GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Bryan Lavastida has only been crouching behind the plate for three and a half years, but he has a tattoo of a catcher’s mask on his right wrist, the leading image of a sleeve of ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — One of our KRIS 6 Hooks Kid Reporters of the 2025 season, Isabella Felix, sat down with Hooks' catcher Bryan Lavastida. Felix is one of a few kids selected this season to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Quick: can you name the four catchers summoned to Cleveland’s active roster in the 2021 season to back up Roberto Perez and Austin Hedges when one or both of the catchers were ...

The Guardians added what is believed to be a club record 11 players to their 40-man roster on Nov. 19 to exempt them from the Rule 5 draft. Only one was a catcher: 23-year-old Bryan Lavastida, who has ...

Lavastida was added to Cleveland's 40-man roster Friday. As things stand, Austin Hedges is the lone big-league catcher on the depth chart, so Lavastida figures to get a chance to earn a spot next ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Driving in runs at the plate is important, but wiping runs off the scoreboard with defense can provide a completely different level of excitement. For Guardians rookies Steven Kwan ...

Recap: Bryan Lavastida went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Micah Pries homered for the Clippers. Lavastida's two-run single keyed a three-run third inning as Columbus jumped to a 4-0 lead. Juan Brito was ...

Lavastida was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Lavastida served as catching depth early in the year but hit just .083 with three walks and ...

The Cleveland Guardians just recently informed highly ranked catching prospect, Bo Naylor, that he would be starting the season at Triple-A. It wasn't necessarily a shocking revelation based on how ...

Bryan Lavastida is getting his first taste of playing baseball in the Major Leagues. The taste has not always been sweet. In fact, it has been quite sour at times, but it has been better than not ...

Recap: Bryan Lavastida and Will Benson homered and five Columbus pitchers held Toledo to six hits. Benson was 2 for 4 and David Fry was 2 for 3. Columbus starter Tobias Myers pitched four shutout ...