Former Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, one of the most promising young talents in the game just five years ago, is dead at age 29 from a possible overdose.
Hanson died late Monday after suffering catastrophic organ failure at Piedmont Hospital. An initial incident report cites a possible crime as “overdose” without listing what Hanson may have taken. The GBI crime lab was conducting an autopsy Tuesday, the Coweta County coroner said, but toxicology results could take several weeks.
Hanson had been hospitalized since Sunday morning after being found unconscious at a friend’s Newnan-area home. The friend, Brandon Bond, had called 911 to report Hanson was not breathing.