ST. PETERSBURG -- As Stephen Vogt made the rounds in the Guardians' clubhouse Monday night, embracing the players who were fresh off a heartbreaking finish to the 2026 season, he eventually reached Austin Hedges’ locker. There, Vogt and Hedges shared a long hug, before the skipper placed his hands on

CLEVELAND -- A trip to the World Series is on the line in Game 6 as the Rays bring the ALCS back to Tropicana Field. Coming off their 3-1 win over the Guardians in Game 5, the Rays look like the best version of themselves now, playing airtight defense behind

CLEVELAND -- For a chunk of 2026, the Guardians were the only team to use just five starting pitchers. Cleveland did not need a sixth starter until a July 18 doubleheader against Pittsburgh, in a remarkable streak of health and durability. Now? The Guardians are staring down the end of

CLEVELAND -- We’ve got a new series heading into Game 5 of the ALCS with the Rays and Guardians tied 2-2. Sunday’s 5:08 p.m. ET game at Progressive Field will determine which side flies to St. Petersburg for Game 6 on the doorstep of the World Series and which team

CLEVELAND -- Parker Messick and Austin Hedges have been as much of a package deal as any pitcher-catcher pairing this season. For Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the Guardians made a change. Patrick Bailey drew the start at catcher on Sunday against the Rays at Progressive Field,

CLEVELAND -- While Guardians reliever Matt Festa was ready to begin the top of the eighth inning on Saturday, center field was oddly vacant. Finally, Steven Kwan emerged from the third-base dugout at Progressive Field, just as the Rays’ Cedric Mullins stepped to the plate.

Game 4 of the ALCS between the Rays and Guardians, originally scheduled for Friday, was postponed to tonight due to inclement conditions. Game 5 has been moved to Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

CLEVELAND -- Manager Stephen Vogt made clear the rainout that postponed Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Friday won’t have any bearing on the Guardians’ pitching plans in the rescheduled contest on Saturday. “[Shawn] Armstrong's going to start for us tomorrow,” Vogt said Friday night.

CLEVELAND -- Nick Martinez didn’t quite know what to do with himself during the first three games of the American League Championship Series. He spent Game 1 sitting in the Rays' bullpen. He didn’t care for it. He moved to the dugout for Game 2, then found a spot on

CLEVELAND -- The expectation is unfair, Erik Sabrowski acknowledged. But can you blame him and his Guardians teammates? When the bullpen doors open and Cade Smith begins his trot to center stage to close out a game for the Guardians, they expect perfection is imminent.

CLEVELAND -- Growing up, Petey Halpin had Little League coaches with a simple rule: Skip the bat flip, and always run hard out of the batter’s box. Naturally, he tested those waters, even against their wishes. If there was a moment to make an exception, we just saw it. Halpin

Game 3 of the ALCS was moved to 1 p.m. ET from the original start time of 6 p.m. ET, MLB announced Wednesday. The change is based on forecasted rain tonight in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ arrival at Tropicana Field this week marked a full-circle moment for right-hander Shawn Armstrong. When he took the mound and tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Rays on Tuesday, Armstrong couldn’t help but feel a sense

ST. PETERSBURG -- It’s a play Guardians third baseman José Ramírez has made countless times. It’s a play he makes 99.99 percent of the time, even. But that 0.01 percent? It reared its ugly head in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday,

ST. PETERSBURG -- Just one game in, we’re already looking at a different ALCS landscape than most expected after the Guardians came back to beat the Rays, 7-3, in their own house. Now, the Rays need to come up big in Game 2 behind Freddy Peralta to avoid travelling to

ST. PETERSBURG -- Guardians third baseman José Ramírez extended his lead from second base a few extra feet in the ninth inning on Monday night, prompting a long stare from Rays right-hander Kevin Kelly. The moment Kelly began his delivery, Ramírez took off. Ramírez’s stolen-base attempt prompted his counterpart, Junior

ST. PETERSBURG -- Parker Messick was 7 years old on Oct. 23, 2008, when he watched the Rays beat the Phillies, 4-2, at Tropicana Field in Game 2 of the World Series. Nearly 18 years later, he’ll experience October baseball in this ballpark in a much different manner. On Monday,

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Guardians set their 26-man roster for the American League Championship Series ahead of Monday night’s Game 1 against the Rays, adding right-hander Slade Cecconi to the mix and dropping utility man Daniel Schneemann.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t won a World Series since they came into existence in 1998. That might sound like a long time, and it is … until you remember that the Cleveland Guardians haven’t won it all since 1948, half a century before the Devil Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- Shortly before it began to rain champagne in the home clubhouse at Progressive Field on Saturday night, Guardians players and staff gathered around catcher and team leader Austin Hedges.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Foster Griffin said a lot of people have asked him this season if he’s taken some time to look back on his journey and how far he’s come over the past year.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The American League’s top two seeds will meet in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series, starting with Game 1 on Monday night between the Guardians and Rays at 8 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field.

CLEVELAND -- Guardians players, coaches, staff and front-office members gathered in the middle of the red-tinted home clubhouse at Progressive Field on Saturday night, forming a circle around manager Stephen Vogt. Before the party started, the skipper had the floor.

CLEVELAND -- The Gavin Williams that Stephen Vogt first met after taking over as the Guardians’ manager two years ago was quiet and reserved off the field. On the field, he was still developing into the pitcher we know him as today. There was no way, Vogt says, that Williams

CLEVELAND -- This must be how it had to be.