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The most important .186 hitter in the majors? Why everybody loves Austin Hedges

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Austin Hedges is the best backup catcher in baseball, the most important.

He has been described by teammates, always with love, as a character, a gym rat, a defensive weapon, a future manager, a relentless energy force.

"He's legit in the way he impacts a game and a team," says Terry Francona , Hedges ' manager.

Hedges was a star player as a kid in Orange County , California , playing for his father, Charlie .

He played on the same little league teams as several future major leaguers, including Chapman and Joe Musgrove .

"The blessing and curse to me was not hitting well," Hedges said.

"I want to be a lifer in baseball, whatever that means that means," he said.

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