Cleveland has placed catcher Austin Hedges on the 7-day concussion injured list and promoted veteran backstop Ryan Lavarnway from Triple-A Columbus to take his place. To make room on the 40-man roster, Jordan Luplow has been bumped to the 60-day injured list.
Hedges is the second Cleveland catcher to end up on the injured list this season, joining Roberto Pérez, who underwent surgery back in May to repair a fractured finger. It seems safe to assume that the source of his concussion was the Justin Dunn fastball that struck his head in the team’s 7-0 win over the Mariners on Friday, June 11.