C Austin 'Hedgey' Hedges #3
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/03/2027
C AUSTIN 'HEDGEY' HEDGES #3 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 447 86 16 0 21 57 22 191 .192 .239 .369 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 35 35 35
Gap 40 45 35 40
Power 60 55 60 60
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 35
Errors: - 40 35
Arm: 70 45 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 80 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 80 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2027 COL Loss, 6-9 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
10/01/2027 @ COL Loss, 7-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/30/2027 @ COL Loss, 3-17 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2027 @ LAD Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2027 @ LAD Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2027 @ COL Win, 10-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/22/2027 @ COL Loss, 2-18 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/21/2027 @ COL Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2027 SF Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2027 SF Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is considered one of the team leaders, is an extremely hard worker, and is intelligent on and off the field. Hedges is well-respected by his teammates.
High: Leader, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:08/18/1992
Born in:San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,240,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 447 86 16 0 21 57 46 22 191 .192 .239 .369 .609 .258 .177 59
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 477 6 0 0 9 1 1 165 37 0 0 0.0 38.2 2.77 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   125 27 5 0 10 29 14 3 53 0 0 2 .216 .246 .496 .742
Versus Right   322 59 11 0 11 28 32 19 138 1 1 4 .183 .237 .320 .557
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   21 6 0 0 3 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
April   64 6 1 0 1 4 4 5 28 1 0 2 .094 .181 .156 .337
May   82 18 5 0 3 9 11 5 37 0 0 1 .220 .273 .390 .663
June   75 15 3 0 4 15 10 1 35 0 0 1 .200 .221 .400 .621
July   67 12 3 0 3 5 7 5 26 0 0 1 .179 .247 .358 .605
August   74 16 4 0 6 19 9 3 29 0 1 1 .216 .256 .514 .770
September   64 13 0 0 1 2 2 3 31 0 0 0 .203 .239 .250 .489
Spring Training   73 16 2 1 7 14 12 5 19 0 0 0 .219 .269 .562 .831
Postseason   13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Last Year   457 96 18 1 17 61 61 21 157 2 4 6 .210 .253 .365 .619
2 Years Ago   439 95 13 1 16 51 48 22 156 2 2 6 .216 .262 .360 .622
Career   4044 803 153 6 145 461 402 240 1466 19 21 46 .199 .250 .347 .597
Home   222 45 12 0 13 37 27 10 86 1 1 2 .203 .243 .432 .675
Road   225 41 4 0 8 20 19 12 105 0 0 4 .182 .237 .307 .543
Grass   447 86 16 0 21 57 46 22 191 1 1 6 .192 .239 .369 .609
Day   128 26 2 0 9 19 13 8 52 0 0 3 .203 .266 .430 .696
Night   319 60 14 0 12 38 33 14 139 1 1 3 .188 .228 .345 .573
As Starter   444 84 16 0 20 53 44 22 190 1 1 6 .189 .237 .360 .597
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Close/Late   117 23 5 0 6 18 10 6 47 0 0 1 .197 .242 .393 .635
Inning 1-3   123 21 4 0 5 20 14 8 59 0 0 3 .171 .239 .325 .564
Inning 4-6   170 32 5 0 8 15 18 5 71 1 1 2 .188 .219 .359 .578
Inning 7-9   144 29 4 0 8 22 14 7 59 0 0 1 .201 .243 .396 .639
Extra Innings   10 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .700 1.200
0 Outs   120 24 4 0 4 9 13 5 49 0 1 2 .200 .244 .333 .577
1 Outs   161 30 5 0 9 25 20 8 74 1 0 0 .186 .224 .385 .609
2 Outs   166 32 7 0 8 23 13 9 68 0 0 4 .193 .251 .380 .631
Scoring Position   115 25 6 0 5 35 13 4 54 1 1 1 .217 .248 .400 .648
Bases Empty   240 47 8 0 11 11 25 14 93 0 0 5 .196 .255 .367 .621
Runner on 1st   92 14 2 0 5 11 8 4 44 0 0 0 .152 .188 .337 .524
Runner on 2nd   37 8 2 0 0 3 3 3 18 0 0 1 .216 .293 .270 .563
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 12 3 0 3 17 6 1 16 0 0 0 .286 .302 .571 .874
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Loaded   15 3 1 0 1 10 3 0 7 1 0 0 .200 .188 .467 .654
