The experience of players being traded at the MLB deadline comes with a human element, one that can be dizzying for those ...

Slade ended his night after only 3.0 innings pitched. He gave up 8 hits and a walk while allowing five runs to score. Kolby ...

Austin Hedges pitched and played catcher for his 2004 OC Aztecs youth baseball team. AP At the time, Austin had been named to Baseball America’s 12U All-Star team.

Follow him on Threads at @ByRyanLewis. Guardians catcher Austin Hedges celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels, May 4, 2024, in Cleveland.

Texas Rangers players, including catcher Austin Hedges (center) pour out of the dugout following their Game 3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in an ALDS playoff series at Globe Life Field in ...

Hedges, 32, will be a Cleveland guy again in 2025 as the Guardians have reached agreement with the veteran free agent on a one-year, $4 million deal to serve as the club’s backup catcher, a ...

Austin Hedges heard the boos. How could he not? It was a career first for Hedges and stung the 30-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates catcher enough that he paused, pursed his lips and declined to comment ...

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Stratton (35) and catcher Austin Hedges celebrate their team's 11-1 win in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Arlington ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Austin Hedges' contributions went well beyond being just a light-hitting backup catcher for the Guardians last season. He was a mentor, advisor, wise-cracking teammate and ...

Austin Hedges has hit four home runs in the last six days. USATSI This is Hedges' first season as the starting catcher -- he had 178 plate appearances as a backup from 2015-16 -- and that first ...

Austin Hedges Is the Vibe Ambassador of Rangers’ World Series Run Even if he rarely sees the field, the veteran catcher has proven to be a crucial piece of Texas’s October success.

When elbow tendinitis put Austin Hedges on the disabled list last week, the casual observer might have viewed the bad news as a needed respite from watching Hedges try to hit. In fact, anyone ...