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• Guardians' Austin Hedges: Re-signs with Guardians

  10/15/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hedges signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Guardians on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Hedges slashed just .161/.250/.277 with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored across 180 plate appearances in the regular season. However, the 33-year-old is great defensively behind the plate, so Cleveland will keep him around for another year to serve as a backup behind Bo Naylor.

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• Guardians' Austin Hedges: Homers Tuesday

  09/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hedges went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Red Sox. Hedges kicked off a six-run sixth inning with a leadoff solo home run. It's his first time leaving the yard since May 6 and just his second multi-hit game of the year, both of which have come in his last 10 games. Hedges is up to four homers and eight RBI on the year, while hitting a lowly .147 at the plate.

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• Guardians' Austin Hedges: Filling in for resting Naylor

  08/27/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hedges will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Rays. Hedges will pick up his 43rd start of the season while top backstop Bo Naylor rests for the day game after a night game. Though Hedges continues to bring value through his game-calling abilities, he's remained an easy out at the plate in his age-32 season, slashing .140/.232/.240 across 141 plate appearances.

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• Guardians' Austin Hedges: Returning to bench Sunday

  07/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox. Bo Naylor will return to the lineup after Hedges had started behind the plate in three of the Guardians' last four games. Though the Guardians have turned the catcher position into more of a timeshare lately, Hedges' playing time should fall by the wayside as soon as Naylor begins to heat back up. Naylor is batting just .174 on the season, but he's gone 5-for-20 with three doubles and a 2:3 BB:K over his last seven games.

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• Guardians' Austin Hedges: Activated from IL

  06/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Guardians reinstated Hedges (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Friday. Hedges landed on the injured list last Friday after getting hit by the backswing of Jazz Chisholm, but he will now rejoin the active roster following a minimum-length stay on the IL. The 32-year-old backstop is slashing just .113/.217/.283 through 61 plate appearances this season and will continue to serve as Bo Naylor's backup.

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