Guardians News and Notes: A Good Start

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 15: Rhys Hoskins #8 of the Cleveland Guardians runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Progressive Field on May 15, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Guardians kicked off the season series against the Tigers with a bang last night, winning 8-2.

I provided a recap here. I neglected to mention Austin Hedges picking off yet another runner at first base. When confronted with a pitching staff that struggles to contain the run game, Hedges has apparently decided “I will do this myself.” Slade Cecconi extolled his battery-mate’s abilities in this department postgame:

#Guardians Slade Cecconi in Detroit on Austin Hedges’ pick off of Riley Greene:
“Hedgey’s so good at it. The guy's a defensive freaking savant back there. And that's not a, like, base stealer on first base, you know, that's not a guy that's out there trying to steal bags. Like so…

— Mason Horodyski (@MasonHorodyski) May 19, 2026

AROUND MLB:

The Royals and White Sox lost, but the Twins won. The Twins optioned Royce Lewis.

Gio Urshela retired. Seems like a great dude but I have zero positive memories of him as a baseball player. I hope he has a great rest of his life, though. Nice, little career… but not here.

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