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
5/19	DET	W 4-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5/18	DET	W 8-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5/16	CIN	W 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
5/15	CIN	L 7-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5/13	LAA	W 4-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
5/9	MIN	L 2-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
5/8	MIN	W 6-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
5/6	KC	W 3-1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	1	1
5/3	ATH	L 7-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5/2	ATH	W 14-6	5	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	8
4/28	TB	L 1-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/27	TB	L 3-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1
4/26	TOR	L 4-2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4/21	HOU	W 8-5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
4/19	BAL	W 8-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
4/16	BAL	W 4-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
4/13	STL	W 9-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	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			61	11	15	10	4	0	1	4	6	0	74	1	1	22

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	1	4	15	0.242	10	4	0	7	0	1	1	22	0.314
Away	1	2	8	0.296	4	3	0	3	0	1	1	14	0.355
Home	0	2	7	0.200	6	1	0	4	0	0	0	8	0.282
Night	0	2	7	0.206	6	1	0	7	0	1	1	8	0.333
Day	1	2	8	0.286	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0.286
March	0	0	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
April	0	2	8	0.258	7	1	0	3	0	0	0	9	0.314
May	1	2	5	0.185	2	2	0	4	0	1	1	10	0.290
Opponent
vs CHC	0	1	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
vs LAA	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs TB	0	0	1	0.500	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.667
vs HOU	0	0	1	0.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.500
vs CIN	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400
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 KC	0	0	3	0.300	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0.364
vs ATH	1	1	3	0.429	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.429
vs DET	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs ATL	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.500
vs MIN	0	1	1	0.167	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.286
vs TOR	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
Venue
@ Kansas City	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0.500
@ Toronto	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
@ Los Angeles	0	0	2	0.500	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.500
@ Detroit	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
@ Athletics	1	1	3	0.429	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.429
@ 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
@ Cleveland	0	2	7	0.200	6	1	0	4	0	0	0	8	0.282

Austin Hedges: Breaking News

Hedges went 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's 2-1 extra-innings win over the Twins. Hedges started for the third time in Cleveland's last four games, but he is expected to remain the top backup after the Guardians acquired Patrick Bailey from the Giants on Saturday. Bo Naylor, who had been the primary catcher, was optioned to Triple-A Columbus in conjunction with the trade for Bailey. Hedges, who had outhit Naylor to start the season, will not be given the opportunity to be the top backstop, although he may continue to be the personal handler for starter Parker Messick.

Hedges went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 6-4 win over Minnesota. Hedges was in the starting lineup as usual for starter Parker Messick, but the backup catcher has caught four of Cleveland's last seven games, going 5-for-14 with three extra-base hits, two RBI and four runs scored over that stretch. In addition to his role as the personal catcher for Messick, the right-handed hitting Hedges appears to have become the choice whenever the Guardians face a lefty starter, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. His production (123 wRC+, .801 OPS) dwarfs that of Bo Naylor (22, .438).

Hedges went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Royals. He was also caught stealing. Hedges, a backup catcher, was an unlikely spark in the Guardians' win that snapped a three-game skid. At second base and down 1-0 in the top of the fifth inning, Hedges took off for third base and narrowly beat the throw for his first successful swipe of the season and 17th of his 12-year MLB career. On the play, Petey Halpin moved from first to second base, setting up a situation where Chase DeLauter's single delivered both runners. Hedges was later cut down trying to steal in the ninth. It was the second time in three starts that Hedges made an impact in a Cleveland win. There are no immediate plans to change the catching depth chart, but Hedges has .311/.360/.467 slash line over 16 games, which compares very favorably to starter Bo Naylor's .127/.188/.190 line through 27 contests.