Hoover is a Michigan native that was an All-District player at Armada High School, he attended Hillsdale College and in his final season he put together a .370 batting average, crushing 10 home runs and had a 1.119 OPS. The Texas Rangers selected Hoover in the 28th round of the 2019 draft. 

The utility player had his debut in 2019 and after COVID shutdown, Hoover spent time with Triple-A Round Rock and Double-A Frisco where he was teammates with RailCats All-Star Josh Smith and current ‘Cats RHP Tai Tiedemann.  

In 2022 Hoover spent the season in the Atlantic League’s Lancaster Barnstormers. Lancaster made a push into the postseason that season and faced the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, in Game 2 of their series Hoover delivered a huge blow by hitting a walk-off home run to even the series. Lancaster would go on to win the series and ultimately the Atlantic League Championship over the High Point Rockers.  

The 27-year-old was in Gastonia the last two years as a Honey Hunter and a Ghost Pepper. Last season Hoover played five different positions getting time in a second, third and all three outfield positions.