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Patrick Bailey Returns to the East Coast, Excited to Be Closer to Home
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Patrick Bailey Returns to the East Coast, Excited to Be Closer to Home

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Cade Cracas·23 days ago
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Patrick Bailey is returning closer to home. On Saturday, May 9, the 26-year-old catcher was dealt to the Cleveland Guardians from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for the No. 29 pick in this year's draft and prospect pitcher Matt Wilkinson. Bailey, who had been struggling for quite a bit of time at the plate with the Giants, was passed over in the lineup, and it had become known that the team was looking to go another direction at the catcher position. While sitting in the press room at Progressive Field, just hours after arriving in Cleveland, he was asked about his time in San Francisco. He went on to give an honest answer, saying that he felt that doors were starting to close. "I just felt like I was losing opportunities, losing at-bats and obviously Jesus [Rodriguez] and Daniel Susac have been playing really well," he said.…

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