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Austin Hedges Speaks Out About Upcoming Battle With White Sox

Andres Chavez • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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 • 5 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...

Guardians Prospect Set A Franchise Record On Friday

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   When a prospect gets drafted or signed by an MLB team, the first thing that most talent evaluators and scouts look at is power. By now, it's been well established that the ability to hit home runs is the most attractive trait a young player can have. Of course, power without the ability to pu...

Unexpected Guardians Player Is Trending Towards An All-Star Nod

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is scheduled for July 14 in Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Cleveland Guardians will surely send a player or two to the Midsummer Classic. Jose Ramirez is likely to miss it due to his broken hamate bone, but Cade Smith might very well make it, and so could G...

Guardians Have 1 Quick Bullpen Fix In Triple-A

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   On Friday, the Cleveland Guardians reached the bottom of the sixth up 3-2 against the Houston Astros and wound up losing 9-3. The bullpen had a rough night, for lack of a better word. The Guardians used four relievers after starter Tanner Bibee, and three of them were charged with earned runs...

Analyst Names One Guardians Prospect Who Has Failed To Meet Expectations

Jimmy Swartz • 5 months ago   George Valera entered this season carrying real expectations after finally breaking through to the major leagues last September, but Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report says the early returns have not matched the promise. Valera homered in his postseason debut and looked poised to claim an everyd...

Analyst Reveals What To Expect From Kahlil Watson In Coming Weeks

Jimmy Swartz • 5 months ago   Kahlil Watson's promotion has injected some intrigue into a Cleveland lineup still searching for answers, and the early scouting report comes with both excitement and a clear caveat. Watson was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on June 17 after Chase DeLauter landed on the injured list, and his...

Tanner Bibee Explains The Real Reason He's Improved

Jimmy Swartz • 5 months ago   Tanner Bibee's season has not always been smooth, but his recent stretch tells a different story than the win loss record suggests. He took the loss in Friday's series opener against Houston, allowing four runs in a little over five innings, yet the consistent performance fit a pattern Bibee...

Guardians Drop Series Opener In Houston

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   For five and a half innings, the Cleveland Guardians were in control of Friday's game against the Houston Astros. It's too bad that games last nine frames and not five, though. The Astros flipped the score in the bottom of the sixth and ended up beating the Guardians 9-3 in their series opene...

Guardians Bullpen Gets Huge Boost With Erik Sabrowski's Return

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   When Cleveland Guardians' left-hander Erik Sabrowski was placed on the injured list on May 25 with left elbow inflammation, fans were already imagining the worst-case scenario. This is a pitcher who has already undergone not one, but two Tommy John surgeries in his career. Fortunately for Cle...

Insider Reveals What Guardians Must Do To Stay Afloat

Andres Chavez • 5 months ago   Stayin' alive. That's what the Cleveland Guardians will be trying to do for the next few weeks, as they are set to be without Jose Ramirez, Angel Martinez, and Chase DeLauter for a long spell. The Guardians need to be creative. Calling up Cooper Ingle is definitely in play, and going to the t...