- Frédéric Hanvi
Frédéric Hanvi (born May 2, 1989 in Senelis, France) is a French baseball player. He was signed to a seven year Minor League Contract with the Minnesota Twins organization, and will join the team in February 2009. He is the second French player to be signed to a Major League contract after Joris Bert. He was paid a $25 000 bonus at signing; his monthly salary will be $ 1100. The Twins have also promised to free him to play with Team France during official competitions. [http://www.sport.fr/us/bsb/Un-deuxieme-francais-en-MLB-98816.shtm] [http://www.rouenbaseball76.com/Frederic-Hanvi-signe-pro-chez-les-261.html]
Career history
After a brillian start with the Cougars de Montigny, Frédéric worked his way up through the training program put in place by the FFBC, playing for Rouen in 2004-2005, then for Team France at the INSEP in 2005-2006, then for Toulouse in 2006-2007. Since 2006, he's worn the Tigers de Toulouse uniform. While playing for Toulouse, he was part of the second place championship Team France in 2006 and a third place finish in the European Baseball Cup in 2007.
While playing for the junior team, he has won 3 national titles: the French Minor Championship in 2004, and the French Junior Championship in 2005 and 2006.
With Team France, he was part of the winning under-21 team that won the sencond place European Championship in 2006.
On August 7, 2007, he signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins organization. Being only 18 years old he must first graduate from high school in France. Once he has passed his baccalaureat, he will develop his game with the Gulf Coast League Twins in February 2009.
He will also still play for the Tigers de Toulouse until June 2008, then will participate in the training camps of the Academy Minor League in Australia from June 30 to August 15, 2008. He will then play and further develop his skills in the Australian professional league from September 2008 until February 2009, when he will join the Minor Leagues in the United States.
ources
"This article draws heavily on the article in the French-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of September 16, 2008.
References
External Links
* [http://www.ffbsc.org/edit.asp?typ=1&id=772 Official press release of the Fédération française de baseball announcing his minor league contract]
* [http://www.ffbsc.org/imgs/articles/dossier_de_presse_FH.pdf Press release by Frédéric Hanvi and the Twins]
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