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Stephen Vogt Stays Firm On Catchers Calling Pitches For Guardians

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   Before taking over as the Cleveland Guardians manager ahead of the 2024 campaign, Stephen Vogt had a long career as a major league catcher. He is very much aware of the importance that the position holds in the game. Vogt knows how a good catcher can influence the outcome of a game with his l...

Analyst Makes Strong Plea To Guardians Front Office

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   There is a mild sense of panic starting to surround the Cleveland Guardians. While there’s never a good time to lose a top player to injuries, to say nothing of losing three at the same time, to do so right before a nine-game road trip against good teams heightens the cause for concern. Now,...

Analyst Believes There Are 'Great Signs' In Guardians' Future

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   Don't look now, but Monday's heartbreaking loss in Chicago against the White Sox actually left some positive signs for the Cleveland Guardians. Despite the defeat, this team has some fight. The competitive vein starts with the middle infield duo: shortstop Brayan Rocchio and second baseman Tr...

Rhys Hoskins Shares Guardians' Mindset After Loss To White Sox

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Rhys Hoskins has been around the game long enough to know that games like Monday's walk-off loss carry weight beyond the final score, especially against a team fighting for the same division title. Chicago's 6-5 win pulled the White Sox into a first-place tie with Cleveland, a result that cam...

Gabriel Arias Joins Unfortunate Guardians List With Rare Performance

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Gabriel Arias had a forgettable night at the plate Monday, and the historical context made it stand out even more than the box score alone would suggest. The infielder struck out five times in Cleveland's 6-5 loss to the White Sox, a feat so rare in franchise history that Zack Meisel felt com...

Guardians Suffer Heartbreaking Walk-Off Loss In Chicago

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians were one out shy of scoring an exciting come-from-behind win on Monday and extending their lead in the AL Central to two games. Instead, they suffered a walk-off 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox in their series opener. The White Sox, now 40-37, are in a virtual tie wi...

Stephen Vogt Offers Important Chase DeLauter Update

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   Cleveland Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter had to leave June 13's game with a rib injury after crashing into the outfield wall. Tests and imaging determined that he has a small fracture in the area, so he was placed on the injured list last week. DeLauter has been a pleasant surprise for the G...

Insider Reveals Concerning Trend With Guardians' Offense

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   Going back to the offseason, there has been a major concern about the Cleveland Guardians’ lineup. After doing almost nothing to address it, they were going to rely on improvement from within to increase their offensive production. Approaching the midway point of the 2026 season, that concern...

Limited Travis Bazzana Gamebreaker Bobblehead Commemorates Five-RBI Night

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   Travis Bazzana has made quite an impression for the Cleveland Guardians since making his MLB debut on April 28. In fact, the rookie second baseman may be exceeding the expectations that accompanied him as the No. 1 overall pick from the 2024 MLB Draft. Bazzana recently had the best performanc...

Austin Hedges Speaks Out About Upcoming Battle With White Sox

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges started his MLB career in 2015 with the San Diego Padres. Outfielder Will Venable played for that organization between 2008 and August 2015, when he was traded. The two players shared the same clubhouse and team for several months. They became familia...

Travis Bazzana Earns Notable Odds To Win Major MLB Award

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   We have seen almost three months of regular-season baseball in 2026, so it's time to check some of the most exciting races for individual awards around the league. As you can probably expect, some members of the Cleveland Guardians are in the running for some hardware. Kalshi, a prediction ma...

Analyst Predicts How Guardians' Biggest Series Plays Out

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians will start a pivotal three-game series in Chicago against the White Sox on Monday. Nobody had the Pale Hose over .500 by now, but here they are, surprising everybody with their 39-37 record. The Guardians, however, lead their division with a one-game lead at 41-37. The...

David Fry Explains Why Close Games Don't Bother The Guardians

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   For a team to make the MLB playoffs, it has to win more than its share of close games. The Cleveland Guardians know this better than most, and that trend is continuing this season. Thanks to their success in those games, the Guardians enter a crucial three-game series against the Chicago Whit...

One Guardians Matchup Named Among Series To Watch This Week

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   When the 2026 MLB schedule came out, nobody took notice of a late-June matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox. While the Guardians would be wrapping up a nine-game road trip, their visit to Chicago was likely seen as a soft landing spot after a difficult stretch. Instea...

