Stephen Head | |
Current Title: | Midwest Scout |
Current Team: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1984 |
Birth Place: | Raymond, Mississippi, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 2003–2005 |
Player Team1: | Ole Miss |
Player Years2: | 2005 |
Player Team2: | Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
Player Years3: | 2005–2007 |
Player Team3: | Kinston Indians |
Player Years4: | 2007–2008 |
Player Team4: | Akron Aeros |
Player Years5: | 2009 |
Player Team5: | Columbus Clippers |
Player Years6: | 2009 |
Player Team6: | Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
Player Years7: | 2010 |
Player Team7: | Southern Illinois Miners |
Player Years8: | 2011 |
Player Team8: | Tri-City Dust Devils |
Player Years9: | 2011 |
Player Team9: | Asheville Tourists |
Player Positions: | First baseman / Outfielder |
Coach Years1: | 2012 |
Coach Team1: | Ole Miss (SA) |
Coach Years2: | 2014–2015 |
Coach Team2: | Ole Miss (BC) |
Admin Years1: | 2013 |
Admin Team1: | Ole Miss (DO) |
Admin Years2: | 2019–present |
Admin Team2: | Los Angeles Dodgers (Scout) |
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Stephen Anthony Head (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional baseball scout and former infielder and outfielder, who is currently a scout of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He played college baseball at Ole Miss for head coach Mike Bianco from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. He then spent 4 years as an assistant coach at Ole Miss (2012–2015)[1]
Head attended Hillcrest Christian School (Jackson, Mississippi) and the University of Mississippi. He was the designated hitter for the United States national baseball team during the 2003 Pan American Games,[2] receiving a silver medal for his efforts. In 2004, Head was the inaugural recipient of the Ferriss Trophy (now the C Spire Ferriss Trophy), awarded annually to Mississippi's top collegiate baseball player.[3] Head was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 62nd overall pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.
From 2005 through 2009, Head played in the Indians' farm system, reaching as high as Triple-A with the Columbus Clippers. Head spent the 2008 season with the Akron Aeros and helped lead the team to the Eastern League Championship Series. He played in 2010 with the independent Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. His final season of professional baseball was 2011, when he pitched for the Class A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils,[4] and the Class A Asheville Tourists within the Colorado Rockies organization.