Guards 'right where we need to be' after road trip despite tough loss
ARLINGTON -- Going into Sunday’s game, the Guardians didn’t have much margin for error facing Rangers ace Jacob deGrom. After the first inning, the margin had shrunk even more as deGrom retired the side on eight pitches and the Rangers jumped out to a two-run lead on Guardians starter Joey
The unique way Williams uses his sinker -- and why it works for him
Before Gavin Williams could walk through his various pitch grips, he needed to find a baseball. "I can show you better than I can tell you," the Guardians right-hander said before a day game at Yankee Stadium last week. Lately, Williams has done a whole lot of showing: Each start
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Bibee picks up elusive first win with 8 brilliant innings in Texas
ARLINGTON – Tanner Bibee has downplayed the storyline all season, saying a winless drought that stretched a franchise-long 13 games to start the season was largely independent of what he did on the mound to the run support he received. “Obviously sometimes you’re like, damn, I wish I could get
Guards' dream start from pair of rookies turns sour in a flash
ARLINGTON -- Things unraveled in a hurry for the Guardians on Friday night. A game that started with the first leadoff home run of Travis Bazzana's career and five scoreless innings by Parker Messick turned on a dime and into a 3-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field.
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Late addition Hoskins quick to make impact on Guardians
This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins’ Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CLEVELAND -- Rhys Hoskins was in some unfamiliar territory this past offseason. As a free agent for just the second time in his career,
Guardians' series win in New York a promising early sign
NEW YORK -- The Guardians would have loved to complete their second series sweep at Yankee Stadium since the ballpark opened in 2009. They ultimately came up short after suffering a 2-1 loss to the Yankees on Thursday in the finale of a three-game series, but that was far from
3 Guardians prospects, 3 different levels, 3 multihomer games. What a night!
Friday was a banner night for the Guardians’ talent pipeline. While No. 1 prospect Travis Bazzana hit his first career leadoff homer and fell a double shy of the cycle against the Rangers, three other ranked Cleveland prospects -- Juneiker Caceres (CLE No. 9), Alfonsin Rosario (CLE No. 14) and
The Draft is just over 5 weeks away! Here's the latest mock
Teams will have a little less time than expected to scout several of the top college players in the 2026 Draft. A rash of upsets in NCAA regional play last weekend eliminated seven of the 16 top national seeds, including No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Georgia Tech. No Bruins
Undaunted Guardians top second straight Yanks ace to nab Bronx series
NEW YORK -- The Guardians arrived in New York this week reeling from a 2-4 homestand in which they were outscored 39-17. Awaiting them were three of the Yankees’ top starting pitchers in Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón. Manager Stephen Vogt and Co. were obviously aware of the
Arias (left hamstring strain) begins rehab as infield mix questions loom
NEW YORK -- Gabriel Arias has missed most of the 2026 season with a left hamstring strain, and the 26-year-old will soon take a key step in his quest to rejoin the Guardians’ infield mix. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt noted that Arias is set to begin a Minor League rehab
Guardians' No. 7 prospect fuels unbelievable rally with homer, career-high six RBIs at High-A
The opposition came out swinging, but Jace LaViolette had a rather loud response to that. Cleveland's No. 7 prospect homered and drove in a career-high six runs as High-A Lake County used LaViolette's offensive outburst to rally for 17 unanswered runs against Fort Wayne on Wednesday night at Parkview Field.
These are the hottest hitting prospects right now -- one for each team
Another month of the 2026 season is in the books, and as the weather has warmed up, so have the bats in the Minor Leagues. The 30 hitters below, our selection for hottest hitter in May for each organization, have been swinging the bat better than most. There are a
Saves leader Cade Smith named AL Reliever of the Month
Another month of the 2026 season has come and gone, and it featured some standout performances along the way. Here are the monthly awards winners for May in the American and National Leagues.
J-Ram keeps hard hits, ditches hard luck during 3-double night
NEW YORK -- José Ramírez’s production through May fell short of the elite standard we’ve long grown accustomed to seeing from him. The caveat is the Guardians’ third baseman had some rotten luck through the first two-plus months of the season. “If you look underneath the hood,” Guardians president of
Bazzana, in 1st game at Yankee Stadium, tallies career-high 4 RBIs
NEW YORK -- Travis Bazzana appreciated the lively atmosphere at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, when a crowd of 41,045 packed the ballpark for the opener of a three-game series between the Guardians and Yankees. Bazzana even found some amusement in banter from the New York faithful aimed at Cleveland’s third-base
Kwan (bereavement), Martínez (foot) return to Guardians' lineup
NEW YORK -- The Guardians reinstated Steven Kwan from the bereavement/family medical emergency list on Tuesday, and the 28-year-old rejoined Cleveland’s starting lineup for its series opener against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Kwan went on the list Thursday and was away from the Guardians for their three-game weekend series
Another path to MLB for Velazquez and Ingle? Prospects see time in OF
This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins’ Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- One of the prevailing storylines for the Guardians this season has been the contributions of up-and-coming position players such as Travis
Fruits of Guardians' 1st-round Draft success are on full display in '26
CLEVELAND -- To watch the 2026 Guardians once again assert themselves at the top of the AL Central is to see what can happen when a ballclub on a budget nails the first round of the amateur Draft. As Gavin Williams (23rd overall pick, 2021) cements himself as a top-end
Guardians' challenge woes sting, but 'that's not why we lost'
CLEVELAND -- Catcher Austin Hedges’ body language perfectly captured the Guardians' agony and frustration of the moment. Rather than Cleveland escaping a bases-loaded, two-out jam with a strikeout, the full-count offering from Tim Herrin to Boston’s Wilyer Abreu was called ball four. Herrin’s four-seam fastball to Abreu appeared to catch
Bazzana, Messick among May’s standout rookies
Baseball's best rookie in May turned pro for $140,000 out of the Dominican Republic and ranked just 19th on MLB Pipeline's preseason Angels Top 30 Prospects list. The second-best went No. 1 overall in the 2024 Draft and signed for $8.95 million. Successful rookies come from a wide variety of