Joel Ryan Hanrahan (born October 6, 1981)[1] is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

As profiled in The Des Moines Register, while in second grade in Gainesville, Florida, Hanrahan was asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up.

In 2004, his first full season with Las Vegas, Hanrahan went 7–7 with an earned run average (ERA) of 5.05 in 25 games, ranked second on the club with 22 starts, ranked third with 1191⁄3 innings pitched, batted .281 on the season and hit a home run on May 4 against the Tucson Sidewinders and posted a 4.11 ERA at home and 6.39 mark on the road in the Pacific Coast League.

[5] On June 30, 2009 the Nationals traded Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett.

[8] Hanrahan was named to the All-Star game in 2011, garnered a career high 40 saves in one season, and finished the year with a 1.83 ERA.

[9] On January 16, 2012, Hanrahan agreed to a one-year, $4.1 million deal that included incentives with the Pirates to avoid arbitration.

[10] On July 1, Hanrahan and teammate Andrew McCutchen were both named to the All-Star Game's National League roster for a second consecutive year.

"[2][dead link‍] On December 26, 2012, Hanrahan was traded to the Boston Red Sox (along with Brock Holt) for Jerry Sands, Stolmy Pimentel, Iván DeJesús, Jr. and Mark Melancon.

[16] He never played a game for the Tigers in 2014 due to his recovery from Tommy John surgery and on October 31, 2014, Hanrahan became a free agent.

[18][19] On March 4, 2015, Hanrahan was released by the Tigers after being diagnosed with a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, requiring him to undergo another Tommy John surgery.

[21] On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Hanrahan would be the assistant pitching coach to the Class A West Virginia Black Bears of the New York-Penn League.

On January 17, 2018, the Pirates promoted him to pitching coach for the Class A West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League.

[24] On January 18, 2024, Hanrahan was named as the pitching coach for the rookie league FCL Nationals for the 2024 season.