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Guardians · C · Common · 2026
Austin Hedges
Austin Hedges's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 55 overall using real 2026 Statcast batting data (exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed). Ratings refresh nightly.
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Austin Hedges
Guardians · 2026 · B:R T:R
AVG.247
HR6
RBI25
Stock
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9955
Power49
Contact70
Discipline86
Speed34
Fielding82
Common · Cleveland Guardians
▼ from 66 preseason
Batting Stats (2026)
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 247 | 215 | 25 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 0.247 | 0.325 | 0.377 | 0.702 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BBE | Avg EV | Barrel% | Hard-Hit% | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | 88.2 mph | 3.4% | 32.2% | 25.0 ft/s |
| 2024 | 87 | 84.8 mph | 1.1% | 24.1% | 25.3 ft/s |
| 2023 | 151 | 87.2 mph | 0.7% | 31.1% | 24.5 ft/s |
Per-season Statcast batted-ball data. BBE = batted-ball events.
Transaction History
Austin Hedges appears in 6 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 2 of the trades list Austin Hedges as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2024 | Signed as free agent | — | Cleveland Guardians | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent C Austin Hedges. |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Signed as free agent | — | Cleveland Guardians | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent C Austin Hedges. |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Trade | Pittsburgh Pirates | Texas Rangers | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Austin Hedges to Texas Rangers for Future Considerations. International Signing Bonus Cap Space. Austin Hedges was traded to Texas Rangers in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Signed as free agent | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Austin Hedges. |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Trade | San Diego Padres | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians traded RHP Mike Clevinger, LF Greg Allen and Player To Be Named Later to San Diego Padres for C Austin Hedges, RHP Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller. Austin Hedges was received by Cleveland Indians in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Aug 15, 2011 | Signed | — | San Diego Padres | San Diego Padres signed C Austin Hedges. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xBA | 0.224 |
|---|---|
| xSLG | 0.314 |
| xwOBA | 0.280 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 85.8 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 4.5% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 32.4% |
| Sprint Speed | 24.5 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 24.1% |
| Chase Rate | 25.4% |
| OAA | — |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Austin Hedges's current rating of 55 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: Barrel Rate, xwOBA, Exit Velocity, Sprint Speed.
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