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White Sox trade Robert to Mets for versatile Luisangel Acuña, prospect

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2:10 PM MST

Luis Robert Jr.’s name has been steadily featured in trade rumors in recent years. Late Tuesday evening, the White Sox officially parted ways with their All-Star center fielder, while adding a promising up-and-comer to a roster budding with young talent. The White Sox traded Robert to the Mets, the club

Ramirez among several Cleveland players falling short in HOF voting

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January 20, 2026

CLEVELAND -- A pair of longtime Cleveland stars once again fell short of being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame via the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. In his penultimate year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot, shortstop Omar Vizquel received 18.4 percent of the vote and

Bulked-up Manzardo ready to flex at first for Guardians

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January 19, 2026

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.

Guardians' Top 5 center fielders: MLB.com's take

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January 16, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians' Top 5 third basemen: MLB.com's take

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January 16, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians' Top 5 lefty starters: MLB.com's take

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January 16, 2026

CLEVELAND -- No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are

3 must-watch competitions for Guards Spring Training

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January 15, 2026

CLEVELAND -- If you’ve followed along with the Guardians’ offseason, you’ve likely noticed that a large chunk of their roster maneuvering has been bullpen-related. But even with relievers accounting for the bulk of the Guardians’ acquisitions this winter, the club is fast approaching a Spring Training that is set to

Top 10 moments in Progressive Field history

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January 15, 2026

CLEVELAND – Since it opened in 1994, Progressive Field has hosted a number of special moments. Cleveland has played in three World Series and won a flurry of division titles since it moved to the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, while making plenty of memories in between. But which moments

Guardians acquire pitching prospect Gomez from Mets for international bonus pool money

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January 15, 2026

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians bolstered the pitching depth in their developmental pipeline on Thursday, when they acquired lefty Franklin Gomez from the Mets in exchange for international bonus pool money.

Remembering Cleveland's top All-Star moments

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January 15, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Over the course of nearly a century of MLB All-Star Games, there have been plenty of moments where a Cleveland player has shined on the national stage alongside the game’s top talent. Let’s take a look at 10 of the top performances by a Cleveland player in All-Star

The 5 best seasons by a Guardians pitcher

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January 14, 2026

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians' franchise has long been known for its renowned pitching factory, through which the club has continuously developed some of the best hurlers in baseball. Cleveland has had a long list of incredible starting pitchers toe the rubber in its uniform. The biggest names are always remembered

Guardians' top general managers: MLB.com's take

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January 14, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians’ Top 5 first basemen: MLB.com's take

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January 14, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians' Top 5 shortstops: MLB.com's take

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January 14, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians' Top 5 designated hitters: MLB.com's take

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January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Guardians' all-time single-season roster

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January 13, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Every year (pandemic-shortened seasons aside), fans get to watch the best professional baseball players come together to face off in the All-Star Game. It’s a chance to see that season's most elite players fill out two rosters. But what if it was possible to create a roster consisting

Guardians' Top 5 catchers: MLB.com's take

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January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

A dive into the Guardians' Statcast superlatives

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January 12, 2026

CLEVELAND -- When a player launches a ball into an outfield concourse or a pitcher lights up a radar gun, one of the first questions that's always asked is, "Has that been done before?" Since it began measuring in 2015, Statcast has allowed us to track nearly every aspect of

This position group to provide spring intrigue for Guardians

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January 12, 2026

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.

Top 5 longest HRs hit at Progressive Field

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January 9, 2026

CLEVELAND -- It’s one of the most exciting plays in baseball. It’s what kids imitate in the backyard with their Wiffle ball bats. The moment when a Major Leaguer launches a no-doubt home run and watches it disappear into the distance captivates fans at home and in the ballpark. Statcast

Will Guards add from right side, or let young guys ride?

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January 9, 2026

On Friday, MLB.com Guardians beat reporter Tim Stebbins held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit with Guardians fans at r/ClevelandGuardians. This mailbag features questions and answers from the AMA, the full version of which can be read here. Questions and responses have been lightly edited for clarity. Is there any

Skubal, Tigers far apart after exchanging arbitration figures

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January 8, 2026

The Tigers came to terms with seven of their eight remaining players who are eligible for arbitration this offseason on Thursday. The one exception was noteworthy. Detroit did not reach an agreement with two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal prior to Thursday’s 8 p.m. ET deadline. Consequently, the

Tigers avoid arbitration with Greene, Tork, 5 others

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January 8, 2026

The Tigers on Thursday reached agreements on one-year deals for 2026 with a flurry of players to avoid arbitration.

Guardians reach deal with Kwan to avoid arbitration

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January 8, 2026

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians have avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players this offseason after coming to terms with All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan. The Guardians and Kwan reached a one-year deal for 2026 worth $7.725 million. The team did not disclose the salary figure, which was reported by

Breaking down the Guardians' 'pen ahead of the 2026 season

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January 8, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Entering this offseason, if you had to predict an area that would be the Guardians’ greatest focal point, you probably would have pointed to the lineup. While there’s still time to add to an offense that ranked 28th in the Majors in runs per game in 2025 (3.97),