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Resting Wednesday Bailey is not in Cleveland's starting lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday.

Impact Bailey will get a breather while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate and bats eight while catching pitches from right-hander Slade Cecconi. Bailey is slashing .179/.232/.250 with two home runs and 12 RBI across 182 plate appearances this season.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Idle Saturday Bailey is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the White Sox on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Bailey will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game, with Austin Hedges starting behind home plate and batting eighth while forming a battery with Parker Messick on Saturday. Bailey has gone 3-for-19 (.158) with two RBI and five strikeouts over his last eight outings.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Hitting bench Wednesday Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Bailey will get a breather for the Wednesday afternoon game after playing nine innings behind the plate in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Monday Bailey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Bailey made three straight starts behind the dish before being left out of the lineup in Sunday's 6-5 win over Seattle. He ended up entering Sunday's contest as a pinch hitter, striking out in his lone at-bat while catching the game's final three innings. The Guardians may be looking to give Bailey a proper rest day Monday while Austin Hedges receives the starting nod at catcher in the series opener.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey has helped make the Guardians' rotation even more dangerous Slade Cecconi and Joey Cantillo have both looked like different pitchers since the Guardians traded for Patrick Bailey.

JUNE 29 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Resting up Sunday Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Bailey will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the plate in each of the Guardians' last three games. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for Cleveland in the series finale.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Khalil Watson drives in 3 runs, Guardians beat White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings to avoid sweep

Khalil Watson singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for his third RBI of the day, and the Cleveland Guardians survived a ninth-inning collapse to beat the Chicago White So...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Sam Antonacci's walk-off two-run single in ninth lifts White Sox over Guardians 6-5

Sam Antonacci had a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning after Cleveland scored twice in the top half to take the lead and the Chicago White Sox beat the Guard...

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Patrick Bailey safe at home after review | 06/22/2026 Patrick Bailey was called out at home, Guardians challenge, the call is overturned giving the Guardians a 5-4 lead in the top of the 9th inn...

JUNE 23 • MLB.COM

Exiting starting nine Bailey is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox.

Impact Bailey started all three games at catcher for the Guardians this past weekend in Houston, so he'll get a breather for the series opener versus the White Sox. Austin Hedges will be behind the dish.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey's strong series against Astros shows how valuable he is to Guardians Patrick Bailey's showing against the Astros marked his best series since being acquired by the Guardians.

JUNE 22 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Rookie Travis Bazzana's career night leads Guardians to 8-1 win over Astros

Rookie Travis Bazzana set career highs with four hits, two homers, five RBIs and three runs scored, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros 8-1

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

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.

JUNE 18 • 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.

JUNE 13 • 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

JUNE 13 • 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

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