Guardians Move Up In Latest MLB Power Rankings

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are immersed in arguably the toughest stretch of their 2026 season to date. Not only are they without three of their best players due to injury, but they are also facing a difficult part of their schedule on a nine-game road trip. Somehow, the Guardians have been able...

Details Emerge About Guardians' Plans With Cooper Ingle

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Cooper Ingle has hit his way into a conversation that goes beyond his usual position. The catcher has been one of the most productive bats at Triple-A Columbus all season, and that production has prompted Cleveland to explore a path to the major leagues that does not run through the catcher's...

Top Guardians Pitching Prospect Is Dealing With An Injury

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Khal Stephen's path to Cleveland's rotation has hit a serious roadblock. The right-hander, acquired from Toronto last summer in the trade that sent Shane Bieber to the Blue Jays, has been dealing with right elbow soreness since being placed on the injured list June 10, and the situation now a...

Guardians Drop Series Finale Against Astros

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Cleveland could not buy a break in Sunday's series finale, dropping a tight one to Houston in a game that fit the pattern of so many others this season. The Astros edged the Guardians 2-1, a result that pushed Cleveland to 2-4 on its current nine-game road trip heading into a critical first p...

Young Guardians Player Has Quietly Turned His Season Around

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Kyle Manzardo's season looked considerably different a month and a half ago than it does today. The first baseman went through a stretch where his production lagged behind expectations, but a recent surge has quietly turned him into one of Cleveland's most dependable bats. Saturday's performa...

Stephen Vogt Reveals A Rare Conversation He Had With Brayan Rocchio

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Brayan Rocchio's move up in Cleveland's batting order did not come with much fanfare, but it did come with a brief conversation that Stephen Vogt revealed mattered more than it might have seemed at the time. The manager does not often pull players aside for one-on-one talks, preferring to let...

Joey Cantillo Gets Honest About Big Performance On Saturday

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Joey Cantillo turned in one of his best outings of the season Saturday night in Houston, working eight innings and striking out nine in Cleveland's 8-1 win over the Astros. Afterward, the left-hander broke down exactly what allowed him to dominate for as long as he did, pointing to an early a...

Travis Bazzana Reveals Key To His Impressive Stretch

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Travis Bazzana's historic night against the Astros did not happen by accident, even if the box score made it look effortless. The rookie second baseman had quietly battled through a rough patch in the weeks leading up to Saturday, posting some of the worst numbers of his young career before s...

Guardians Catcher Is Quietly In The Middle Of A Red Hot Streak

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Patrick Bailey has not generated much attention this season given Cleveland's bigger storylines, but his bat has quietly come alive over the past week. The catcher collected three more hits in Saturday's win over Houston, extending a stretch that is worth watching. "Don't look now but Clevela...

Cade Smith Is Quietly Having A Historic Season

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   According to numerous specialists, Fielding Independent Pitching, or FIP, is a much better way to assess and evaluate a pitcher's performance than the more traditional Earned Run Average, or ERA. The latter is rather simplistic for today's standards and takes defense into the equation, which...

Guardians Are Facing Critical Stretch That Could Change Trade Deadline Plans

Andres Chavez • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians found out this week that they will be without superstar Jose Ramirez for 5-7 weeks and dynamic, up-and-coming talent Angel Martinez for 4-6 weeks. They are both dealing with fractures. Additionally, Chase DeLauter is nursing a small rib fracture, too, so things are rou...

Travis Bazzana's Big Night Powers Guardians Past Astros

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Cleveland walked into Saturday's game in Houston still searching for offensive consistency, and one rookie answered that search in spectacular fashion. Travis Bazzana delivered the kind of night that does not come around often, lifting the Guardians to an 8-1 win over the Astros and giving Cl...

Insider Reveals Why Guardians Made Big Lineup Move With Brayan Rocchio

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Brayan Rocchio has spent most of this season as one of the most productive bottom of the order hitters in the American League, which made his recent move to the top of Cleveland's lineup a notable shift. A reader asked Paul Hoynes directly why the Guardians would disrupt something that was cl...