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Austin Hedges' Mom Prevented Assless Chaps At Rangers World Series Parade Beloved former Texas Rangers catcher Austin Hedges was planning to wear bottomless chaps to the club’s championship parade before his mom sh...

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Guardians News: Austin Hedges 'Excited' To Mentor Bo Naylor Austin Hedges will have an important role on the Cleveland Guardians roster.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 • SACBEE.COM

Guardians agree with C Austin Hedges on $4 million, 1-year contract pending physical, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Guardians have agreed with catcher Austin Hedges on a $4 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 11, 2023 • Associated Press

Catching trio fueling Texas' success behind - and at - the plate PHOENIX -- Any time the camera pans to the Rangers’ dugout this postseason, you’re likely to get a glimpse of third-string catcher Austin He...

OCTOBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Former Guardian Austin Hedges Headed To World Series The Texas Rangers and former Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges are going to the 2023 World Series.

OCTOBER 24, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM

'Every locker room needs an Austin Hedges': Rangers backup catcher makes surprising impact And he may or may not be counting down on his rear end the number of wins needed for a Rangers World Series.

OCTOBER 13, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM

With All-Star catcher on IL, the Texas Rangers acquire Austin Hedges from the Pirates

The Texas Rangers have acquired catcher Austin Hedges from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for international bonus pool money

AUGUST 1, 2023 • Associated Press

Rangers Trade for Pirates Catcher Austin Hedges has served as one of the top defensive catchers in the game since 2015 with the San Diego Padres.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Rangers acquire C Austin Hedges from Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates traded catcher Austin Hedges to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for international signing bonus pool space.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Rangers adding catching depth with trade for Hedges (source) The Rangers agreed to a trade with the Pirates on Tuesday that will send veteran catcher Austin Hedges to Texas for international bonus pool...

AUGUST 1, 2023 • MLB.COM

MLB trade grade: Rangers acquire defensive stalwart in catcher Austin Hedges Austin Hedges' defensive prowess comes with a drawback: he's one of the worst hitters in the sport. The Rangers will take it.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Dealt to Texas The Pirates traded Hedges to the Rangers on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Hedges hasn't had a great season thus far with Pittsburgh, slashing just .180/.237/.230 across 186 plate appearances. He'll presumably fill in as a depth piece at catcher behind Mitch Garver until Jonah Heim (wrist) returns from the injured list.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Headed for No. 2 role Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton confirmed Monday that Hedges is in line to serve as the Pirates' No. 2 catcher moving forward after Endy Rodriguez was promoted from Triple-A India...

Impact Though Rodriguez will ascend to the top of the depth chart following his call-up, Hedges won't be removed from the catching mix entirely. Shelton noted that he still expects Hedges to catch a couple of times per week, and the veteran is also likely to be deployed behind the dish on select occasions late in close games when defense is of greater importance. Hedges' skills as a pitch framer and game caller may be the only attributes keeping him on the Pittsburgh roster at this point; he's slashing a lowly .175/.226/.227 over 177 plate appearances on the season.

JULY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Saturday Hedges isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday against Arizona.

Impact Hedges has started to turn things around since the start of July, going 4-for-12 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored over five games. He'll get a breather Saturday while Jason Delay starts behind the dish and bats ninth.

JULY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting in series finale Hedges is not in Thursday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Impact Hedges had started four consecutive games behind the dish, during which we went 3-for-10 with two RBI and a run scored. Jason Delay will take over at catcher and hit ninth.

JULY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates' Austin Hedges slams MLB decision to play amid wildfire smoke: 'Money takes precedent' The Pirates' Austin Hedges said MLB is putting profit over player safety after Thursday's game against the Padres continued despite poor air...

JUNE 29, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Resting Wednesday Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Impact The Pirates' recent decision to promote top catching prospect Henry Davis hasn't affected Hedges, as the Bucs have instead elected to let the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft get his feet wet in right field and at designated hitter in his first taste of the big leagues. As such, Hedges and Delay have remained the Pirates' top options behind the plate, with the former garnering each of the last three starts at catcher. Hedges will give way to Delay on Thursday while the Pirates and Padres conclude their series with a day game after a night game.

JUNE 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Saturday off Hedges isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday against the Marlins.

Impact Hedges is 0-for-14 across his last seven games, so he'll get a day off Saturday as Pittsburgh looks for more production from behind the dish. Jason Delay will take over as the Pirates' catcher and bat ninth.

JUNE 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Why FanGraphs' analytics guru sees Austin Hedges, Henry Davis usage as 'worst of both worlds' The Pirates have angered a lot of fans over the past week as officials as high ranking as general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek S...

JUNE 23, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

WATCH: Do the Pirates' excuses for Austin Hedges make any sense? In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins assistant sports editor for multimedia Adam Bittner to disc...

JUNE 22, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Austin Hedges mum on boos but states case when it comes to nuances of catching Prior to a game against the Cubs, Austin Hedges talked about getting booed, defensive metrics, mentoring Henry Davis and more.

JUNE 21, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Day off Sunday Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Milwaukee.

Impact Hedges started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale after going 0-for-5 with a strikeout. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Luis Ortiz.

JUNE 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks first homer Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

Impact Hedges took Drew Smyly deep in the fourth inning for his first home run of the year, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 5-1. The 30-year-old backstop has been relatively productive of late, going 7-for-27 (.259) with a .730 OPS over his last eight games. Still, Hedges isn't likely to provide much fantasy value outside of very deep leagues. He's slashing just .183/.240/.252 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored through 131 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rare offensive contribution Hedges went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Friday against the Mets.

Impact Hedges hit a ground-rule double to the opposite field in the second to drive in two, marking only his fifth extra-base hit of the season. He's been relatively productive by collecting five hits in 18 at-bats across his last five games, though he still has a dreadful .179 average for the season across 122 plate appearances. With both Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez currently playing at Triple-A Indianapolis, Hedges could also be at risk of losing playing time in the relatively near future.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Breather Wednesday Hedges is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Athletics, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Hedges will take a seat after he went 1-for-7 with a run scored, a walk and two strikeouts while starting the first two games of the series with Oakland. Jason Delay will start at catcher and bat ninth in the series finale Wednesday.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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Guardians agree with C Austin Hedges on $4 million, 1-year contract pending physical, AP source says

With All-Star catcher on IL, the Texas Rangers acquire Austin Hedges from the Pirates