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

CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams wished he would have taken a bit more time on his run from the bullpen to the pitcher’s mound.

CHICAGO -- Enough is enough. You can officially put the ‘Can José Ramírez perform in the playoffs?’ narrative to rest. In case anyone thought his epic performance in Game 3 of the American League Division Series might have been a fluke or one-off, Ramírez delivered another legendary moment during a

CHICAGO -- When the Guardians arrived here this week, facing postseason elimination against the White Sox in the American League Division Series, they knew what awaited them at Rate Field. Cleveland was up against a team whose fanbase had waited a half-decade to witness postseason baseball. The Guardians were entering

CHICAGO -- It was a black-clad crowd roaring at Rate Field as the White Sox tried to close out the American League Division Series on Wednesday. But the Guardians, it turns out, weren’t ready to attend their own funeral.

CHICAGO -- The Rate Field crowd was buzzing with anticipation in the eighth inning on Wednesday. Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was at the plate, awaiting an 0-2 pitch with runners on second and third and two outs. Cleveland led by two runs, and any chance of the White Sox

CHICAGO -- The Guardians won the American League Central by one game over the White Sox, despite losing the season series, 7-6. That division win earned Cleveland home-field advantage when the two teams met up in the Division Series.

CHICAGO -- The Guardians’ backs are against the wall. But even as they face postseason elimination, they have some life heading into Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the White Sox on Wednesday. This is a win-or-go-home situation for Cleveland, and Chicago’s Rate Field is expected to

CHICAGO -- There were points in recent years when Daniel Espino wished he could merely throw a baseball, a simple joy that was stripped from him while he was sidelined for the bulk of four seasons due to a pair of right shoulder surgeries. On Wednesday, the rookie right-hander will

CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams electrified Progressive Field through the first five innings of Game 2 of the AL Division Series Monday night, striking out 11 White Sox hitters to become only the third Cleveland pitcher to rack up double-digit punchouts in a postseason game. This should have been the main

CLEVELAND -- This is not how it was supposed to go for the Guardians. This was supposed to be different. This lineup was supposed to be different. Yet here we are: The Guardians’ offense has been all but silenced in the postseason, and Cleveland’s season is now on the brink.

CLEVELAND -- For the Guardians, it’s virtually a must-win game. For the White Sox, it’s an opportunity to reach the precipice of a berth in the AL Championship Series.

CLEVELAND -- With a better showing offensively by the Guardians in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday, we may have recounted the double play Angel Martínez started in the sixth inning with a leaping catch in left field in a different light. Cleveland getting shut out in

CLEVELAND -- While battling for the American League Central title last month, the Guardians and White Sox divisional race featured an added reward: a first-round bye in the postseason that would allow the champ to set its preferred pitching plan for the AL Division Series.

CLEVELAND -- The sellout crowd at Progressive Field on Saturday was clad in red and full of juice, buzzing even before first pitch as playoff baseball returned to Northeast Ohio. A week’s worth of anticipation had built after the AL Central champion Guardians spent the week with a first-round bye

Thirteen games across four nail-biting series weren’t enough. The Guardians and White Sox will meet again, and the stakes are higher than ever. The White Sox beat the Astros, 7-3, in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday, to advance to the best-of-five Division Series for an

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians set their 26-man roster for the AL Division Series against the White Sox on Saturday, which had few surprises. ​

CLEVELAND -- The feeling you get when the bullpen door opens, and Cade Smith begins to jog to the pitcher’s mound? The Guardians get it too. “You’re kind of smiling inside, feeling like it's locked down and you’re going to win,” second baseman Travis Bazzana said. “You just expect that

CLEVELAND -- Travis Bazzana watched as many MLB games as he could growing up in Australia, where the time difference stood as a hurdle for a kid who dreamed of playing in The Show one day. He was undeterred, including when it came to watching playoff action.

CLEVELAND -- It’s been another September to remember for the Guardians. The bright lights of October now await.

CLEVELAND -- Colin Holderman loomed as a potential X-factor for the Guardians this postseason, provided he was able to make his way back from a nagging case of right wrist inflammation. Instead, his season will come to an unfortunate close.

CLEVELAND -- Near the end of Spring Training this year, pitching coach Carl Willis pulled Parker Messick aside to inform him that he'd made the Guardians’ Opening Day roster. Messick described that moment as a relief; it was not guaranteed after he entered 2026 with seven big league starts under

CLEVELAND -- Steven Kwan and the Guardians have been on each side of this equation the past two seasons. In 2024, they had a first-round bye in the postseason. In ‘25, they jumped right into action in the AL Wild Card Series.

CLEVELAND -- The magnitude of it all really began to kick in when Chase DeLauter saw the Guardians’ lineup card. It was actually happening. He was going to make his big league debut in the postseason, in Game 2 of the 2025 AL Wild Card Series vs. the Tigers.

CLEVELAND -- While the Guardians spend the coming days enjoying their first-round bye in the MLB postseason, you can be sure they’ll be keeping close tabs on what’s happening down in Houston. The Astros and White Sox will open a three-game Wild Card Series at Daikin Park on Tuesday, the