Impact Hedges sat Saturday after he was hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball and being forced to exit Friday. After just one game off, he'll return to the Cleveland starting nine, catching Shane Bieber and batting eighth.
JUNE 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
AUSTIN HEDGES #27 - CATCHER - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
5 HR •
10 RBI •
.161 AVG
5 HR
10 RBI
.161 AVG
Back behind plate Sunday Hedges (head/face) is back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Mariners.
Indians rally in 9th, top Mariners on throwing error in 10th
César Hernández scored on a throwing error by pitcher Paul Sewald in the 10th inning, completing the Cleveland Indians’ rally for a 5-4 victory over the Seattle MarinersJUNE 13, 2021 • Associated Press
Sigh of relief day after Hedges is hit in head CLEVELAND – The Indians dugout collectively held its breath as backstop Austin Hedges took a 93.3 mph pitch off his helmet and dropped to th...
JUNE 12, 2021 • MLB.COM
Austin Hedges out of Cleveland lineup, but catcher likely escaped serious injury Rene Rivera in lineup against Mariners; Cleveland flies in catcher Triple-A catcher Ryan Lavarnway from Iowa
JUNE 12, 2021 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Out Saturday Hedges (head/face) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.
Impact He exited Friday's game shortly after getting hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball from Justin Dunn. It's unclear if he is simply day-to-day or if he sustained a concussion. Rene Rivera will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Civale dominates for 9th win, Indians blank Mariners 7-0
Aaron Civale gave up a single to start the game before dominating Seattle’s light-hitting lineup for eight innings, leading the Cleveland Indians past the Mariners 7-0JUNE 12, 2021 • Associated Press
Cleveland Indians catcher Austin Hedges leaves game after getting hit in helmet by pitch Rene Rivera replaced Austin Hedges to start the fifth inning Friday night at Progressive Field.
JUNE 12, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
Hit in face by pitch Hedges exited Friday's game against the Mariners after getting hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball from Justin Dunn, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
Impact He stayed in initially but was later removed. It's unclear if he will go through the concussion protocol. Rene Rivera replaced him behind the dish.
JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Ramírez, Bieber boost Indians, hand Cards 6th straight loss
José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians over St. Louis 10-1 and sending the Cardinals to their sixth straight lossJUNE 9, 2021 • Associated Press
Not in Sunday lineup Hedges is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact Hedges will get a breather after starting the first two games of the series. Rene Rivera will work behind the plate and bat ninth.
JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Sits in series finale Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Impact First pitch for Wednesday's series finale is 1:10 p.m. ET, so Hedges is presumably just getting some maintenance after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 6-5 win while going 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. Rene Rivera will form a battery with Jean Carlos Mejia on Wednesday.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Cleveland Indians’ Austin Hedges to James Karinchak: “It’s not going to be easy” Teams like the White Sox are adjusting to James Karinchak, the Indians late-inning reliever. Now he has to adjust to them.
JUNE 2, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
Cleveland hosts Chicago after Bieber's solid outing
Cleveland looks to follow up a strong showing by Tuesday starter Shane BieberJUNE 2, 2021 • Associated Press
Launches two-run homer Hedges went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.
Impact It's the 28-year-old's first home run or extra-base hit since May 1. Hedges should continue to split catching reps with Rene Rivera but should be expected to provide much regular offense.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Abreu grounds out with bases loaded, Indians hold off Chisox
AL MVP Jose Abreu grounded out with the bases loaded to blunt a ninth-inning rally against Cleveland closer James Karinchak, giving Shane Bieber and the Indians a 6-5 win over the...JUNE 2, 2021 • Associated Press
Shane Bieber strikes out 7, Austin Hedges homers as Cleveland Indians beat White Sox, 6-5 Shane Bieber improves to 3-0 against the White Sox this season and 5-2 in his career.
JUNE 2, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
Takes seat in matinee Hedges isn't in the lineup for Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
Impact Hedges has gone 0-for-7 with a walk and three strikeouts in his last three games. Rene Rivera will start at catcher and bat eighth.
MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
On bench Game 2 Hedges is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.
Impact Hedges went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in the matinee, and it's no surprise he won't start both games of the twin bill. Rene Rivera will start behind the plate in the nightcap.
MAY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Saturday Hedges isn't starting Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Impact Hedges started each of the last two games and went 0-for-5 with a walk and a strikeout. Rene Rivera will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
MAY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Takes seat Wednesday Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Hedges will get a breather after starting behind the plate in six of Cleveland's last seven games. Rene Rivera will catch starting pitcher Triston McKenzie on Wednesday.
MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Monday Hedges isn't starting Monday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Hedges had started each of the last five games and went 2-for-15 with a run, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts during that time. Rene Rivera will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
MAY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Reaches base three times Hedges went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning win over Minnesota.
Impact The catcher provided an RBI single in the second inning to give Cleveland a 3-0 lead. Minnesota rallied, and the game ultimately went to extra innings after Hedges popped out to end the ninth. He was placed on base as the initial runner in the 10th and scored on Cesar Hernandez's walkoff home run. Hedges has hit for a meager .143/.206/.238 slash line with two homers, five RBI and five runs scored across 71 plate appearances. Roberto Perez isn't expected back until mid-July at the earliest, so Hedges will continue to see most of the time behind the dish despite his struggles as a hitter.
MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hernandez's homer in 10th gives Indians 5-3 win over Twins
César Hernández hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Alex Colomé, giving the Cleveland Indians a 5-3 victory over Minnesota that dropped the Twins to 0-8 in extra-inning game...MAY 23, 2021 • Associated Press
Civale, Naylor lead Indians past Ohtani's Angels, 3-2
Josh Naylor drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth, Aaron Civale pitched seven strong innings and the Cleveland Indians overcame Shohei Ohtani’s latest do-everything performance...MAY 20, 2021 • Associated Press
Day off Saturday Hedges is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mariners.
Impact Hedges is 3-for-12 over his past four games and will receive a breather Saturday in Seattle. Rene Rivera will be the catcher for Triston McKenzie.
MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
