Despite finale loss, Guards take solace in winning road trip
DENVER -- Four wins. Two losses. Any team would take that result over a six-game road trip. But those losses sting a little more when they come against the same team, causing the Guardians to drop their first series in nearly three weeks. After Cleveland jumped out to a quick
Inbox: Who will Guards take with No. 1 pick? Who could debut next?
This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell’s Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
Injuries & Moves: Prospect DeLauter day to day with toe sprain
LATEST NEWS
30 hottest pitching prospects -- one for each team
At the beginning of this month, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospects for each team. Now it’s time to shine a light on the arms. Here are the hottest pitching prospects for each organization for the month of May, as of Wednesday. Some have been lights out
NEW: Top 200 Draft Prospects list features new No. 1
With just over six weeks before the Cleveland Guardians make the first selection of the 2024 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a newly expanded, and re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list to digest. A lot can happen between now and then in terms of figuring out who goes where, and there
Naylor leads Guards with multi-homer game as bats erupt
DENVER -- When Guardians manager Stephen Vogt saw Josh Naylor line out on a well-struck ball on Monday, he knew that his first baseman was about to turn a corner. Well, 834 feet worth of home runs later, Naylor proved that to be true on Tuesday night. Naylor didn’t even
1 player each team is eager to get back from the IL
Two months into the 2024 season, no MLB team can say it’s truly at full strength. Every club deals with injuries, and all 30 teams have at least one Major League player on the injured list. Some players are out for the rest of the season, while some are due
What we learned from the Guardians' 9-game winning streak
DENVER -- All good things must come to an end. And after an exhilarating stretch of nine straight victories, the Guardians now have to restart their winning streak following their 8-6 loss to the Rockies on Monday at Coors Field. This was the longest winning streak Cleveland has enjoyed since
What if the top 5 Draft picks went according to need?
This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
Power Rankings: Hottest team in baseball cracks Top 5
When the season began, one of the biggest stories was the blistering start by the Cleveland Guardians, who went 8-2 and 17-6, a launch that was particularly surprising considering this team didn’t look all that different than the one last year that disappointed from start to finish. The Guardians then
Wake Forest hitting machine Nick Kurtz drawing huge comps ahead of Draft
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Near the end of Wake Forest's batting practice session on a sunny spring off day at David F. Crouch Ballpark, Nick Kurtz strode into the cage to take his first hacks. To this point, BP had been pretty routine: the ping of line drives, balls sailing over
'It’s just fun baseball': Lively, Giménez fuel Guards' 9th straight win
ANAHEIM -- There’s simply no MLB squad hotter right now than the Guardians, who wrapped this weekend’s series in Anaheim as they began it: on a roll. On the heels of seven solid innings from Ben Lively and a sixth-inning offensive uprising, Cleveland finished off a three-game sweep on Sunday
Why Cleveland believes 'Hedges is the heart and soul'
This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell’s Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
J-Ram first to 50 RBIs after homer in Guardians' 8th straight win
ANAHEIM -- If José Ramírez was in the NBA Jam video game, the baseballs he’s been hitting would have flames surrounding them. He’s that hot. His 15th home run of the season punctuated a four-run Cleveland third inning. And after driving in two with that one swing, he became the
These relievers have been lights-out in 2024
Mason Miller has been the breakout bullpen star of 2024. The converted starter -- who began his college career at Division III Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania -- has become a lights-out closer for the A’s, routinely reaching into the triple digits and blowing away practically everyone with his electric fastball.
J-Ram starts back-to-back-to-back fireworks in Guards' 7th straight win
ANAHEIM -- The Guardians haven’t exactly been known for offensive firepower in recent seasons. In their series opener against the Angels, they showed this year’s team is different than its predecessors. José Ramírez, Josh Naylor and David Fry hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to lead the Guardians to
Who will go No. 1 in the Draft? Our experts weigh the odds
College baseball conference tournaments are upon us, and the MLB Draft is just under two months away. While we still have plenty of baseball to watch between now and July 14, it’s never too early to hypothesize, or perhaps even fantasize, about who the Cleveland Guardians will select No. 1
'J-Rod to the rescue': OF saves bird, then lifts team to sweep
CLEVELAND -- You never forget your first series in the big leagues. Some cherish the stories of their first hits. Others beam over the memories of their families being in the stands. Or, if you’re Johnathan Rodriguez, you’ll always be able to tell people about how you rescued a baby
Clase living up to fiery closer entrance
This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell’s Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
Five years later: Here's each team's best Draft pick from 2019
The 2019 Draft wasn’t one filled with a ton of suspense. It was widely accepted that the Orioles would take Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman – one of the Draft’s best-ever backstops – first overall, and that’s precisely what Mike Elias & Co. did on June 3. Bobby Witt Jr.
'Heart and soul' Fry doing it all for Guardians
CLEVELAND -- Guardians manager Stephen Vogt knows that every day, someone will ask him a question about José Ramírez. That was something he could’ve expected the day he accepted this job. He often jokes that he’s out of adjectives to use to describe the superstar because he has to come
Carrasco (neck spasms) to IL, testing Cleveland's depth
CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ starting pitching depth just got a little thinner. On Tuesday, Carlos Carrasco was scratched from his scheduled start against the Mets at Progressive Field because of acute neck spasms and was placed on the 15-day IL. Righty Xzavion Curry was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to take