Jerad Head

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image = Jerad Head (6839628694) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Head in 2012 spring training

| name = Jerad Head

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|15}}

| birth_place = Topeka, Kansas

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 28

| debutyear = 2011

| debutteam = Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 26

| finalyear = 2011

| finalteam = Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .125

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 0

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 1

| teams =

Cleveland Indians ({{Baseball year|2011}})

}}

Jerad Lee Head (born November 15, 1982) is a retired Major League Baseball player and former minor league baseball manager. During his playing career Head served primarily as an outfielder, appearing for the Cleveland Indians for ten games in 2011 as a left fielder and pinch hitter. He managed the Class A Short Season Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League between 2016 and 2018.

Career

Head attended Hayden High School and Washburn University before being signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cleveland Indians. Starting in 2006, Head played in minor league baseball, appearing with the Burlington Indians, Lake County Captains, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons, and Columbus Clippers between 2006 and 2011.

Head was promoted to the majors on August 28, 2011 as a replacement in the outfield for Michael Brantley, who was out the rest of the season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/jerad_head_up_michael_brantley.html|title=Tribe's DL keeps growing as OF Michael Brantley (Hamate bone surgery) is done for year: Indians Insider|date=29 August 2011}} After batting only 2 for 23 in eight games, Head was designated for assignment on September 7, 2011 to make room on the 40-man roster for Trevor Crowe. Head was placed back on the Indians' roster on September 25, 2011. Head was subsequently outrighted to Triple-A Columbus again on October 18. He declared free agency on November 2.

The Detroit Tigers signed Head to a minor league contract on November 29, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2011/11/detroit_tigers_re-sign_catcher.html |title=Detroit Tigers re-sign catcher Omir Santos to minor league deal |work=MLive.com |first=James |last=Schmehl |date=December 2011 |accessdate=March 2, 2012}} He signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals before the 2013 season, and spent one season with them before being released.

=Post playing career=

Head was named as the Manager of the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League for the 2016 season, and managed them to a 99-129 record between 2016 and 2018. Before the 2019 season, he was replaced by Rocket Wheeler.{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalbaseball.com/2019/1/7/18172447/washington-nationals-announce-2019-minor-league-staff-some-changes|title=Washington Nationals announce 2019 Minor League staff...|last=Reddington|first=Patrick|date=2019-01-07|website=Federal Baseball|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03}}