Denny Hocking

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Denny Hocking



Born: April 2, 1970 (1970-04-02) (age 38)
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1993 for the Minnesota Twins
Final game
, 2005 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	226
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1993-2003) Colorado Rockies (2004) Kansas City Royals (2005)
Career highlights and awards

Dennis Lee "Denny" Hocking born on April 2, 1970 in Torrance, California, was a professional baseball player. Hocking now teams with Rob Dibble on Fox Sports Radio. After playing at El Camino College in California, he was drafted in the 52nd round of the draft by the Minnesota Twins and made his major league debut in 1993. He played with the Minnesota Twins until 2004 when he went to the Colorado Rockies as a free agent. Hocking has been a utility player for his entire career, playing every position except pitcher and catcher. Hocking's best year was 2000 when he hit .298 with 4 home runs and 47 RBIs, a year where he also played in 10 or more games at 7 different positions. For his career, he has hit .250 with 25 home runs and 219 RBIs. Hocking, never known for his power, has never been a regular player in one position, but has played over 100 games at shortstop, second base, third base, and right field.

[edit] Trivia

When the Twins clinched the 2002 American League Division Series against the heavily favored Oakland Athletics, Hocking broke his hand in the ensuing celebration. Hocking caught the final out of Game 5 and players piled on top of him. A player he believed to be teammate Jacque Jones stepped on the middle finger of his right hand and split the nail in two places. This injury forced Hocking to miss the entire 2002 American League Championship Series.
In 2000, Hocking's wife gave birth to fraternal twins, making him the first player in Twins franchise history to become the father of a set of twins. When someone mentioned the fact to him, he responded, "At least I don't play for the Sixers!"