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.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: On bench for night game
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Hedges will sit for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against Toronto.
Hedges went 0-for-3 in the afternoon contest, dropping his OPS on the season down to .498. Luke Maile will be the catcher for the nightcap.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Out for first game of doubleheader
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Hedges is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Hedges is expected to re-enter the lineup for the nightcap Wednesday, but Luke Maile will catch Zach Plesac in the first game of the twin bill.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Idle Sunday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
After three straight turns behind the plate, Hedges will get a breather for the series finale in Oakland. Luke Maile will handle the Guardians pitching staff Sunday.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Swats solo shot
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Hedges went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Angels.
Cleveland managed only four hits in the contest, with Hedges notching half of them. He also produced the team's only run with a solo homer off Reid Detmers in the fifth inning. Hedges has struggled with a .163/.234/.302 slash line this season, though two of his seven hits have left the yard.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Hedges started the past four games and will take a seat after going 2-for-11 with a two-run home run during that stretch. Luke Maile will start behind the plate in his absence Wednesday.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Homers Saturday
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Hedges went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.
Hedges gave the Guardians a one-run lead in the eighth inning, but the Yankees pushed back to walk it off in the ninth. This was the catcher's first long ball of the year. He's slashing a meager .125/.200/.219 with three RBI and four runs scored through 37 plate appearances. Hedges remains a quality defensive catcher, but his offense does little to make a case for him to be rostered in many fantasy formats.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: On bench Friday
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Hedges isn't starting Friday's game against the Yankees.
Hedges has gone 3-for-10 with a run, an RBI and a strikeout in his last three starts, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Bryan Lavastida will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Sitting Game 2
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the White Sox.
Hedges went 1-for-4 with a run scored during the matinee, and it's not a surprise he won't be starting both games of the twin bill. Bryan Lavastida will work behind the plate and bat ninth in the nightcap.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Saturday
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Hedges isn't starting Saturday's game against the Giants.
Hedges started in each of the last four games and went 0-for-12 with two runs, two walks and five strikeouts. Bryan Lavastida will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Resting Sunday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Kansas City.
Hedges is 0-for-7 across the first two games of the season and will head to the bench for Sunday's contest. Bryan Lavastida will start behind the plate for the Guardians in his major-league debut.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Set to receive $4 million
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Hedges agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with the Guardians on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Hedges will get a decent payday in his final year of arbitration eligibility. He must be getting paid purely for his defense, as he's hit a miserable .174/.236/.307 over the last three seasons.
Hedges went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 9-6 win over Texas.
The catcher got Cleveland on the board with his third-inning solo shot. Hedges has gone yard twice in his last six games, and he's up to 10 long balls on the year. He's added a .180/.219/.311 slash line with 31 RBI, 32 runs scored and a stolen base in 308 plate appearances. The 29-year-old has split time with Roberto Perez fairly evenly since mid-September.
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Indians' Austin Hedges: Homers in loss
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Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Game 2 of Thursday doubleheader against the White Sox.
Hedges took Reynaldo Lopez deep with a 367-foot shot in the first game of the twin bill to chase the right-hander. The 29-year-old backstop is now facing limited playing time due to a split role with Roberto Perez, who recently returned from the injured list. Across 83 games, Hedges is batting .176/.218/.300 with nine long balls.
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Indians' Austin Hedges: Starting Game 1 of twin bill
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Hedges will start at catcher and bat eighth in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Royals.
Since Cleveland brought back Roberto Perez from the injured list last week, Hedges has fallen back into a near-even timeshare at catcher. The two backstops have now alternated starts across the last seven contests, and that trend should continue in the nightcap, when Perez presumably gets the nod over Hedges.
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Indians' Austin Hedges: Rests Sunday
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Hedges is not starting Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.
Hedges has gone 0-for-12 in his last four games and 4-for-35 in his last 10, a span during which he's doubled once and hit two home runs. Ryan Lavarnway is catching and batting eighth Sunday.
