Justin Hancock

On October 11, 2019, Fighters announced that team will not signed with Hancock for next season. On October 18, 2019, he become free agent.

The Cubs promoted him to the major leagues and he made his debut on May 9, 2018. He was non-tendered and became a free agent on November 30, 2018.

On December 5, 2018, Hancock signed a one-year contract with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for an estimated ¥70 million.

In 2017, the Padres traded Hancock to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Szczur.

In 2014, he went 3–2 with a 3.92 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) for the AZL Padres and San Antonio Missions. He was sent to pitch in the Arizona Fall League following the 2014 campaign.

In 2013, he was 8–8 with a 3.38 mark in 26 starts between Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm. While with Fort Wayne, he went 5–1 with a 1.73.

Before playing professionally, Hancock attended Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio. He then attended Lincoln Trail College, where he was named All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference in 2011. His fastball has been clocked at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

The San Diego Padres selected Hancock in the ninth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed for a bonus of $100,000. After going 0–3 with a 7.09 earned run average (ERA) to begin his career, Hancock posted a 3.30 ERA in 28 games (16 starts) between the Eugene Emeralds and Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2012.

Justin D. Hancock (born October 28, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.