HOUSTON -- We have no idea how the rest of the Guardians’ season will go, but we at least know that the start has been historic. This isn’t just because the team picked up the most victories in its first 23 games in franchise history. It’s not just because it’s

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. HOUSTON -- Much of the attention has gone to the Guardians’ offense this year, but the spotlight is starting to turn toward the pitching

HOUSTON -- The Guardians lived through a bad wave of deja vu on Tuesday night. They had three straight days of free baseball, a trio of tough performances for Hunter Gaddis and two consecutive games resulting in disappointment after the bottom of the 10th. This time, Gaddis was on the

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

HOUSTON -- If you’ve been paying attention to the Akron Rubberducks’ schedule, you’ve probably noticed the team’s top prospect has been absent from the lineup. Outfielder Chase DeLauter has not played since Thursday due to pain in his left foot. That’s the same foot that he broke in college and

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

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ATLANTA -- The Guardians have to toe a fine line. This organization has built its identity around being scrappy. This year more than any other, the emphasis has been on causing havoc on the bases. We’ve seen it pay off as recently as Saturday, when José Ramírez beat out a

With April having come to a close, we are a full month-plus into the 2024 season -- which means the events of the past month are worth analyzing. Sure, it’s just one month into a six-month regular season, but plenty of trends have already begun to take shape. Let’s take

The role of the reliever continues to evolve in baseball, but there’s still something to be said about closers. They’re the ones who get the entrance music and the light show just for coming out of the bullpen in the biggest of spots. (Think of what Edwin Díaz has done

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

After entering the 2024 season projected to miss the playoffs, the Guardians have almost inarguably been MLB’s biggest surprise thus far. Entering Monday, the Guardians lead the AL with a 19-9 record and +46 run differential -- both of which rank second in MLB behind Atlanta this year, and both

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There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

ATLANTA -- Josh Naylor knew what was about to happen. He was on deck when automatic runner Steven Kwan was moved to third base on an Andrés Giménez groundout, sending José Ramírez to the plate with the game tied in the top of the 11th inning. There was no doubt

RICHMOND, Va. – Dayan Frias was immersed in the world of baseball from a young age. His dad’s heavy involvement within the sport gave Frias a front row seat of what a career in baseball would look like. Wherever his dad, David, was playing, training players, or managing a team

CLEVELAND -- There’s rarely any concern about José Ramírez’s bat when it goes a little quieter than usual for a couple days, but just in case any questions were starting to arise, he made sure to erase them all in dramatic fashion on Thursday. With the bases loaded in the

ATLANTA -- The Guardians have gone a while this season by solely leaning on their offense and bullpen. Now, the loss of Shane Bieber and the delayed start of Gavin Williams is becoming glaring. The Cleveland Pitching Factory has been the highlight in Northeast Ohio for years now. No matter

Matt Wilkinson joined some lofty Hall of Fame company with a 15-strikeout performance for Single-A Lynchburg on Thursday night. And the Guardians' left-handed prospect has a moniker attracting almost as much attention as that dominant start. Known as "Tugboat," Wilkinson posted six hitless frames en route to the Hillcats' 3-0

CLEVELAND -- This isn’t how Carlos Carrasco wanted a special night in a Guardians uniform to go. But if nothing else, even after more than two decades in pro ball, Carrasco said he learned a valuable lesson: Don’t try to be too perfect. Carrasco toed the rubber for the 200th

CLEVELAND -- The blows keep coming to the Guardians’ rotation. Gavin Williams seemed to be on the road to recovery when, after his three-inning start in Arizona, he experienced the same soreness in the back of his right elbow that shut him down during Spring Training. He flew to Cleveland

CLEVELAND -- It was the coldest game this late in the season since 2018, but that didn’t prevent Josh Naylor from warming everyone’s hearts. A local fan reached out to the Guardians about her mother, Carolyn, who is currently in hospice. Carolyn is a big fan of the team and

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