American professional baseball catcher Austin Charles Hedges plays for the Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball. He was born on August 18, 1992.
Hedges was born to Charlie and Pam Hedges in San Juan Capistrano, California, on August 18, 1992. Hedges spent a lot of his childhood throwing a lacrosse ball at a wall and catching it with his bare hand because he was an only child and his parents worked after he got home from school.
In the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, the San Diego Padres selected Hedges out of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Despite having a UCLA commitment, he signed a $3 million contract with the Padres. Hedges joined the Class AAA El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League in 2015.
Hedges was then promoted to the major leagues as Derek Norris’ backup on May 4, when the Padres designated Wil Nieves for assignment.
Hedges hit.324 with 2 home runs in 79 at-bats with the Chihuahuas.
Hedges was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians on August 31, 2020, along with Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, Matt Waldron, and the minor leaguers Gabriel Arias, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo.
Hedges participated in 6 games for Cleveland in 2020, hitting.083 with 0 RBIs and 0 home runs.
When it comes to relationships, Hedges does not have a girlfriend but he is not single either as he is married to his beautiful wife Maggie Hedges. Hedges and his wife Maggie got married in 2019 and spend the offseason in San Diego.