Joc Pederson Parents Stu Pederson and Shelley Pederson

Joc Pederson mom and dad are from Paolo Alto in California. Shelly and Stu have been married for 37 years, saying their vows in October 1985.

Stu and his son, Joc, share a strong passion for baseball and have much in common beyond their love for the sport.

In 1981, Stu was picked by the team his son plays for in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. While Joc has achieved more success professionally than his father, Stu's baseball teachings likely played a vital role in Joc's success.

Stu and his wife, Shelly, raised four children who all excelled in Little League and have gone on to achieve great things as young adults.

Despite facing rejection from the baseball industry, his dad remained devoted to the sport and used it to teach his children valuable life lessons. He overcame any bitterness he may have felt about his own stalled career and parented his children through the game he loved.

Joc Pederson Dad

Joc's father, Stu Russell Pederson, was a baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball.

He was chosen by the Dodgers in the 9th round (228th overall) during the 1981 MLB draft while attending the University of Southern California.

Pederson's baseball career started with the Single-A Lodi Dodgers, where he hit a home run in his first at-bat. He ended his first professional season with a walk-off home run, helping Lodi win the 1981 California League Championship.

In 1985, at the age of 25, Pederson played eight games for the Dodgers before retiring from the major league on October 6th of the same year.

After retiring, he coached high school baseball teams at Palo Alto High School, where he graduated in 1978, and at Cupertino High School.

Pederson is also a business owner who sells tickets for sporting events, concerts, and theater events. Additionally, he has coached in several summer collegiate baseball leagues, including Alaska and the Northwoods League.

Joc Pederson Mom

Joc mom Shelly Pederson is a former athletic trainer. Being the wife of a former Dodgers outfielder, Shelly knows the big league string and has been proud of what her sons have achieved through their hardship.

In an MLB interview, Joc praised his mom and dad for being there for him and his siblings.

He mentioned how his mother was in charge of everything else while Stu was left with most baseball coaching. During Joc's early career, Shelly often drove him to practice, cleaned the jerseys, and ensured her kids had proper nutrition to shine in the field. 

Stu and Shelly also have a joined Instagram page with the username @winne_gogo, where they have shared multiple images from their trip in their truck. 

Joc has three siblings named Champ, Jacey, and Tyger Pederson. 

Besides, the Pedersons came from a lineage of coaches; their grandfather was a long-time coach who passed down the skills to their father, who then passed them on to them.

Aside from having a sports background, Joc and his siblings share a close bond, and their unwavering support for each other is seen in the post that they have made on their social media accounts.

Amid this, the oldest of the four siblings, Champ, was born in October 1987, while Tyger, two years junior to Champ, was born in 1989. Likewise, the youngest, Jacey Pederson is 24 years old, having been born in 1998. 

Champ Pederson

Champ was born at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, on October 2nd, 1987. He was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition caused by an abnormality on the 21st chromosome called Trisomy 21.

Although his family and Champ knew of his disability, he didn't let it hold him back. He lives life to the fullest with a constant smile, which has also brought joy to his younger siblings.

Champ is an accomplished athlete and has won medals in track and field. He also works at the Palo Alto Apple store and has a line of clothing and hats through New Era Cap at LiveLikeAChamp.com. He has given motivational speeches across the United States.

In 2015, Joc and Champ also introduced a hat featuring the slogan "Live like a Champ." 

Champ became a popular figure in the Dodgers' clubhouse and even received a bear hug from Albert Pujols, whose daughter also has Down syndrome, during the 2015 Home Run Derby. Champ occasionally visited his younger brother in Los Angeles during baseball season.

Jacey Pederson

Jacey first set foot on a soccer pitch in kindergarten, back when "Kinder Soccer" was all the rage. She despised it, and it took her two practices to decide she'd had enough and didn't want to go back.

Growing up, she had no clue what sport she wanted to play in college, but she knew she wanted to be involved in sports. Jacey tried her hand at volleyball, track & field, and softball, but her favorite sports were soccer and basketball.

Ultimately, she picked soccer in seventh grade and devoted all her attention and time to it.

Her LinkedIn page describes her as a student-athlete at the University of California since 2016 who competed at the Division I level in one of the nation's highest-regarded programs. 

Before that, she worked as a part-time front desk assistant at Yoga Source Palo Alto, where she managed the studio in the morning and prepared space for the day's first classes.

During her internship, she also got to work as the student brand ambassador at Genies. 

Tyger Pederson

Tyger Pederson played baseball for three years at Pacific and became Cal Poly's volunteer assistant baseball coach in September 2017. 

While at Pacific, he batted .274 with 13 doubles, two triples, and one home run, and drove in 44 runs. He captained the team during his senior year. 

Pederson attended Palo Alto High School, where he played football, basketball, and baseball, and was named to the All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League's first baseball team during his senior year. 

After graduating from college, Pederson spent one season in the Arizona Rookie League after the Los Angeles Dodgers picked him in the 33rd round. He went on to compete in independent leagues from 2014–2016 and then became a coach.

He trained at the International Elite Camp in Taiwan in 2016 and was a graduate assistant coach at Hawaii Pacific in 2017. 

In the summer of 2017, Pederson led the Orange County Riptide to the California Collegiate League championship and was named CCL manager of the year. He led the Duluth Huskies in the independent Northern League in the summer of 2018.  

According to his LinkedIn page, he attained his bachelor's degree in sports science in 2013 at Pacific and later trailed a master's degree in elementary education and a teaching credential.

Joc married wife Kelsey Williams at the Villa Sevillano in Santa Barbara on 6th January 2018. Joc started dating her in the middle of 2015.

The duo recited their vows on a wooden platform against a flower-adorned wooden ring, exemplifying eternal love. After the ritual, they had their reception party on Villa Sevillano's polo fields, where the tables were arranged around the dance floor.

When they married, Kelsey had just finished her Master's degree in kinesiology. 

Besides, Williams also has an athletic background, having played volleyball during her collegiate days. She played volleyball while enrolling at Duke University. During her senior year, Kelsey was selected as the SCC Setter of the Year and picked up first-team All-ACC honors in 2014. 

Additionally, she was a four-year letter winner at Amador Valley High School and was involved with the National Charity League for five years.

Her profile on goduke.com mentioned that she is the daughter of Jeff and Melissa Williams, who grew up with two sisters, Marin and Avery. She is a year younger than her husband, Joc, having been born on July 22, 1993, in Raleigh, N.C. 

Today, it's been over four years since the couple married and started a family with their three kids. 

Pederson is raising his three kids in Studio City, California. Months after their grand wedding, on May 13, 2018, Joc and Kelsey announced their pregnancy news.

Later on May 18, the duo again shared the exciting news with a sonogram portrait of their baby.

The excitement of being parents for the first time got to Pederson as he posted many images with his partner showing her growing belly and their time together during their first pregnancy.

Finally, in October 2018, Kelsey gave birth to their first child, Poppy Jett Pederson, who weighed around 7 lbs. 11 oz. 

There are multiple images of Poppy accompanying her father and cheering him on while donning a mini Dodgers 31 jersey. The 30-year-old never fails to express his feelings towards his wife and kids, as multiple portraits highlight the vacation he takes to be around them.

Likewise, the second child, a son named Wilder Pederson, was born in 2020, months before the Dodgers' 2020 World Series championship victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. 

The family kept growing as the couple announced their third pregnancy on July 4, 2022, eagerly awaiting baby number three. And the wait was finally over. Their new baby, Rhodes Russell Pederson, was born on December 29, 2022.