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Brother of MLB Standout Jumps Into MLB Pipeline Top 100 With Stellar 2026 Season

Early on in the 2026 campaign, the Cleveland Guardians promoted outfielder Jaison Chourio to Double-A Akron. He earned it. Across just 22 games with the Lake County Captains, the 21-year-old had blasted 26 hits, seven doubles, two home runs and tacked on seven RBI, all while walking and striking out 18 times.

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Ex-Guardians Pitcher Lands Deal in Korea Baseball Organization

Pedro Avila will get another chance to play professional baseball in 2026. After being released just a few weeks back by the Cleveland Guardians, Avila landed a deal with the SSG Landers of the Korean Baseball Organization.

Stephen Vogt News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 18

Guardians Receiving Promising Updates on José Ramírez's Injury Recovery

José Ramírez is getting closer and closer to returning to the field. Ahead of the Cleveland Guardians' three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates

Tim Herrin News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 18

Guardians’ key reliever takes step forward amid injury recovery

The Cleveland Guardians received encouraging news on Tim Herrin on Saturday, as the left-handed reliever moved closer to returning to their bullpen. Herrin will pitch for Triple-A Columbus in his first game action since suffering a left elbow contusion.

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The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB began awarding the All-Star Game MVP Award during the 1962 season. How many of the MVPs since then can you name in eight minutes?

The 'National League MVPs' quiz

The 'MLB Home Run Derby winners' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game managers' quiz

Logan Allen News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 18

Logan Allen Presented Another Opportunity To Impress Major League Staff

For the first time all season, the Cleveland Guardians are going to add a new body to it's starting rotation. That is, if weather permits. After poor air

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 18

Comeback in Motion for Guardians Veteran Pitcher After Tommy John Surgery

Signing a two-year minor league deal with the Cleveland Guardians this past offseason, right-handed pitcher Ben Lively set himself up nicely to work his way back into the organization's fold.

C.J. Kayfus News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 18

Guardians’ CJ Kayfus Undergoes Season-Ending Ankle Surgery

The Guardians announced yesterday that first baseman/outfielder CJ Kayfus sustained both a fracture and ligament damage in his right ankle during a Triple-A game last Sunday. Kayfus underwent surgery to fix the injuries and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, though the club expects him to be ready for the start of Spring Training.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / July 18

Guardians News: Let’s Play Two… Hopefully

After the smoke issues yesterday, the Guardians will play two games today. Gavin Williams will face off against the Pirates’ Jared Jones at 1:10 and Logan Allen is up as the 27th man to face TBD at 7:10.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / July 18

Minor League Recap – RubberDucks Offense Pops Off

IND 0 – COL 1 Suspended in the Top of the 4th The Columbus Clippers, after monitoring the air quality, started the game as scheduled. Rorik Maltrud got the start for the Clippers.

Stephen Vogt News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 17

Stephen Vogt Thinks a Mental Reset Is the Key for the Guardians

Sometimes, all guys need is a chance to catch their breath. After spending a little over two weeks on the injured list, when Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter returned, he looked like a brand-new player.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 17

4 Current Guardians Who Were Put on Notice by the 2026 MLB Draft

The Cleveland Guardians are set to resume the second half of the 2026 MLB regular season after a strong showing at the All-Star Game. Their hopes are that they’ll be able to continue to win games and hopefully take a lead in their division to contend again this year.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 17

Pirates-Guardians MLB game postponed because of air quality conditions

The opening game of the weekend series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians won’t be played as scheduled. On Friday, the Guardians announced that the first game of the three-game set at Progressive Field was postponed because of poor air quality conditions in the Cleveland area.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 17

Guardians Utility Undergoes Surgery After Brutal Leg Injury

The Cleveland Guardians avoided injuries for many of the early months this season. But after summer rolled around and the workload ramped up, players started dropping.

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The 'FIFA World Cup champions' quiz

The 'Rushing TD leaders by NFL team' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

The 'MLB Home Run Derby winners' quiz

Angel Martinez News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 17

Angel Martinez Set to Begin Rehab Assignment After Weeks-Long Injury

The Cleveland Guardians are nearly back to full strength. After a disastrous Saturday night outing against the Detroit Tigers back on Saturday, June 13, where Chase DeLauter, Angel Martinez and José Ramírez all suffered injuries that led to them being placed on the injured list, they are almost all back on the diamond.

Cleveland Guardians News / Athlon Sports / July 16

5 Greatest Cleveland Guardians Pitchers of All Time

The Cleveland Guardians are one of baseball's most storied franchises, one with countless imprints on the formation of the game today, influence on baseball in the Midwest, and unfortunately, the longest title drought in baseball today.

Cleveland Guardians News / