Carter Hawkins
{{short description|American baseball executive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Carter Hawkins
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|08|07}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| position = General Manager
| team = Chicago Cubs
| teams =
- Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2021}})
- Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|2022}}–present)
}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Seth |title=The House That 'Corbs' Built: Former Vanderbilt Players Help Fund New Baseball Facilities to Honor Coach Tim Corbin |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/03/07/the-house-that-corbs-built-former-vanderbilt-players-help-fund-new-baseball-facilities-to-honor-coach-tim-corbin-2/ |access-date=October 15, 2021 |work=Vanderbilt Magazine |date=March 7, 2017}}
Baseball career
In 2008, Hawkins joined the Cleveland Indians baseball team as an advance scouting intern.{{cite magazine |last1=Loede |first1=Matt |title=Indians Promote Carter Hawkins and Matt Forman to Role of Assistant GM |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/indians/news/indians-promote-carter-hawkins-matt-forman-role-assistant-gm |access-date=October 15, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 4, 2016}} He took a full-time role as a scout for the organization in 2009.
Hawkins was reported to be the scout that found perennial all star Jose Ramirez. On 7/1/2025, while being interviewed on 670am out of Chicago, Hawkins said that he did not discover Ramirez. Hawkins was named the team's assistant director of player development in 2010 and the director of player development in 2015.{{cite news |last1=Hoynes |first1=Paul |title=Chicago Cubs hire Cleveland Guardians executive Carter Hawkins as new general manager |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2021/10/chicago-cubs-hire-cleveland-guardians-executive-carter-hawkins-as-their-new-general-manager.html |access-date=October 15, 2021 |work=Cleveland Plain-Dealer |date=October 13, 2021}} 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 Chicago Cubs hired Hawkins as their general manager.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-15|title=Cubs hire Cleveland's Hawkins to serve as GM|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32406078/chicago-cubs-hire-carter-hawkins-general-manager|access-date=2021-10-15|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Bastian |first1=Jordan |title=Cubs name Carter Hawkins next GM |url=https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/carter-hawkins-cubs-gm |access-date=October 15, 2021 |work=MLB.com |date=October 15, 2021}}
Personal life
Hawkins is married to his wife, Lindsay.
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