Occupation Sports Agent Employer MVP Sports Group | Website www.mvpsportsgroup.com Name Matt Hannaford | |
Born January 7, 1981 Thousand Oaks, CA | ||
Matt hannaford introduction
Matt Hannaford is an MLBPA certified sports agent and partner at MVP Sports Group. Along with partner Dan Lozano, he represents some of the games biggest names in baseball, including Albert Pujols, Jimmy Rollins, Joey Votto, Josh Donaldson, Nick Swisher, Brian Wilson and Carlos Beltrán. Hannaford has also been responsible for recruiting some of the game's best young stars, including Manny Machado, Michael Taylor, Yonder Alonso and Derek Norris.
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Career
After playing baseball at Sacramento City College, Hannaford transferred to Long Beach State to continue his playing career and to complete a degree in Business Finance. Having a passion for baseball and a knack for business, he was approached by various players seeking advice on their playing careers, leading him to educate himself more on the agent business and to eventually take a position at what once was a dominant baseball agency, Beverly Hills Sports Council. Hannaford began as an intern, moving up the ladder to become a recruiter and eventually a certified player agent who represented his own players.
MVP Sports Group
In May 2010, Hannaford left BHSC and joined Dan Lozano at MVP Sports Group. There he helped build this newly founded agency into one of the premier sports agencies in the business, which it remains today. At MVP his role continued to be one of an agent in addition to a partner overseeing new business development. Since its inception in 2010, MVP has been one of the leading baseball agencies in the business, having negotiated contracts totaling over a billion dollars, including Albert Pujols' 10 year, $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Joey Votto's 10 year, $225 million extension with the Cincinnati Reds.