Early Life
Tommy was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After moving to California at a very young age, Hanson graduated from Redlands East Valley High School in June 2004, electing to continue his post-secondary education at Riverside Community College. He played for the Corvallis Knights in the West Coast League, an independent summer collegiate baseball league. In 2005, he was selected in the 22nd round (677th overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves as a draft-and-follow pick. Tommy played Little League baseball in Victorville, California under Little League coach Steve Cooper. Tommy also played his freshman year of high school baseball at Silverado High School in Victorville, California before transferring to Redlands East Valley. Then he was drafted out of Riverside Community College in Riverside, California.
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