Carter Hawkins
Carter Hawkins | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia | August 7, 1984
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation | Baseball executive |
Organization | Chicago Cubs |
Carter Hawkins (born circa 1984) is an American baseball executive. His Major League Baseball career began with the Cleveland Indians, as a scout. He became general manager of the Chicago Cubs in October 2021.
Early life and education[]
Hawkins earned a bachelor's degree in 2007 from Vanderbilt University, where he also played baseball as a catcher.[1]
Baseball career[]
In 2008, Hawkins joined the Cleveland Indians baseball team as an advance scouting intern.[2] He took a full-time role as a scout for the organization in 2009. Hawkins was named the team's assistant director of player development in 2010 and the director of player development in 2015.[3] He was named the Indians' assistant general manager in 2016.[2]
On October 15, 2021, the Chicago Cubs hired Hawkins as their general manager.[4][5]
Personal life[]
Hawkins is married to his wife, Lindsay.
References[]
- ^ Robertson, Seth (March 7, 2017). "The House That 'Corbs' Built: Former Vanderbilt Players Help Fund New Baseball Facilities to Honor Coach Tim Corbin". Vanderbilt Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Loede, Matt (November 4, 2016). "Indians Promote Carter Hawkins and Matt Forman to Role of Assistant GM". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (October 13, 2021). "Chicago Cubs hire Cleveland Guardians executive Carter Hawkins as new general manager". Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Cubs hire Cleveland's Hawkins to serve as GM". ESPN.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (October 15, 2021). "Cubs name Carter Hawkins next GM". MLB.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- Living people
- Chicago Cubs executives
- Cleveland Indians executives
- Vanderbilt Commodores baseball players
- 1984 births