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Austin Hedges
Hedges with the Guardians in 2024
Cleveland Guardians – No. 27
Catcher
Born: (1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 (age 33)
San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 2015, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.185
Home runs74
Runs batted in248
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Austin Charles Hedges (born August 18, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers.

Early life

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues (2011–2015)

Hedges with the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2013
  • 2011 draft
  • 2011 AZL Padres
  • 2011 Eugene Emeralds
  • 2012 Fort Wayne TinCaps

Hedges opened the 2013 season with the Class A-Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League.[1] After hitting .229 in the first month of the season, Hedges was sidelined with a bruised catching hand from May 3 to June 2. The break was a reset for the catcher, who hit .325 in his first month back from injury.[2] In July, he was named to the All-Star Futures Game, catching for Team USA.[3] The Padres promoted Hedges to the Double-A San Antonio Missions on July 31 to replace injured catcher Robert Kral. At the time of the promotion, Hedges was hitting .267 with three home runs and 26 RBIs in 64 games for the Storm.[4] He played in 20 Texas League games after the promotion, hitting .224 with eight RBIs in the process.[5] At the conclusion of the minor league season, Hedges joined the Peoria Javelinas for the Arizona Fall League (AZFL). He hit .273 with six RBIs in 21 games and was named to the AZFL Top Prospects Team.[6]

Hedges returned to the Missions for the start of the 2014 season.[7]

  • 2014 San Antonio Missions
  • 2015 El Paso Chihuahuas

San Diego Padres (2015–2020)

Hedges with the Padres in 2019
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020

Cleveland Indians / Guardians (2020–2022)

Hedges with the Guardians in 2022
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022

Pittsburgh Pirates (2023)

  • 2023

Texas Rangers (2023)

The Pirates traded Hedges to the Texas Rangers on August 1, 2023, in exchange for international bonus pool money. With starting catcher Jonah Heim on the injured list, Hedges provided additional depth behind Mitch Garver and Sam Huff.[8]

  • 2023

Second stint with Cleveland (2024–present)

Hedges with the Guardians in 2024
  • 2024
  • 2025

Hedges signed a one-year, $4 million contract extension with the Guardians on October 15, 2025.[9]

Player profile

Personal life

See also

References

  1. ^ Glaser, Kyle (April 5, 2013). "Baseball: Storm open season with loaded roster". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Negri, Landon (July 2, 2013). "Baseball: Turnaround for Storm's Hedges". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Glaser, Kyle (July 10, 2013). "Minor league notebook: Hedges to play in Futures Game". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Brock, Corey (July 31, 2013). "Padres promote prospect Hedges to Double-A". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference brm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Berry, Adam (December 21, 2013). "Hedges, Spangenberg earn AFL honors". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Missions believe they're capable of another TL title run". San Antonio Express-News. April 2, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  8. ^ delos Santos, Justice; Landry, Kennedi (August 1, 2023). "Rangers add catching depth with trade for Hedges". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Stebbins, Tim (October 15, 2025). "'I want to finish my career in Cleveland': Clubhouse leader Hedges returns to Guards". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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