'He’s a legend': J-Ram makes Guardians history on his bobblehead night
CLEVELAND -- José Ramírez sat at the third-base end of the Guardians’ dugout, staring into the eyes of the man who just set the tone in the first inning against the Twins by hitting a two-run homer to right field. Yes, he was looking at himself. Propped up on the
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In Bieber's absence, McKenzie stepping up with ace-like stuff
CLEVELAND -- The second that the Guardians learned they would be without Shane Bieber for the rest of the 2024 season, they knew they would need someone to step up as an ace of this rotation. An ace doesn’t necessarily mean a lights-out, unhittable pitcher. An ace can be a
Guardians dig into The Land's history for City Connect uniforms
CLEVELAND -- When Josh Naylor saw the Guardians’ City Connect uniforms, he quickly blurted out, “Can we wear them for every home game?” When everyone in the room just chuckled, he had to double down, “No, I’m actually asking.” The new threads couldn’t have gone over better in Cleveland’s clubhouse.
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Here are 3 biggest takeaways from Guards' road trip
ARLINGTON -- This isn’t how the Guardians would’ve liked to end their two-city road trip, but the team accomplished what it set out to do: Win another series. After winning the first two contests at Globe Life Field, the Guardians fell, 4-0, to the Rangers on Wednesday night. But this
Guardians watch intently as Hedges gets his WS ring
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Mock draft: Big college bats stir things up at the top
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Early premonition comes true with Rocchio, Freeman collision
ARLINGTON -- Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez looked at shortstop Brayan Rocchio in the second inning and said, “Hey bro, you have a red card.” A red card is handed out in soccer when there’s serious foul play or violent conduct. Little did anyone know how much truer this joke
Younger Chourio among Minors’ top switch-hitters
In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in
'He's not afraid': Sandlin exudes confidence in pitches in fireman role
ARLINGTON -- There’s a reason Guardians manager Stephen Vogt referred to righty reliever Nick Sandlin as his “pacifier” earlier this season. The purpose of a pacifier is to ignite a soothing effect on an infant, even in a moment of distress. And when Sandlin is on the mound, everyone in
Standout stats for 8 new Top 100 prospects
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Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
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Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Guardians 'release the pressure valve' with clutch hits in finale
CHICAGO -- Manager Stephen Vogt knew his Guardians hitters had been pressing with men in scoring position throughout their four-game set with the White Sox. He also believed the solution to those problems wasn’t too complicated. “When somebody comes up, and that guy touches home plate, it can release the
Q&A: Valaika, Vogt dish on Guardians' offense
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Another record for Bazzana: OSU's all-time hit mark
Travis Bazzana keeps rewriting the Oregon State record books. MLB Pipeline's No. 2 Draft prospect already claimed the program’s all-time and single-season home run records this season. Now he has set another major school mark. Bazzana became OSU’s all-time hits leader on Sunday, setting the school record with a run-scoring
Lack of situational hitting spoils McKenzie's strong start
CHICAGO -- Ahead of Friday’s loss to the White Sox, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was asked what he preaches to his players to ensure they don’t get too overanxious while at the plate with runners in scoring position. His message to his young team was simple -- do whatever you
Miscues sink Guardians despite Carrasco's 'outstanding' start
CHICAGO -- It didn't take long to realize Carlos Carrasco would need to be on his A-game Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. White Sox starter Garrett Crochet was dealing from the moment he stepped on the mound, cutting down Cleveland’s first three hitters in just 10 pitches. In order
Lively finds way to battle back after shaky start against Sox
CHICAGO -- One would think Ben Lively being one of the more reliable starters in the Guardians’ rotation come May would serve as a sign that things have gone awry for Cleveland. Yet the veteran right-hander -- now on his fourth team in five seasons -- is one of the
Top prospect DeLauter's fractured foot won't require surgery
CLEVELAND -- The Guardians hoped they were just being extra cautious with Chase DeLauter, their top prospect. But now, they’ve learned he has a fracture in his left foot once again. DeLauter reported pain in his foot while running the bases in a game with Double-A Akron on April 25.