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Austin Hedges

Guardians
Number #27
Position C
Bats R
Throws R
Age 34
Height 6' 0"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place San Juan Capistrano, CA
Born Aug 18, 1992

Key Insights

2026
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Jordan Lyles has struck Hedges out 7 times in 10 plate appearances, 70% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Hedges has hit .250/.308/.833 against Reid Detmers in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

3 for 12 with 2 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .523 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Hedges hits Tyler Mahle harder than anyone: 100.8 mph off the bat, against a median of 86.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Hedges cannot get the barrel to Jeffrey Springs: 63.1 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 86.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He is a different player against this opponent

Hedges carries a .560 career OPS; against Clayton Kershaw it is .132, over 23 plate appearances.

1 for 22 with 0 home runs.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the HOU, Hedges has hit .093 and slugged .116 over 48 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

4 hits, 0 home runs and 19 strikeouts, against a .326 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 18, 1992
Birth Place San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R