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Slade Cecconi Gives Simple Explanation About His Recent Success

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   Slade Cecconi has quietly turned himself into a more reliable piece of the Cleveland rotation, and when asked to explain how he has done it following Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Milwaukee, his answer was as simple as the approach he has built his recent run on. "Just consistency. The hardest thing...

Slade Cecconi's Strong Start Goes To Waste As Guardians Lose

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians started their week with a narrow 2-1 loss in Milwaukee against the first-place Brewers on Tuesday. Slade Cecconi delivered another excellent start and put his team in a position to win, but the offense just couldn't get anything going all night. Playing without the inj...

Guardians Young Infielder Could Be Primed For Big Shot At Key Lineup Slot

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez opened the season hitting third. He did so until May 13, when he started being penciled in the second slot of the lineup on a nightly basis. Ramirez, however, will now be out until at least July, but there's a slight chance his absence could extend into A...

Guardians Place Blossoming Star On Injured List

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   On that fateful Saturday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Guardians lost three players to injury. Jose Ramirez has already been placed on the injured list and will miss more than a month with a left hamate bone fracture. Chase DeLauter is still awaiting results from tests t...

Former Player Doesn't Sugarcoat What Losing Jose Ramirez Means For Guardians

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians found out this past weekend that they will play the next 4-6 weeks without their superhero. Third baseman Jose Ramirez, the face of the franchise, will be on the shelf for a while while he recovers from left hamate bone surgery. He sustained the injury on Saturday, and...

Uncomfortable Question Is Being Asked About Guardians Quiet Offseason

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians had a controversially quiet offseason, failing to make any high-profile additions and trusting their young guys instead. The plan has worked, at least to some extent, as they have a 39-33 record that has them in a tie with the Chicago White Sox for the AL Central lead....

Guardians Make Concerning Move In Latest Power Rankings

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   It's mid-June, and we are starting to see some patterns in MLB. Stats are also starting to stabilize, so we have a better idea of which teams are good or bad. For example, we know that the Cleveland Guardians are flawed, but they are a solid ballclub with some emerging talent and a few concer...

Guardians Rookie Is Facing A Close Call In All-Star Voting

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians are likely to be well-represented at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, which will be played July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Whether they will have any starters on the American League team remains to be seen. The Guardians recently put out a call urging fans to...

Guardians Reliever Predicted To Make All-MLB Team

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   Cade Smith’s first full season as an MLB closer is going better than the Cleveland Guardians could have hoped. After a modestly rough beginning, Smith has been dominant, posting numbers that rival any reliever in the game. The 27-year-old right-hander leads the majors in saves, and he has 49...

Analyst Urges Guardians To Make Big Move At Trade Deadline

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   This will be one of the most unique MLB trade deadlines in recent memory, as the current labor negotiation between players and owners radically changes the equation. With the potential of both a work stoppage and a salary cap, dealing away any top prospects comes with a new evaluation of risk...

What José Ramírez Does For The Guardians That No Stat Can Measure

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   Jose Ramirez is more than just a player for the Cleveland Guardians. He is more than some numbers and stats you can look at on a screen. His impact on the franchise can't possibly be measured, at least not accurately. He is the idol, the living legend, the role model for the young kid who goe...

Patience On New Pitch Has Paid Off For Slade Cecconi

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   Cleveland Guardians right-hander Slade Cecconi has given the team a 4.83 ERA in 72.2 innings of work. That includes a rough start to his season and a marked turnaround. Over his last seven starts, the right-hander has a 3.16 ERA. He implemented a new pitch this year, the sweeper, hoping to di...

Insider Highlights Big Opportunity Ahead For Gabriel Arias

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   If there is one thing that’s certain in Major League Baseball, it’s that there is always uncertainty. A player can look to be stuck in the minors, and then one unexpected injury can provide a lifeline with a second chance. The Cleveland Guardians find themselves in that situation with third b...

Guardians Urge Fans To Vote 4 Of Their Players To All-Star Game

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   With less than one month to go before the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, it is a good time to check in on the voting that will help determine the starting lineup. The Cleveland Guardians have several players who deserve consideration, even if none is seen as a clear-cut choice. Even with a down seas...

