The Guardians placed Hedges on the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
The head injury likely explains why Hedges was withheld from the lineup for back-to-back games Sunday and Monday, even though he's operated as the Guardians' No. 1 backstop throughout the season. Cleveland acquired Sandy Leon from Cincinnati on Tuesday to add some depth behind the plate while Hedges is sidelined, but Luke Maile will likely serve as the Guardians' primary backstop in the short term.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Monday
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Hedges will sit Monday against Minnesota.
Hedges finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row. His .494 OPS makes it hard to justify his everyday role, though Luke Maile, who starts again Monday, has a similarly uninspiring .572 OPS and doesn't share Hedges' defensive reputation, so a permanent change to the depth chart seems unlikely.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Gets breather
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
With Sunday's contest beginning at 1:40 p.m. ET, Hedges will get the game off after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 4-2 loss. Luke Maile replaces Hedges behind the dish.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Sitting Thursday
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Hedges will sit Thursday versus the Twins.
Hedges will take a seat after he went 1-for-7 with a solo home run in the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Goes deep Wednesday
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Hedges went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 11-10 win over the Twins.
Hedges had gone 0-for-7 in his last three games, but he was able to snap the skid with a fifth-inning blast to left field. This was the catcher's first extra-base hit in June, and he's gone 7-for-36 (.194) this month. That's actually an improvement given his season slash line of .165/.225/.281 with five homers, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored and a stolen base in 47 contests overall.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not in Friday's lineup
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Hedges will sit Friday against the Dodgers.
Hedges hits the bench for the second time in three games. He's slashing an anemic .172/.226/273 on the year and hasn't posted a batting average above .200 since 2018 but has nonetheless started 40 of Cleveland's first 60 games behind the plate. Luke Maile will get the nod this time around.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Steps out of lineup
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Hedges is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Colorado.
Hedges started the past two games and will receive a breather Wednesday. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Day off Thursday
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Hedges isn't in the lineup Thursday against Oakland.
Hedges went 1-for-8 with an RBI and a strikeout over his last two games and will be out of the lineup Thursday for the fourth time in the last six matchups. Luke Maile will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Out of Game 2 lineup
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Hedges is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Rangers.
Hedges went 0-for-4 during the matinee, and it's not a surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. Luke Maile will take over behind the plate in the nightcap.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Back in lineup Monday
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Hedges is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Monday's series opener versus the Rangers.
After missing two straight contests with a hip issue, Hedges will return to the starting lineup Monday. Following an 0-for-11 stretch, he has gone 3-for-8 with a three run homer in his last two games.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Tending to hip issue
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Hedges was held out of the lineup for the final two games of the Guardians' weekend series with the Orioles after tweaking his left hip late in Friday's 6-3 win, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.
After receiving Saturday off, Hedges was expected to be ready to go for Sunday's series finale, but the Guardians opted to give him an extra day off to heal up. Cleveland hasn't added another catcher to the active roster as insurance, so Hedges appears likely to avoid a trip to the injured list. The Guardians return to action Monday against the Rangers.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Hedges isn't starting Saturday against the Orioles.
Hedges will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after he went 2-for-4 in Friday's series opener. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Wednesday
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Hedges isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Royals.
Hedges started in the last two games and went 1-for-7 with a three-run homer, a walk and two strikeouts. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Clubs three-run homer
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Hedges went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Royals.
Hedges came into Tuesday's contest with only two hits in his past 25 at-bats, but he went deep during the third inning with his third long ball of the campaign. The 29-year-old remains off the fantasy radar with a .155/.223/.282 slash line through 34 games.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Sunday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Andre Knott of Bally Sports Ohio reports.
Hedges is 2-for-22 over his last eight appearances and will step out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale in Detroit. Luke Maile will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Takes seat Thursday
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Hedges isn't starting Thursday against the Tigers.
Hedges started in the last two games and went 0-for-5 with an RBI, a walk and a strikeouts. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat ninth Thursday.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Day off Monday
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Hedges isn't starting Monday against the Astros.
Hedges will get a breather after he went 2-for-11 with a double, a run and three strikeouts over the last four games. Luke Maile will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Hedges is not in Sunday's lineup against the Twins.
He is hitting .222 with one home run in eight games this month. Luke Maile will get the start at catcher and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Hits third homer
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Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 12-8 loss to the Twins.
Hedges' fifth-inning blast tied the game at 2-2, but the offense was just getting started on both sides. The catcher has been solid in May, going 6-for-24 (.250) with three RBI and three runs scored in seven games. Overall, he owns a .176/.238/.297 slash line with three homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in 82 plate appearances. His defensive work behind the dish will keep him in the lineup more often than backup Luke Maile.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Wednesday
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Hedges isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Hedges will get a breather after he went 2-for-11 with an RBI and three strikeouts over the last three games. Luke Maile will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
