Hank Blalock was born on 21 November 1980 in San Diego, California, USA. He has been married to Misty Martinez since 19 October 2002. They have one child.
In his first All-Star game at-bat, he connected for a
two-run pinch-hit homer off Eric Gagne to lead the American to a 7-6 win
and home field advantage in the World Series.