Guardians Insider Breaks Down Jose Ramirez's Injury Outlook

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   Hamate bone fractures are not kind injuries for MLB players, particularly for hitters. That little bone helps anchor key ligaments and tendons in the hand/wrist area and, evidently, these are extremely important to hold and swing a heavy wooden bat. Hamate bone fractures require surgery and a...

Guardians Urged To Address Key Position Group At Trade Deadline

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   It’s difficult for any MLB team to plan for the upcoming trade deadline, because anything can happen in the two months until it arrives on Aug. 3. The Cleveland Guardians are living that lesson right now, after seeing three of their top players leave their most recent game with injuries. The...

Guardians' Playoff Odds Get Brutal Reality Check After Jose Ramirez Injury

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians lost Jose Ramirez, the heart and soul of their lineup, to a broken hamate bone in his left hand sustained on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. It's a significant injury, one that will keep him away from the field for at least a month and possibly more. The worst par...

Analyst Raises Concern About Jose Ramirez Post-Injury Performance

Mike Battaglino • 2 weeks ago   Jose Ramirez may not be available to the Cleveland Guardians for at least five weeks after he broke a bone in his wrist during their game on Saturday. It’s a worrisome setback because, despite a down season by his standards, the third baseman is still regarded as the team’s best player. If th...

Steven Kwan Gets Candid About Jose Ramirez's Absence

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   Steven Kwan has been part of this Cleveland organization long enough to know exactly what Jose Ramirez means to everything that happens inside that clubhouse. When he spoke about the hamate fracture recently, he did not pretend the loss was anything other than what it is. He also made clear t...

Jose Ramirez Makes A Vow To Guardians Teammates Amid Injury

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   Jose Ramirez cannot play right now. What he can do, he made clear, is everything else. The day after being diagnosed with a left hamate bone fracture that will send him to the injured list, Ramirez addressed the media at Progressive Field and delivered a message to his teammates that was as s...

Insider Reveals Guardians' Biggest Surprise In 2026

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   When the Cleveland Guardians entered 2026, the expectations for Brayan Rocchio were reasonable at best. By mid-June, he has become one of the best stories in the American League, and MLB.com's Tim Stebbins is putting it on the record. Stebbins identified Rocchio as Cleveland's biggest surpris...

2 Guardians Who Need To Step Up In Jose Ramirez's Absence

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians will be without their best player, Jose Ramirez, for a long period after fracturing his left hamate bone in his wrist in Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers. It's a tough break for the veteran, who was starting to turn things around after a relatively slow start...

Guardians Series Finale With Detroit Won't Be Played Today

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians will not be taking the field Sunday afternoon. Inclement weather forced the postponement of the series finale against the Detroit Tigers, and the team announced the news on X. "Today's game has been postponed. #GuardsBall," Guardians posted. https://twitter.com/CleGuar...

Stephen Vogt Offers Key Injury Updates Ahead of Sunday's Finale

Andres Chavez • 2 weeks ago   The weekend has been really rough for the Cleveland Guardians on the injury front. On Saturday, Angel Martinez departed the game after fouling a ball off his foot. Chase DeLauter also left that game with a bruised right ribcage. On top of all that, superstar Jose Ramirez fractured the hamate...

Stephen Vogt Is Facing His Biggest Challenge Yet In Year 3

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   Stephen Vogt has already done things in Cleveland that no one expected.  Now he is being asked to do something that might top all of it. Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com put the scope of the challenge into its full historical context, and the challenge he is facing could be his biggest one yet. "...

Guardians Are Facing Big Question After Losing Jose Ramirez

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians confirmed Saturday night that Jose Ramirez has a left hamate bone fracture and is headed to the injured list. By Sunday morning, the question every Cleveland fan was asking had found its way onto the airwaves at 92.3 The Fan. Daryl Ruiter believes the big question on e...

Guardians Waiting On Big Chase DeLauter Injury Update Today

Jimmy Swartz • 2 weeks ago   The Cleveland Guardians ended Saturday with a win and a roster in crisis. Jose Ramirez has a left hamate bone fracture and is headed to the IL. Now the organization is waiting on scan results that will determine the severity of Chase DeLauter's injury as well. Mason Horodyski of WEWS compiled...