Two Strikes   262 23 2 0 5 14 13 8 191 0 0 1 .088 .118 .153 .271
First Pitch   52 18 6 0 4 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 .346 .358 .692 1.051
Count 0-1   31 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .188 .323 .510
Count 0-2   45 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 0 0 0 .022 .022 .022 .044
Count 1-0   29 14 2 0 6 18 6 0 0 0 0 1 .483 .500 1.172 1.672
Count 1-1   29 10 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 .345 .367 .586 .953
Count 1-2   85 8 1 0 3 6 4 0 62 0 0 1 .094 .105 .212 .316
Count 2-0   11 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 .455 .462 .727 1.189
Count 2-1   23 8 2 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .565 .913
Count 2-2   78 9 1 0 1 6 4 0 57 0 0 0 .115 .115 .167 .282
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 1 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .684 .778 1.462
Full Count   54 5 0 0 1 1 5 8 37 0 0 0 .093 .210 .148 .358
Behind in Count   161 14 3 0 4 9 7 0 97 0 0 2 .087 .098 .180 .278
Ahead in Count   73 30 5 0 9 30 19 14 0 1 0 2 .411 .511 .849 1.360
Batting 8th   122 16 2 0 6 10 9 8 50 1 0 2 .131 .195 .295 .491
Batting 9th   325 70 14 0 15 47 37 14 141 0 1 4 .215 .257 .397 .653
Low Leverage   198 39 7 0 11 16 23 12 81 1 0 3 .197 .252 .399 .651
Medium Leverage   150 27 4 0 6 18 14 7 63 0 0 3 .180 .231 .327 .558
High Leverage   98 20 5 0 4 23 9 2 47 0 1 0 .204 .220 .378 .598
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 San Diego - MLB 22 56 137 23 2 0 3 11 13 8 1 3 38 0 0 .168 .215 .248 .463 34 17 -0.6
2016 San Diego - MLB 23 8 24 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 7 0 1 .125 .154 .167 .321 -9 -23 -0.3
2017 San Diego - MLB 24 120 387 83 17 0 18 55 36 23 3 3 122 4 1 .214 .262 .398 .660 79 69 0.8
2018 San Diego - MLB 25 91 303 70 14 2 14 37 29 21 1 1 90 3 0 .231 .282 .429 .711 100 91 1.3
2019 San Diego - MLB 26 102 312 55 9 0 11 36 28 27 5 1 109 1 0 .176 .252 .311 .563 54 46 -0.4
2020 San Diego - MLB 27 94 321 71 13 1 9 36 30 18 3 1 104 2 1 .221 .268 .352 .620 66 62 0.4
2021 San Diego - MLB 28 86 278 55 13 0 5 25 26 22 2 0 109 1 0 .198 .262 .299 .560 54 50 -0.1
2022 San Diego - MLB 29 75 251 43 14 1 4 21 19 13 3 1 108 0 1 .171 .220 .283 .503 37 31 -0.6
2023 San Diego - MLB 30 26 85 11 3 0 2 7 7 3 0 0 30 0 0 .129 .159 .235 .394 8 -5 -0.5
2023 St. Louis - MLB 30 64 232 43 8 0 8 20 21 19 2 0 110 0 1 .185 .253 .323 .576 58 54 -0.2
2023 Total - MLB 30 90 317 54 11 0 10 27 28 22 2 0 140 0 1 .170 .229 .300 .528 45 39 -0.7
2024 St. Louis - MLB 31 36 120 19 2 0 2 10 6 9 2 1 46 0 1 .158 .227 .225 .452 25 23 -0.6
2024 Arizona - MLB 31 70 251 50 10 0 15 33 30 12 5 2 89 0 0 .199 .248 .418 .666 73 71 0.7
2024 Total - MLB 31 106 371 69 12 0 17 43 36 21 7 3 135 0 1 .186 .241 .356 .597 58 55 0.1
2025 Arizona - MLB 32 124 439 95 13 1 16 51 48 22 6 2 156 0 0 .216 .262 .360 .622 66 64 1.3
2026 Arizona - MLB 33 128 457 96 18 1 17 61 61 21 6 2 157 0 0 .210 .253 .365 .619 64 63 0.6
2027 Arizona - MLB 34 127 447 86 16 0 21 57 46 22 6 1 191 0 0 .192 .239 .369 .609 59 59 0.3
Total MLB 1207 4044 803 153 6 145 461 402 240 46 19 1466 11 6 .199 .250 .347 .597 61 56 2.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 San Diego (AZL) - R 18 5 16 5 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 .312 .500 .500 1.000 171 173 0.3
2011 Eugene - A- 18 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450 25 40 -0.0
2012 Fort Wayne - A 19 96 337 94 28 0 10 56 44 23 7 4 62 14 9 .279 .334 .451 .785 120 120 2.4
2013 Lake Elsinore - A+ 20 66 233 63 22 1 4 30 34 22 6 4 45 5 4 .270 .343 .425 .768 104 105 1.1
2013 Amarillo - AA 20 20 67 15 3 0 0 8 4 6 1 0 9 3 1 .224 .297 .269 .566 54 56 -0.1
2014 Amarillo - AA 21 113 427 96 19 2 6 44 31 23 3 2 89 1 3 .225 .268 .321 .589 58 62 -0.9
2015 El Paso - AAA 22 21 71 23 8 0 2 15 12 8 0 0 8 1 0 .324 .392 .521 .914 144 145 0.7
2016 El Paso - AAA 23 82 313 102 20 1 21 82 55 13 3 5 51 1 1 .326 .353 .597 .951 151 147 3.0
2017 San Diego (AZL) - R 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -92 -0.1
2018 Lake Elsinore - A+ 25 4 12 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .357 .417 .774 106 102 0.0
