Ed Easley Baseball player
Edward Michael Easley (born December 21, 1985) is an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Easley plays in minor league baseball for the Memphis Redbirds, the Class AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.Easley won the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year Award in high school, before enrolling at Mississippi State University. Playing college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Easley won the Johnny Bench Award as the best catcher in college baseball in his junior year. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and played in their minor league system from 2007 through 2013, before signing with St. Louis for the 2014 season.