BASICS:
Born: August 18, 1992
Jersey Number: 18 (Padres and Pirates), 11 (Rangers), 17 then 27 (Guardians)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Position: Catcher
Drafted: 2011 by the Padres, Round 2, Pick 82
MLB Debut: May 4, 2015
Teams: Padres (2011-2020), Guardians (2020-2022, 2024-2025), Pirates (2023), Rangers (2023)
Instagram: @austinhedges18
2025 STATS:
Games: 68
Batting Average: 0.161
OBP: 0.250
SLG: 0.277
OBP: 0.527
Runs: 13
Hits: 25
Doubles: 3
Home Runs: 5
RBIs: 10
Stolen Bases: 1
CAREER STATS:
Games: 820
Batting Average: 0.185
OBP: 0.244
SLG: 0.313
OPS: 0.556
Runs: 212
Hits: 422
Doubles: 66
Triples: 2
Home Runs: 74
RBIs: 248
Stolen Bases: 16
CAREER AWARDS:
Cleveland Good Guy Award – 2024
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:
In 2023, during one of the team's slumps, José was asked by Andre Knott what the Guards were missing. He went into the clubhouse, dug up Hedges's name plate, brought it to Knott, and said, "this!"
He was going to play baseball for UCLA before the Padres drafted him.
He is the only active Guardians player to have won a WS title, in 2023 with the Rangers.
He played baseball with Bryce Harper growing up.
2025 HIGHLIGHTS:
He and Arias combined for caught stealing
He was part of a back-to-back inning
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
He got four hits on his birthday in 2019
WHY I LIKE HIM:
He's a great clubhouse guy and will make a great coach one day.
PREVIOUS PLAYERS:
11/10: José Ramírez 11/17: Gavin Williams 11/24: Steven Kwan 12/1: Tanner Bibee 12/8: Bo Naylor 12/15: Jakob Junis 12/22: Kyle Manzardo 12/29: Hunter Gaddis 1/5: Daniel Schneemann 1/12: Joey Cantillo
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when Tarik Skubal goes to sleep he checks under his bed for Austin Hedges
Excellent catcher, really solid shot-caller, terrible bat. But he’s got something hidden down there. He’s just gotta learn how to hit better and he could truly be a big piece for Cleveland. In spite of all of that, he’s an essential dugout and clubhouse guy and I’m glad we keep him around. We love World Series Champion Austin Hedges.
Our big free agent thumper. Enjoy him.
Vibes
Manifesting Hedgey catching and calling a no hitters for us this year
This post is missing his pitching stats!
CAREER:
ERA: 4.15
Innings Pitched: 8.2
Hits: 11
Runs: 4
Earned Runs: 4
HR: 1
BB: 2
Opp. Avg: 3.24
WHIP: 1.50
My pronoun is he, I’m sorry I can’t be him