19] On November 7, 2025, it was announced that Conger would not be returning to the team for the 2026 season.[20]
On November 20, 2025, theBaltimore Orioles hired Conger to serve as the team's bullpen coach under new managerCraig Albernaz.[21]
Earlier in the day, the Angels traded catcher Hank Conger to Houston for righty Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez.
