The Cleveland Guardians have to be among the most disappointing teams in baseball at the moment.
They haven’t looked like the dynamic, energetic team that made it all the way to the American League Championship Series last season.
After taking two out of three games on the road against the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland lost five of six to the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels.
With that nightmarish trip now over, it’s time for the Guardians to return home, recapture their essence and reconnect with fans.
The players, for their part, are eager to play at Progressive Field.
“It will be nice to get home,” Steven Kwan told Cleveland.com. “We’ll have the off day (Monday) to settle in and get all your ducks in a row. I’ll be excited to get home for sure.”
Cleveland will face the Chicago White Sox in a game that is shaping up to be among the coldest home openers in recent Guardians history.
“Absolutely, I’m looking forward to getting home,” Austin Hedges said. “This has been a long road trip. It’s not easy to start on the road. It’s not easy to play on the road. It will be great to get back to Cleveland in front of our amazing fans and start playing some good ball.”
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt also is glad to return home.
“It seems like we haven’t been home for a long time,” he said. “It will be nice to get in front of our fans again.”
It could be the ideal opportunity for the team to finally get going.
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