Guardians catcher Austin Hedges pops question to girlfriend on field in heartwarming proposal after win

What’s amended than a hard fought triumph connected the diamond? Putting 1 connected your beloved’s finger, if you inquire Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges.

Hedges not lone helped the Guardians decision the Baltimore Orioles, 8-4, connected Sunday – helium got engaged to his girlfriend, Lexi Dickson, astatine Progressive Field.

Hedges got down connected 1 genu connected the grass, arsenic a connection flashed crossed the Jumbotron astatine the stadium successful Cleveland, portion his teammates were watching. Dickson was shocked and emotional, yet telling Hedges, "Yes!" earlier proceeding cheers from those looking on.

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Austin Hedges and his woman Lexi Dickinson observe their engagement aft the Cleveland Guardians' 8-4 triumph implicit the Baltimore Orioles astatine Progressive Field successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected April 19, 2026. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

Hedges told reporters that he’s had the ringing for his woman of astir 2 years since outpouring training, but helium didn’t person this program until "only a mates weeks ago."

"I was truly hoping we won the game," helium told Cleveland.com. "I was going to bash it regardless, but I truly wanted to triumph that crippled to marque it other special."

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The connection connected the video committee read, "Lexi, volition you wed me?" which prompted Hedges to get down connected 1 knee.

"There were a batch of nerves, a batch of nerves," Hedges, 33, explained. "I’m ever tense for shot games…and conscionable trying to enactment present, knowing that determination were immoderate activities after. But it’s a peculiar day. Special to beryllium capable to soak it each in."

Dickson, sporting a black, customized overgarment with Hedges’ fig and pictures of her now-fiancé connected the back, flashed her ringing astir for Guardians players and friends and household who took pictures connected the field.

Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges projected to his fiancée Lexi Dickinson connected the tract aft a crippled against the Baltimore Orioles astatine Progressive Field successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected April 19, 2026. (David Dermer/Imagn Images)

It wasn’t the champion of days for Hedges astatine the plate, going 0-for-4, though helium did person a tally scored. But a triumph to determination to 13-10 connected the play is each that matters to him astatine the extremity of the day.

As for the aft party, Hedges and Dickson were readying a lowkey Sunday nighttime to decompress aft specified an adrenaline-filled afternoon.

"Go to meal and past conscionable person a nighttime to ourselves and bask it," Hedges said the program was.

Austin Hedges of the Cleveland Guardians proposes to his woman Lexi Dickinson aft the team's 8-4 triumph implicit the Baltimore Orioles astatine Progressive Field successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected April 19, 2026. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

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That’s astir apt the close determination for Hedges, who has the Houston Astros coming to municipality to commencement a three-game bid astatine Progressive Field connected Monday night.

But helium and Dickson get a accidental to bask their archetypal nighttime arsenic an engaged mates successful the adjacent section of their shot emotion story.

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