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Hudson Head

American baseball player (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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John Hudson Head (born April 8, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

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Amateur career

Head attended Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior in 2019, he batted .615 with 14 home runs.[1] He committed to play college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners.[2] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He signed with the Padres for a $3 million signing bonus, a record for a player taken in the third round.[4]

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Professional career

Head made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres, batting .283 with one home run and seven doubles over 32 games.[5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On January 19, 2021, Head was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three team trade that also sent David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Drake Fellows and Endy Rodríguez to the Pirates, Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets.[7] He spent the 2021 season with the Bradenton Marauders of the Low-A Southeast, slashing .213/.362/.394 with 15 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 16 doubles over 101 games.[8] He was released on July 26, 2025.[9]

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