The Giants are trading Patrick Bailey to Cleveland, a source confirms. There was a lot of frustration in recent weeks as they tried different things to get the bat going. This front office absolutely loves Jesus Rodriguez, and Daniel Susac has been great too.

BREAKING: The Cleveland Guardians are acquiring two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey in a trade with the San Francisco Giants for the No. 29 pick in this year's draft and left-handed pitching prospect Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson, sources tell ESPN.

The Guardians are acquiring Gold Glove catcher Patrick Bailey from the Giants for lefty prospect Matt Wilkinson and their Competitive Balance Round A pick (No. 29 overall) in the 2026 MLB Draft, per a club source.

Catcher Patrick Bailey has been traded to the Cleveland Guardians, per sources.

Fascinating trade for Cleveland. Patrick Bailey is an amazing defensive catcher, with back-to-back Gold Gloves and the metrics to match. But he's also a career .224 hitter with a 74 OPS+. Guardians clearly believe elite catcher defense is undervalued.

The Giants officially announced that they traded Patrick Bailey to the Guardians in exchange for LHP Matt Wilkinson and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 Draft.

Guardians reportedly acquire C Patrick Bailey from the Giants, per multiple reports including MLB's @tim_stebbins.

#Guardians acquire C Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants for Matt Wilkinson and the 29th pick. Bo Naylor Triple-A

whew. I knew things were getting tricky with Patrick Bailey but I did not see this coming

My favorite aspect of the Guardians' trade for switch-hitting catcher Patrick Bailey He keeps the only-left, only-switch Guardians primary lineup intact! No RH batter will *ever* step foot in the batter's box when Cleveland is opposed by a RH starter

The Guardians add another defensive wizard to their roster with Patrick Bailey.

@JonHeyman tweeted Patrick Bailey goes in trade from Giants to Cleveland for Tugboat Wilkinson and 29tb pick. The defensive specialist Bailey recently lost his starting catching job. @JeffPassan on it

🤖 Alex Pavlovic The Patrick Bailey trade is official. The Giants move on from a 26-year-old who is the only catcher in franchise history with two Gold Glove Awards and had some insane late-game hits, but also had a wRC+ of 72 over four seasons. Bailey was also about to hit arbitration.

1. What an early trade 2. Putting Austin Hedges and Patrick Bailey on the same team is inspired 3. Patrick Bailey has a 16 wRC+ 4. RIP the Giants 5. Tugboat

Didn’t realize until this second that Patrick Bailey is the Most Cleveland Guardians player ever. He will fit right in with that offense.