AUSTIN HEDGES NEWS

Carpenter hits HR, Francona ejected as Tigers beat Guardians

Rookie Kerry Carpenter homered for the second straight night and the Detroit Tigers survived a wild ninth inning to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Tuesday

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bieber wins 4th straight, Guardians beat Blue Jays 7-2

Shane Bieber pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start, matching the longest winning streak of his career, Amed Rosario homered and the Cleveland Guardians beat the To...

AUGUST 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in Saturday's lineup Hedges isn't starting Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Hedges went 0-for-3 with a run and a walk during Friday's series opener but will get a breather Saturday. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Canadians Quantrill, Naylor lead Guardians over Jays 8-0

Cal Quantrill pitched seven shutout innings and won his fifth straight decision, Josh Naylor hit a two-run home run and the surging Cleveland Guardians won their sixth straight, ro...

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Day off Thursday Hedges will sit Thursday versus the Tigers.

Impact Hedges will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with an RBI in the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will take over at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale.

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bieber's strong outing leads Guardians past Tigers, 5-2

Shane Bieber pitched seven dominant innings, Oscar Gonzalez drove in two runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroi Tigers 5-2 for their third straight win

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting out Sunday Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Hedges will rest for the day game after he went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 4-1 win. Luke Maile gets the nod behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Receives Friday off Hedges is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.

Impact Hedges started the past two games and will take a seat after going 2-for-5 with two walks and a run scored. Luke Maile will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Verlander wins MLB-leading 15th game, Astros blank Cleveland

Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBIs, and the AL West-leading Housto...

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Tuesday Hedges is on the bench for Tuesday's game versus the Diamondbacks, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Hedges has started consecutive games, going 1-for-5 with two walks and a pair of RBI. Unless the Guardians add an offensively adept catcher before Tuesday's deadline, the 29-year-old should start the majority of Cleveland's remaining games.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rosario's hit in 11th give Guardians 6-5 win over Arizona

Amed Rosario homered early and hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Unlikely Heroes During The Guardians Recent Roadtrip Austin Hedges, Kirk McCarty, and Bryan Shaw all played a big part in the Guardians’ success while they were on the road.

JULY 31, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Austin Hedges' hit helps lift Cleveland Guardians over Tampa Bay Rays for series win Austin Hedges had a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.

JULY 31, 2022 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Hedges drives in 2 to break tie, put Guardians over Rays 5-3

Austin Hedges had a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth as the Cleveland Guardians beat AL All-Star Game starter Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3

JULY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Saturday Hedges isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Hedges started Friday against Tampa Bay and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. He'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games while Luke Maile starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

JULY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Maintenance day on tap Hedges is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Luke Maile will draw the starting nod behind the plate in place of Hedges, who caught each of the Guardians' last four games. Hedges has opened the Guardians' post-All-Star-break schedule by going 3-for-14 with home run and two RBI over six games.

JULY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lifts sixth homer Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Hedges went yard in the second inning as the Guardians jumped on Josh Winckowski early on. The homer was Hedges' first since June 22, though he had a stint on the injured list in that span. The catcher is up to six long balls, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, a stolen base and a double through 194 plate appearances while maintaining a .177/.237/.286 slash line.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jones homers for Guardians to spoil Papi's return to Fenway

Nolan Jones hit a three-run homer, fellow rookie Steven Kwan had three hits and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Red Sox 8-3

JULY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat for Game 2 Hedges isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Impact Hedges started behind the plate during Saturday's matinee and went 1-for-2. Luke Maile is starting at catcher and batting eighth during the nightcap.

JULY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pollock helps White Sox top Guardians 5-4 for DH split

AJ Pollock hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader

JULY 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riding pine Friday Hedges isn't starting Friday against the White Sox, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Hedges is getting an extra day off after the All-Star break after he went 5-for-13 with a run, an RBI and a strikeout over the last five games. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

JULY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Young (kinder)Guardians quickly developing into contenders

Baseball's youngest team, the Cleveland Guardians are growing up quickly

JULY 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting Saturday Hedges isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Impact Hedges started the last three games and went 4-for-10 with an RBI and a strikeout. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat for Game 2 Hedges is out of the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox.

Impact He'll give way to Luke Maile behind the plate after going 1-for-3 with a run scored while catching all nine innings of Shane Bieber's complete game in the front end of the twin bill.

JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Monday Hedges will sit Monday against the White Sox.

Impact Hedges will get a breather Monday after he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday against the Royals. Luke Maile will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the series opener Monday.

JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE