Bailey is not in Cleveland's starting lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday.
Bailey will get a breather while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate to do the catching for right-hander Slade Cecconi. Bailey is slashing .179/.232/.250 with two home runs and 12 RBI across 182 plate appearances this season.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Idle Saturday
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Bailey is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the White Sox on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Bailey will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game, with Austin Hedges starting behind home plate and batting eighth while forming a battery with Parker Messick on Saturday. Bailey has gone 3-for-19 (.158) with two RBI and five strikeouts over his last eight outings.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Hitting bench Wednesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Bailey will get a breather for the Wednesday afternoon game after playing nine innings behind the plate in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Monday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
Bailey made three straight starts behind the dish before being left out of the lineup in Sunday's 6-5 win over Seattle. He ended up entering Sunday's contest as a pinch hitter, striking out in his lone at-bat while catching the game's final three innings. The Guardians may be looking to give Bailey a proper rest day Monday while Austin Hedges receives the starting nod at catcher in the series opener.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Exiting starting nine
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox.
Bailey started all three games at catcher for the Guardians this past weekend in Houston, so he'll get a breather for the series opener versus the White Sox. Austin Hedges will be behind the dish.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Idle for series finale
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
After a string of three straight starts behind the plate, Bailey will end up hitting the bench for a second consecutive game to close out the series with New York. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey, who is batting .167/.196/.333 with one home run, four RBI and four runs in 17 games for Cleveland since being acquired from San Francisco on May 9.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Tuesday
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees.
Bailey started behind the dish for each of the Guardians' last three contests but will begin Tuesday's game on the bench. Austin Hedges will start at catcher and hit eighth as Cleveland looks to even the series.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Exiting starting nine
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Yankees.
Bailey started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so it will be Austin Hedges behind the dish for the Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Since arriving in Cleveland via trade, Bailey has made 12 starts at catcher, while Hedges has started 11 games and David Fry has started one.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: On bench again Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
After making consecutive starts behind the plate to begin the week, Bailey will now hit the bench for the third time in four contests. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher over Bailey once again Sunday. Since he was acquired from the Giants on May 9, Bailey has slashed .148/.200/.333 with a home run and four RBI in 10 games.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Out of lineup again Tuesday
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
It's the second straight day on the bench for Bailey, who has yet to start consecutive games since arriving in Cleveland via trade. Austin Hedges is behind the dish for the Guardians again Tuesday, and the two backstops figure to continue sharing the job pretty evenly.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Left out of lineup Monday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Austin Hedges will handle catching duties in the series opener while Bailey retreats to the bench. Since being acquired from the Giants earlier this month, Bailey has yet to make starts on consecutive days and looks like he'll be part of a timeshare at catcher with his new club.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Left out of lineup
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
In four games with his new team, the switch-hitting Bailey has been in the lineup both times against righties and out of the lineup on both occasions versus lefties. While Bailey could continue to sit against southpaws, it's also possible his absence from Wednesday's lineup is simply due to it being an afternoon game after he started Tuesday night. Another factor into the decision to sit Bailey is that Parker Messick is Wednesday's starter, and Austin Hedges has been his personal catcher.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Monday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
David Fry will get the nod at catcher over Bailey, who went 0-for-3 at the dish in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Twins in his Guardians debut. Bailey is expected to see the lion's share of the playing time behind the dish with his new club, but the 26-year-old backstop likely won't carry much fantasy appeal outside of two-catcher mixed leagues or AL-only leagues. He's batting just .141/.207/.176 on the season, with his .383 OPS placing him last among all catchers who have logged at least 70 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Dealt to Cleveland
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The Guardians acquired Bailey from the Giants on Saturday in exchange for left-hander Matt Wilkinson and the 29th pick in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Bailey was starting to see his playing time with the Giants trend down after beginning the season with just a .396 OPS through 89 plate appearances. The Guardians have also been fighting to get consistent production out of the catcher spot, as Bo Naylor has struggled to the tune of a .438 OPS over his first 28 games and will now head down to Triple-A following Cleveland's acquisition of Bailey. Although he hasn't produced much at the plate, Bailey's elite defense should allow him to at least work in a timeshare behind the dish with Austin Hedges.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Sitting Monday
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Bailey is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Padres on Monday.
Bailey will ride the pine for a second consecutive game, only this time it'll be Jesus Rodriguez who will serve behind home plate and bat eighth in his major-league debut. Bailey has slashed .159/.221/.206 with two steals, one home run, four RBI and a 5:16 BB:K across 68 plate appearances since April 1.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Absent from Game 2 lineup
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Bailey isn't in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey went 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts during the Giants' Game 1 loss, and he'll now move to the bench while Eric Haase starts at catcher and bats eighth.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Friday
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Bailey is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Marlins on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Eric Haase will start behind home plate and bat ninth while catching pitches from Adrian Houser for Friday's series opener. In 15 games since April 1, Bailey has gone 7-for-45 (.156) with one steal, one home run, three RBI and a 3:8 BB:K.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Out of Giants' lineup
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Bailey is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.
Giants manager Tony Vitello hinted Thursday that he might start deploying a timeshare at catcher. A day later, Daniel Susac will do the catching for ace Logan Webb. Bailey is slashing just .128/.180/.128 with zero extra-base hits in 2026.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Wednesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
After starting behind the dish in 13 of the Giants' first 15 games, Bailey will now take a seat for the second time in three contests. Rookie Daniel Susac will draw the start at catcher Wednesday, but Bailey will presumably check back into the lineup for Thursday's series finale.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Tuesday
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Bailey isn't in the lineup Tuesday versus Philadelphia.
Bailey went 1-for-4 in the series opener against the Phillies on Monday, but he will get a chance to rest Tuesday. In his place behind the plate, Daniel Susac will start and bat eighth.
