C Austin 'Hedgey' Hedges #18
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/29/2024
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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C AUSTIN 'HEDGEY' HEDGES #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 138 25 4 0 1 8 12 39 .181 .245 .232 0 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 40 35 40 40
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 65 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 75 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 55
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
09/28/2024 BAL Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2024 MIA Loss, 3-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2024 MIA Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2024 @ BOS Win, 9-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/2024 @ BOS Loss, 0-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2024 @ CLE Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/2024 CIN Win, 10-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2024 LAA Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2024 @ KC Win, 10-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/2024 @ TB Loss, 6-8 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/18/1992
Born in:San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:194 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 138 25 4 0 1 8 18 12 39 .181 .245 .232 .477 .217 .051 32
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 151 0 0 0 6 3 1 32 5 0 1 0.0 7.2 1.58 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 1 0 .160 .250 .160 .410
Versus Right   113 21 4 0 1 8 14 9 34 1 2 0 .186 .244 .248 .492
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   13 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 .077 .250 .154 .404
May   22 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 .136 .200 .136 .336
June   16 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
July   31 6 0 0 1 4 5 3 9 0 1 0 .194 .265 .290 .555
August   17 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 0 .235 .350 .294 .644
September   38 8 1 0 0 1 5 1 9 0 1 0 .211 .231 .237 .468
Spring Training   37 7 1 0 0 2 3 2 10 0 0 1 .189 .250 .216 .466
Last Year   371 71 15 0 13 28 39 44 105 1 7 3 .191 .282 .337 .619
2 Years Ago   355 77 10 1 15 45 48 27 83 2 1 1 .217 .273 .377 .650
Career   2278 468 92 3 82 249 254 166 691 18 16 12 .205 .261 .356 .618
Home   53 7 1 0 1 5 8 6 18 1 2 0 .132 .217 .208 .424
Road   85 18 3 0 0 3 10 6 21 0 1 0 .212 .264 .247 .511
Grass   130 22 4 0 1 7 16 12 39 1 3 0 .169 .238 .223 .461
Turf   8 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Day   75 14 1 0 1 6 12 6 20 1 1 0 .187 .244 .240 .484
Night   63 11 3 0 0 2 6 6 19 0 2 0 .175 .246 .222 .469
As Starter   134 24 4 0 0 6 16 12 37 1 2 0 .179 .245 .209 .454
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Close/Late   31 4 2 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 1 0 .129 .206 .194 .399
Inning 1-3   39 10 2 0 0 3 4 2 11 0 2 0 .256 .293 .308 .600
Inning 4-6   46 6 0 0 0 2 6 6 18 1 0 0 .130 .226 .130 .357
Inning 7-9   51 9 2 0 1 3 5 2 10 0 0 0 .176 .208 .275 .482
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   48 8 3 0 0 3 7 1 15 1 1 0 .167 .180 .229 .409
1 Outs   46 10 1 0 0 1 5 7 13 0 2 0 .217 .321 .239 .560
2 Outs   44 7 0 0 1 4 5 4 11 0 0 0 .159 .229 .227 .456
Scoring Position   30 5 0 0 1 8 6 4 9 1 3 0 .167 .257 .267 .524
Bases Empty   80 16 3 0 0 0 8 7 24 0 0 0 .200 .264 .237 .502
Runner on 1st   28 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 .143 .172 .179 .351
Runner on 2nd   11 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 5 0 3 0 .182 .357 .455 .812
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   66 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 39 0 0 0 .091 .143 .091 .234
First Pitch   28 8 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .464 .750
