CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a season where Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has stunned the baseball world with an unprecedented 60 home runs from behind the plate, perhaps no one appreciates the magnitude of this achievement more than fellow catcher Austin Hedges. The Guardians’ defensive specialist and clubhouse leader recently made an impassioned endorsement of Raleigh for MVP, a moment that revealed both the special brotherhood among catchers and Hedges’ own unique value to Cleveland’s playoff push.

On the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast , Joe Noga and Paul Hoynes discussed Hedges’ passionate take on the American League MVP race between Raleigh and Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

“As expected, I think Austin Hedges came out and said, you know, what Cal Rally is doing is just otherworldly.

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