Hagen Jarrell Danner, born September 30, 1998, is a professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. On Major League Baseball’s 2022 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list, he is placed 17th.
Danner competed for Ocean View Little League in the 2011 Little League World Series in Huntington Beach, California. Ocean View won the Little League World Series with a 2–1 victory over Hamamatsu, Japan.
Throughout the tournament, Danner batted.500 and hit a game-tying solo home run in the title game. In 813 innings pitched, he won two games and struck out 17 batters. Danner went on to play catcher and pitcher for Huntington Beach High School.
Danner was considered a top prospect at both pitcher and catcher heading into the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected as a catcher in the second round, 61st overall, by the Toronto Blue Jays
On June 25, Danner signed for a $1.5 million bonus and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays on June 28. He appeared in 34 games and hit .160 with two home runs and 20 RBI.
In 2021, Danner moved to the mound, appearing in 25 games for the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. In 352⁄3 innings, he posted a 2–1 win-loss record, 2.02 ERA, and 42 strikeouts. Danner began the 2022 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Danner has never divulged any information about his parents, he is a very private person who likes to keep his personal life away from media attention.