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   10 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 1-1   10 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   25 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 .080 .080 .080 .160
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-2   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 .059 .238 .059 .297
Behind in Count   40 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Ahead in Count   24 6 2 0 0 2 9 8 0 1 2 0 .250 .424 .333 .758
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 8th   14 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
Batting 9th   120 20 3 0 0 4 14 11 34 1 2 0 .167 .235 .192 .427
Low Leverage   66 15 2 0 1 3 8 4 18 0 0 0 .227 .271 .303 .574
Medium Leverage   51 8 2 0 0 3 8 7 16 1 2 0 .157 .254 .196 .450
High Leverage   21 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 1 0 .095 .136 .095 .232
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 31 18 -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 -12 -25 -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 75 67 0.7
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 122 422 92 23 1 15 50 55 24 2 3 137 2 0 .218 .262 .384 .646 67 66 0.5
2019 Toronto - MLB 26 82 291 61 13 1 9 23 24 18 0 1 107 0 0 .210 .255 .354 .609 62 62 0.1
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 12 35 9 4 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 14 0 0 .257 .350 .543 .893 137 138 0.5
2019 Total - MLB 26 94 326 70 17 1 11 28 27 23 0 1 121 0 0 .215 .266 .374 .640 71 71 0.5
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 35 115 24 3 0 6 23 16 5 1 3 38 0 0 .209 .242 .391 .633 68 65 -0.2
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -107 -0.1
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 107 355 77 10 1 15 45 48 27 1 2 83 0 2 .217 .273 .377 .650 74 75 1.4
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 132 371 71 15 0 13 28 39 44 3 1 105 0 0 .191 .282 .337 .619 69 72 1.8
2024 St. Louis - MLB 31 21 52 7 2 0 0 3 4 5 0 1 18 0 0 .135 .207 .173 .380 7 5 -0.1
2024 Minnesota - MLB 31 30 86 18 2 0 1 5 14 7 0 0 21 0 1 .209 .269 .267 .536 46 47 0.1
2024 Total - MLB 31 51 138 25 4 0 1 8 18 12 0 1 39 0 1 .181 .245 .232 .477 31 31 -0.0
Total MLB 730 2278 468 92 3 82 249 254 166 12 18 691 6 5 .205 .261 .356 .618 65 63 3.6
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 1.000 100 194 0.3
2011 Eugene - A- 18 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450 100 45 -0.0
2012 Fort Wayne - A 19 96 337 94 28 0 10 56 44 23 7 4 62 14 9 .279 .334 .451 .785 100 125 2.2
2013 Lake Elsinore - A 20 66 233 63 22 1 4 30 34 22 6 4 45 5 4 .270 .343 .425 .768 127 137 1.9
2013 San Antonio - AA 20 20 67 15 3 0 0 8 4 6 1 0 9 3 1 .224 .297 .269 .566 100 61 -0.1
2014 San Antonio - AA 21 113 427 96 19 2 6 44 31 23 3 2 89 1 3 .225 .268 .321 .589 100 66 -0.4
2015 El Paso - AAA 22 21 71 23 8 0 2 15 12 8 0 0 8 1 0 .324 .392 .521 .914 157 161 0.8
2016 El Paso - AAA 23 82 313 102 20 1 21 82 55 13 3 5 51 1 1 .326 .353 .597 .951 165 163 3.6
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 -107 -0.1
2019 Montgomery - AA 26 6 30 13 3 0 1 16 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .433 .485 .633 1.118 197 192 0.5
2019 Durham - AAA 26 4 16 7 3 0 2 8 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 .438 .500 1.000 1.500 306 292 0.5
2020 Durham - AAA 27 32 112 30 9 1 4 20 20 13 0 2 25 0 0 .268 .339 .473 .812 117 115 0.8
2021 Durham - AAA 28 98 334 69 10 1 11 42 44 30 2 6 89 4 1 .207 .272 .341 .613 72 72 -0.2
Total AAA 237 846 231 50 3 40 167 136 66 5 13 178 6 2 .273 .325 .481 .806 124 122
Total AA 6 30 13 3 0 1 16 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .433 .485 .633 1.118 197 192
Total TEX 133 494 111 22 2 6 52 35 29 4 2 98 4 4 .225 .272 .314 .586 100 66
Total A1 66 233 63 22 1 4 30 34 22 6 4 45 5 4 .270 .343 .425 .768 127 137
Total MID 96 337 94 28 0 10 56 44 23 7 4 62 14 9 .279 .334 .451 .785 100 125
