Drew Arvid Hedman (born July 20, 1986) is an American former

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current

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for the

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. he previously was the co-hitting for the

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(MLB). During his playing career, Hedman has also played

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Playing career

Hedman attended

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and played

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for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, where he was the

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"Hitter of the Year" as a senior after compiling a Division-III leading 23 home runs, 79 runs batted in with a .500/.578/1.038

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 50th round (1,518th overall) in the 2009 Major League Baseball first-year player draft and played four years in the Red Sox organization, although he never advanced past the Double-A level.

Coaching career

Hedman retired from professional baseball and joined the coaching staff at Vanderbilt as their volunteer assistant, where they won the

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in his lone season with the program. He left Vanderbilt to join the front office of the

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as an intern before leaving to join a

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–based company that runs baseball camps and showcases. He was hired as an advance scout by the

in 2018 and was named the newly created run production coordinator for the Diamondbacks in 2019. He was promoted to co-hitting coach for the Diamondbacks in 2021 alongside Rick Short after

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and

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were fired. On November 27, 2024, Hedman was hired by the

for the same position.

References

External links

MiLB profile

Drew Hedman Minor League statistics
at Baseball-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedman, Drew 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Redding, California Baseball players from California Baseball coaches from California Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens baseball players Lowell Spinners players Salem Red Sox players Portland Sea Dogs players Greenville Drive players Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaches Arizona Diamondbacks coaches