Getty CLEVELAND, OHIO – AUGUST 16: Catcher Austin Hedges #27 of the Cleveland Guardians throws out Jake Cronenworth #9 of the San Diego Padres at first base during the fifth inning at Progressive Field on August 16, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Guardians have relied upon Austin Hedges in a variety of ways over the past three seasons.
That journey may be coming to an end.
Both Hedges’ comments after the Guardians bowed out of the ALCS, and now comments by president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti and Stephen Vogt,
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