Total NWL 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450 100 45
Total AZL 6 19 5 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 .263 .440 .421 .861 100 158
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
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 14 55 15 0 1 2 4 5 3 0 0 19 0 2 .273 .310 .418 .729 89 90 1.0
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 1.6
Total MLB 16 61 15 0 1 2 4 5 3 0 0 23 0 2 .246 .281 .377 .658 71 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Eugene - A- C 4 0 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.0 .000 0 4 1 25.0
2011 San Diego (AZL) - R C 2 0 13 2 0 17 2 .882 0.0 0.00 -0.1 .000 0 6 1 16.7
2012 Fort Wayne - A C 94 0 763 88 7 863 12 .986 0.0 0.00 -2.3 .000 16 149 47 31.5
2013 San Antonio - AA C 18 0 152 10 1 165 3 .982 0.0 0.00 -0.3 .000 0 16 3 18.8
2013 Lake Elsinore - A C 61 0 449 56 5 516 11 .979 0.0 0.00 +0.6 .000 7 94 35 37.2
2014 San Antonio - AA C 106 0 910 80 11 1005 15 .985 0.0 0.00 +2.1 .000 6 131 50 38.2
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
2015 El Paso - AAA C 17 0 141 13 0 156 2 .987 0.0 0.00 +0.2 .000 0 16 5 31.2
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
2016 El Paso - AAA C 73 0 578 54 9 638 6 .991 0.0 0.00 +0.3 .000 3 70 23 32.9
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
2017 San Diego (AZL) - R C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.4 .000 1 3 0 0.0
2018 Toronto - MLB C 122 119 922 65 7 990 3 .997 1065.1 8.34 +2.6 .957 5 69 20 29.0
2019 Toronto - MLB C 82 82 672 52 3 725 1 .999 727.1 8.96 +1.4 .929 6 56 19 33.9
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB C 12 10 92 9 0 102 1 .990 93.0 9.77 +0.6 1.625 0 8 2 25.0
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB C 28 28 287 9 1 296 0 1.000 255.1 10.43 -0.2 .540 1 7 0 0.0
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB C 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB C 105 103 721 59 9 783 3 .996 915.0 7.67 +3.0 1.058 6 28 14 50.0
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.035
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB C 132 128 989 68 11 1058 1 .999 1126.2 8.44 +2.5 1.003 5 72 21 29.2
2024 St. Louis - MLB C 21 16 123 12 3 135 0 1.000 148.2 8.17 +1.1 .996 0 21 7 33.3
2024 Minnesota - MLB C 28 25 209 10 1 219 0 1.000 222.0 8.88 +0.6 .996 2 16 5 31.2
TOTAL C 1078 668 8384 674 79 9133 75 .992 5841.1 13.96 +15.2 .990 63 890 297 33.4
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 1.035
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).
08/27/2018 Injured on 08/26/2018, diagnosed with a bruised finger, is day-to-day.
10/13/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB AL Division Series MVP Award.
11/25/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
07/19/2019 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Tampa Bay Rays, along with RP Carson Smith, in exchange for C Matt Wieters, CL Marshall Kasowski, 2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa, RP Corey Oswalt.
09/30/2019 Wins the 2019 AAA Round 3 with the Durham Bulls!
10/06/2019 Wins the 2019 AA Round 3 with the Montgomery Biscuits!
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/09/2020 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/17/2020 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,800,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
10/08/2021 Wins the 2021 AAA AC Glove Wizard Award at C.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,000,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
11/17/2022 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,800,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/06/2023 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for C David Fry.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
06/28/2024 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for C Omar Narvaez.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2023 7 3
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