Popular catcher Austin Hedges has agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract and will return to the Cleveland Guardians next season.

It's official: Austin Hedges will be back with the Cleveland Guardians for the 2025 season. The veteran catcher signed a one-year major league deal with the organization on Wednesday as MLB free agency kicked off.

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 league source confirmed to cleveland.com.

The Guardians announced that they have re-signed catcher Austin Hedges to a one-year deal. The Boras Corporation client gets the

The Cleveland Guardians have re-signed free agent Austin Hedges, the team confirmed on Wednesday. The 32-year-old catcher was signed to a one-year Major League contract for $4 million after being an “integral member of Cleveland’s last two AL Central Division championship-winning clubs,

Popular catcher Austin Hedges signed a $4 million, one-year contract and will return to the Cleveland Guardians next season.

Though Hedges has struggled at the plate during his time with the Guards, his status as a respected team leader has proven to be indispensable.

If you surveyed everyone in the Guardians’ clubhouse about who had the most impact on the 2024 roster, you’d likely get the same answer: Austin Hedges. That’s why it should come as no surprise to Clev

Popular veteran catcher Austin Hedges signed a one-year contract and will return to the Cleveland Guardians next season. The team credited Hedges' leadership as a major factor on this year's team that went 92-69 and won the AL Central title under rookie manager Stephen Vogt.