Hedges is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Rangers.
Hedges will head to the bench after he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts while starting the first two games of the series behind the plate. Jason Delay will take over at catcher and bat eighth in the rubber match with Texas.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Gets Sunday off
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Hedges is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against the Diamondbacks.
Hedges will get a breather against Merrill Kelly and the Diamondbacks for Sunday's series finale. Jason Delay is starting behind the plate in Hedges' absence and will hit ninth.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: First multi-hit game
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Hedges went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Tigers.
Hedges got the Pirates on the board with a two-RBI double in the second inning. He added a single in the seventh frame that drove in his third run of the day and also gave him his first multi-hit effort of the season. As that implies, Hedges has been dreadful at the plate early in the campaign, hitting .172/.264/.219 across 75 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: On bench Sunday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
He'll get a breather for the matinee game after he started at catcher in the first two games of the series with Toronto. Jason Delay will check in behind the dish Sunday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Roansy Contreras.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Sitting out Thursday
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Hedges is out of the lineup Thursday afternoon against the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Hedges gets a breather after making three straight starts behind the plate for the Pirates. Jason Delay is catching and batting ninth in Thursday's matinee.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Not in lineup Wednesday
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Hedges is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Jason Delay will catch and bat ninth. Hedges has slashed just .188/.257/.219 through 38 plate appearances this season and could begin losing his hold on the bulk of starts behind the plate in Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Not starting Sunday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Hedges went 2-for-8 while starting the first three games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Resting Wednesday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Hedges is getting a breather for the series finale after he started behind the plate each of the past three days while going 2-for-12 with a walk, a stolen base, two runs and two RBI. Jason Delay will form a battery with starting pitcher Johan Oviedo on Wednesday.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Activated off concussion IL
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Hedges was activated Friday from the 7-day concussion injured list.
Hedges is set to return to the Pirates on Friday in St. Louis after missing 10 days of action with a concussion. Tyler Heineman has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Jason Delay will stay up to share time behind the plate with Hedges.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Catches bullpen
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Pirates manager Derek Shelton told reporters before Saturday's game that Hedges (concussion) caught a bullpen and will hit in the cage, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Shelton notes that Hedges is "trending in the right direction." The backstop is on the seven-day injured list while dealing with a concussion, and while he has made progress there's, no timetable for his return.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Placed on concussion IL
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The Pirates placed Hedges on the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday.
Hedges is without a timetable for a return, as brain injuries can be unpredictable. Tyler Heineman was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday to share time behind the plate with Jason Delay while Hedges is sidelined.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Sits Monday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
Jason Delay will step in behind the dish while Hedges rests Monday. Hedges started at catcher in all three games of the Pirates' season-opening series with the Reds, going 0-for-7 with a walk and a run scored.
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Pirates' Austin Hedges: Showing value with pitching staff
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Hedges has had a positive influence on the Pirates' pitching staff this spring, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Hedges has failed to post an OPS above .563 in any of the last four seasons, so he's unlikely to make much of an impact offensively. However, his biggest influence could come from his work with the pitching staff, particularly with younger starters such as Mitch Keller, Roansy Contreras and Johan Oviedo. Hedges could also help Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis acclimate to the big leagues upon their potential call-ups in the middle of the season.
Hedges agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with the Pirates on Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
For as great as Hedges is on the defensive side of the ball, he gives most of that value back at the dish. The 30-year-old has a career 54 wRC+ (100 is average) and he's been below that mark each of the past four seasons. Even in two-catcher fantasy leagues, Hedges falls short of clearing the bar, though his addition should be a boon to the Pirates' pitching staff.
Hedges isn't starting Wednesday against the Royals.
Hedges started the last three games and went 0-for-7 with two walks and two strikeouts. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Not in lineup
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Hedges will sit Saturday against the Royals.
Hedges has managed to start 94 games this season despite his awful .167/.241/.254 slash line, but his defense-first profile doesn't help fantasy teams. Exciting offense-first catcher prospect Bo Naylor was called up for the first time Saturday, but it will be Luke Maile who gets the nod behind the plate on this occasion.
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Guardians' Austin Hedges: Sitting Wednesday
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Hedges is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Luke Maile will get a turn behind the plate after Hedges struck out twice in three plate appearances in Tuesday's 6-5 loss in 11 innings. Over his last 11 games, Hedges has gone hitless in 29 at-bats to drop his season-long average to .167.