2018 El Paso - AAA 25 7 27 11 3 0 3 11 7 3 0 1 9 0 0 .407 .452 .852 1.303 242 228 0.6
Total PCL 110 411 136 31 1 26 108 74 24 3 6 68 2 1 .331 .367 .601 .968 156 152
Total TEX 133 494 111 22 2 6 52 35 29 4 2 98 4 4 .225 .272 .314 .586 58 61
Total CAL 70 245 67 23 1 4 31 35 23 6 5 46 5 4 .273 .344 .424 .769 104 105
Total MID 96 337 94 28 0 10 56 44 23 7 4 62 14 9 .279 .334 .451 .785 120 120
Total NWL 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450 25 40
Total AZL 6 19 5 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 .263 .440 .421 .861 138 141
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 San Diego - MLB 28 10 34 10 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 10 0 0 .294 .351 .353 .704 96 97 0.6
2024 Arizona - MLB 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 -1 0.6
2025 Arizona - MLB 32 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277 -20 -18 1.2
2026 Arizona - MLB 33 3 10 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700 79 79 1.1
2027 Arizona - MLB 34 3 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 25 20 0.9
Total MLB 21 73 16 2 0 1 3 6 4 2 0 33 0 0 .219 .278 .288 .566 54 55
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 San Diego - MLB C 47 41 366 26 1 396 4 .990 350.2 10.06 +0.5 .000 2 49 16 32.7
2016 San Diego - MLB C 7 7 47 2 1 50 1 .980 0.0 0.00 +0.2 .000 0 4 2 50.0
2017 San Diego - MLB C 115 109 921 56 9 987 10 .990 933.1 9.42 +2.8 .000 3 71 26 36.6
2018 San Diego - MLB C 83 80 748 34 3 793 11 .986 725.0 9.71 -0.5 .000 4 58 13 22.4
2019 San Diego - MLB C 95 93 858 35 3 904 11 .988 813.0 9.89 +1.6 .000 2 36 12 33.3
2019 San Diego - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 San Diego - MLB C 94 92 997 59 6 1058 2 .998 825.0 11.52 +3.0 1.283 2 60 16 26.7
2021 San Diego - MLB C 85 84 862 56 4 921 3 .997 742.1 11.13 +0.2 .965 4 56 14 25.0
2022 San Diego - MLB C 74 74 842 50 2 892 0 1.000 652.0 12.31 +2.2 1.248 3 36 9 25.0
2023 San Diego - MLB C 26 26 241 11 3 252 0 1.000 225.0 10.08 +0.6 1.109 2 16 6 37.5
2023 St. Louis - MLB C 64 64 690 45 4 736 1 .999 585.1 11.30 +1.6 1.171 3 39 10 25.6
2024 St. Louis - MLB C 36 36 339 25 1 365 1 .997 326.0 10.05 +1.0 1.145 2 25 7 28.0
2024 Arizona - MLB C 69 68 637 40 2 679 2 .997 614.0 9.92 +2.5 1.374 4 43 15 34.9
2024 Arizona - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Arizona - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Arizona - MLB C 124 124 1218 89 6 1310 3 .998 1123.0 10.47 +5.8 1.120 4 75 33 44.0
2026 Arizona - MLB C 128 128 1317 85 8 1406 4 .997 1141.0 11.06 +2.7 1.122 11 61 20 32.8
2027 Arizona - MLB C 127 126 1345 72 8 1420 3 .998 1140.2 11.18 +2.7 1.018 6 77 27 35.1
TOTAL C 1174 1152 11428 685 61 12169 56 .995 10196.1 10.69 +26.9 1.138 52 706 226 32.0
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2011 Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Junipero Serra Catholic HS (San Juan Capistrano, CA).
01/11/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,060,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
11/17/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
05/12/2021 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/19/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
05/11/2022 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/09/2022 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
05/08/2023 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Chris Paddack, 2B Nick Senzel, in exchange for C Bo Naylor, 2B Termarr Johnson, RP Matthew Liberatore, SP Kenta Maeda, RF Eddie King Jr..
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
06/10/2024 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for LF Sergio Ontiveros, 2B Luis Aguilar, SS Juan Aparicio.
06/29/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,200,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
11/09/2024 Wins the 2024 MLB NL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
11/14/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB NL Great Glove Award at C.
12/07/2025 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,840,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2027 191 5
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