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The Glue Guy: How Austin Hedges Became the Backbone of the Guardians — Part 3

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Cade Cracas·27 days ago
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This is Part 2 of a three-part series, releasing every two days, highlighting the career of Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges,  whose value to the clubhouse is at an all-time high.  If you are interested in reading Part 1,  click HERE , or Part 2, click HERE . "It gets me out of bed in the morning." That’s what Cleveland Guardians veteran catcher Austin Hedges said during the 2023 MLB offseason when asked about serving as a mentor for the young players he was expected to join after signing with the club. A passion for helping others seems to be a recurring theme in Hedges' personality. No matter the stop on the journey or the clubhouse he sits in, he is always looking to be a rock for others to lean against. "[It] felt like it took me three years in the big leagues to feel like I could call myself a big leaguer," Hedges said in that same 2023 interview with MLB.com. "Like you’re always looking in the mirror like, ‘Am I good enough?’ Like this is the best of the best in the world.…

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