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.
[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.
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.