Patrick Bailey - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Absent from lineup Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Milwaukee.

Impact Bailey started Wednesday's night game at catcher, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt. Austin Hedges will grab a start behind the dish as the Guardians look to avoid the sweep.

5 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Bat showing life Bailey went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Impact Bailey had a two-out, run-scoring single in the second inning go give the Guardians an early lead. The catcher has never been known for his offense, but his bat has come around of late with hits in three straight starts (5-for-12). Overall, Bailey is slashing .196/.236/.353 over 18 games in a Guardians uniform.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Tanner Bibee wins 2nd straight start to propel Guardians over Tigers 3-2

Tanner Bibee won his second straight start and had eight strikeouts as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 to snap a four-game losing streak

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Idle for series finale Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact After a string of three straight starts behind the plate, Bailey will end up hitting the bench for a second consecutive game to close out the series with New York. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey, who is batting .167/.196/.333 with one home run, four RBI and four runs in 17 games for Cleveland since being acquired from San Francisco on May 9.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey Settling in with Guardians as Catcher and Contributor at the Plate Just a few weeks ago in mid-May, the Cleveland Guardians made a team-altering move. After catcher Bo Naylor had been anchoring the backstop...

JUNE 9 • SI.COM

Out of Guardians' lineup Bailey is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees.

Impact Bailey started behind the dish for each of the Guardians' last three contests but will begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. Austin Hedges is catching and hitting eighth as Cleveland looks to even the series.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians .651 OPS catcher could use a change-of-scenery after Patrick Bailey trade | Sporting News This catcher could benefit from parting with the Guardians this season.

JUNE 9 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Tanner Bibee gets first win of season in 14th start, Guardians beat Rangers 6-0

Tanner Bibee got his first win of the season in his 14th start, allowing three hits over eight innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians over the Texas Rangers 6-0

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Exiting starting nine Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Yankees.

Impact Bailey started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so it will be Austin Hedges behind the dish for the Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Since arriving in Cleveland via trade, Bailey has made 12 starts at catcher, while Hedges has started 11 games and David Fry has started one.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

José Ramírez doubles in 3 straight at-bats as the Guardians beat the Yankees 9-4

José Ramírez doubled in three straight at-bats and drove in the go-ahead run against Cam Schlittler in the fifth inning before the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 9-4 victory...

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

On bench again Sunday Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact After making consecutive starts behind the plate to begin the week, Bailey will now hit the bench for the third time in four contests. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey on Sunday while the Guardians appear to have taken a timeshare approach to the position. Since he was traded from the Giants to the Guardians on May 9, Bailey is slashing .148/.200/.333 with a home run and four RBI through his first 10 games with Cleveland.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Martínez comes up with key hit, fielding play as Guardians hold on for 4-3 win over Red Sox

Angel Martínez had an RBI single during Cleveland’s four-run first and made a key defensive play in the second inning as the Guardians held on for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red...

MAY 30 • Associated Press

Former Guardians prospect's performance with Giants puts pressure on Patrick Bailey Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson got his revenge on the Guardians with a strong start against Double-A Akron.

MAY 29 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

The pitching prospect the Giants acquired for Patrick Bailey is turning heads at Double-A Matt Wilkinson continues to show that he’s more than just a great nickname. - Get tickets to a Minor League game The man known as “Tugboat”...

MAY 28 • MLB.COM

Giants proven right with trade of Patrick Bailey to Guardians | Sporting News San Francisco knew what it was looking at.

MAY 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Why Guardians will continue to start Patrick Bailey despite an awful 20 OPS+ | Sporting News Cleveland is committed to their trade acquisition.

MAY 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Taking seat for series finale Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Impact Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for the matinee Wednesday while Bailey rests up after he was behind the plate for six innings of the Guardians' 6-3 loss Tuesday night. Since being acquired from the Giants earlier this month, Bailey has gone 3-for-25 (.120 average) with one home run, one double, two walks and three RBI through his first nine games with Cleveland.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians smartly predicted to replace Austin Hedges, Patrick Bailey with 1.122 OPS prospect | Sporting News This is a move the Guardians should seriously consider.

MAY 26 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Resting for series finale Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Bailey will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after starting behind the dish in three of the Guardians' previous four games. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties in the series finale in Philadelphia.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Last Night In Baseball: Pirates Win Series Against Cardinals In St. Louis

The Pirates took a series against the Cardinals, Bo Bichette is heating up, Michael Harris II has become a star, the D-backs had another wal...

MAY 22 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night In Baseball: Pirates Win Series Against Cardinals In St. Louis

Adds insurance in win Bailey went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over Detroit.

Impact Bailey's solo home run the eighth inning provided insurance in the final game of the Guardians' four-game sweep of the Tigers. It was his first home run and just the second hit since coming over from San Francisco earlier this month. In six games for the new team, Bailey is 2-for-18 with three RBI. Since Bailey's arrive, there's been an even split behind the plate between him and Austin Hedges.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey just showed how important he is in Guardians' win over Tigers The Guardians' win over the Tigers on Thursday featured some strong play from Patrick Bailey.

MAY 21 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Bailey, Cantillo lead Guardians to four-game series sweep with 3-1 win over reeling Tigers

Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run, Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Det...

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Patrick Bailey's solo home run (2) | 05/21/2026 Patrick Bailey crushes a solo home run to right field to extend the Guardians' lead 3-0 in the top of the 8th inning

MAY 21 • MLB.COM

Guardians score twice in the 10th for a 3-2 victory over the slumping Tigers

Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2

MAY 21 • Associated Press

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