Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2024 proj | 238 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 0.176 | -1.1 |
2024 | 131 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 0.153 | -1.6 |
2023 | 185 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0.184 | -2.5 |
2022 | 294 | 48 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 78 | 2 | 0.163 | -2.3 |
Date | News |
10/18/24 | Guardians' Late Game 3 Heroics Prompt a Change in Tradition. After every win, the Cleveland Guardians dash from the dugout to the clubhouse, where their victory ceremony awaits. Their backup catcher, 32-year-old Austin Hedges, selects a player of the game, makes a short speech and presents him with a World Wrestling Entertainment–branded championship belt. “It's not democratic,” says reliever Eli Morgan. “It's all Hedges. It's an oligarchy? I don't know how that stuff works, but it's all on him. He picks really well.” The tradition dates to Opening Day this year, and every win—92 of them in the regular season, and now, after an epic American League Championship Series Game 3, four so far this October—follows the same script: Hedges selects the player, Source: https://www.wtnh.com/sports/sports-illustrated/c10... |
10/17/24 | Guardians' Late Game 3 Heroics Prompt a Change in Tradition. After every win, the Cleveland Guardians dash from the dugout to the clubhouse, where their victory ceremony awaits. Their backup catcher, 32-year-old Austin Hedges, selects a player of the game, makes a short speech and presents him with a World Wrestling Entertainment–branded championship belt. “It's not democratic,” says reliever Eli Morgan. “It's all Hedges. It's an oligarchy? I don't know how that stuff works, but it's all on him. He picks really well.” The tradition dates to Opening Day this year, and every win—92 of them in the regular season, and now, after an epic American League Championship Series Game 3, four so far this October—follows the same script: Hedges selects the player, Source: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/sports... |
8/30/24 | Clase sets club record for saves, Noel, Giménez hit consecutive HRs as Guardians top Pirates 10-8. Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, left, congratulates relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase (48) after they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Cleveland. CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer and Andrés Giménez followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Source: https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports... |
8/28/24 | Guardians avoid sweep by Royals. Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, left, hugs relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase (48) after the Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Cleveland. CLEVELAND — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel singled home Josh Naylor with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Wednesday. Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/08/28/guardians-... |
8/23/24 | Austin Hedges Says Guardians Resemble Former World Series Champs. The Cleveland Guardians' recent skid is no secret. Ahead of their matchup with them this weekend, Hedges compared Cleveland's recent slide to what he went through as a member of the Texas Rangers last September before winning the 2023 World Series. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/austin-hedge... |