Carter Hawkins (born circa 1984) is an American baseball executive. His

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career began with the

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, as a scout. He became

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of the

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in October 2021.

Early life and education

Hawkins earned a bachelor's degree in 2007 from

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, where he also played baseball as a catcher.

Baseball career

In 2008, Hawkins joined the

baseball team as an advance scouting intern. He took a full-time role as a scout for the organization in 2009. Hawkins was the scout that found perennial all star Jose Ramirez. Hawkins was named the team's assistant director of player development in 2010 and the director of player development in 2015. He was named the Indians' assistant general manager in 2016. He was named Sports Illustrated top young up and coming baseball executive in 2015. On October 15, 2021, the

hired Hawkins as their general manager.

Personal life

Hawkins is married to his wife, Lindsay.

References

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