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Guardians produce resilient comeback, but Astros have last word

@MandyBell02
1:22 AM EDT

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

Cleveland taking cautious approach with DeLauter 

@MandyBell02
April 30, 2024

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

Aggressive baserunning a double-edged sword for Guardians

@MandyBell02
April 28, 2024

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

At a new low price, get MLB.TV all season long

@HarriganMLB
9:00 AM EDT

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

Here's what being in first place on May 1 really means

@SlangsOnSports
1:25 AM EDT

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

Injuries & Moves: Hentges making good progress in rehab outings

April 30, 2024

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No. 25 prospect on list of top Minor League closers

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 30, 2024

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

8 high risers who could land in the first round of the Draft

April 30, 2024

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

How Josh Naylor has taken his game to another level

Josh Naylor is a rarity among even MLB's best hitters. Can he keep it going?
@ColeJacobson32
April 28, 2024

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

Bibee steps up in a big way for Guards' depleted rotation

@MandyBell02
April 28, 2024

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.

Redrafting the 2014 Draft class, 10 years later

April 29, 2024

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.

'Moments I live for': Josh Naylor clutch again in 11-inning win

@MandyBell02
April 27, 2024

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

This Guardians prospect has baseball in his DNA

April 26, 2024

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

J-Ram hits a slam after not 1, not 2, but 10(!) pitches

@MandyBell02
April 25, 2024

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

Guardians showing an unexpected weakness to begin '24

@MandyBell02
April 26, 2024

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

Spahn, Ryan, Kershaw ... 'Tugboat' Wilkinson? History made at Single-A

@jesus_cano88
April 26, 2024

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

Milestone start puts Carrasco in Guardians history books

@MandyBell02
April 24, 2024

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

Williams shut down after setback in elbow recovery

@MandyBell02
April 24, 2024

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

Naylor makes Guardians game extra special for fan in hospice care

@MandyBell02
April 24, 2024

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

Breaking down Naylor's leaps at the dish

@MandyBell02
April 24, 2024

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.

New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top

April 24, 2024

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

J-Ram leaves both managers 'in awe' in Guards' MLB-leading 17th win

@MandyBell02
April 23, 2024

CLEVELAND -- Guardians manager Stephen Vogt laughed before Tuesday’s game, explaining how difficult it was to tell José Ramírez a few days prior that he’d be getting a day off for the first time in his managerial career. Keeping Ramírez out of the lineup on Sunday had nothing to do

Here are the latest MLB Power Rankings

@williamfleitch
April 21, 2024

When the Mets are playing well -- and the Mets are playing very well right now -- no fanbase loves their team more, or is more aggrieved when the rest of the baseball world does not take appropriate notice. It’s actually wonderful: Fandom is meant to be experienced in the