Austin Hedges: Everything you need to know

Austin Hedges

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Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/23	AZ	W 7-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/20	SEA	L 20-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
3/16	CHC	L 5-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	1
3/14	SD	L 8-5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1
3/12	MIL	W 1-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
3/9	KC	W 6-2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1
3/7	SD	W 7-1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1
3/5	CWS	W 12-3	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
3/2	TEX	L 3-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
3/1	COL	W 8-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/28	CWS	L 7-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2/24	LAD	L 11-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2/21	MIL	W 9-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			24	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	43	1	0	6

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
4/16	BAL	W 4-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
4/13	STL	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/12	ATL	L 13-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/11	ATL	W 6-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1
4/8	KC	W 10-2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1
4/7	KC	W 2-1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
4/5	CHC	W 6-5	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	3
3/30	LAD	W 4-2	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	3
Regular Season Totals			23	4	7	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	0	0	9

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	2	7	0.292	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	9	0.333
Away	0	1	3	0.333	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0.417
Home	0	1	4	0.267	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.267
Day	0	1	4	0.364	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.364
Night	0	1	3	0.231	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0.313
March	0	0	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
April	0	2	5	0.250	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0.304
Opponent
vs CHC	0	1	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
vs STL	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250
vs BAL	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs LAD	0	0	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
vs ATL	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.500
vs KC	0	0	2	0.286	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.286
Venue
@ Cleveland	0	1	4	0.267	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.267
@ Atlanta	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.500
@ St. Louis	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250
@ Los Angeles	0	0	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500

Austin Hedges: Breaking News

Hedges went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers. Hedges doubled to lead off the third inning and scored the Guardians' first run, and then singled to open the seventh and score the team's second run. This was Hedges' season debut after dealing with a hand injury that cropped up toward the end of spring training. He'll operate as the primary backup at catcher to Bo Naylor.

Hedges (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth against the Dodgers on Monday. Hedges sustained a hand injury toward the tail end of spring training, though X-rays came back negative. He's been cleared to make his 2026 regular-season debut Monday, allowing Bo Naylor to take a breather after the former started in three of four games in the Guardians' opening series against the Mariners. Hedges appeared in 70 regular-season games for Cleveland in 2025 and slashed .161/.250/.277 with one steal, five home runs and 10 RBI in 180 plate appearances.

Hedges is considered day-to-day after an X-ray on his right hand came back negative, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports. Hedges had to leave Monday's exhibition against the Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch. He has a bone bruise but managed to avoid any fractures. Hedges should be healthy enough to open the season as the Guardians' No. 2 catcher behind starter Bo Naylor.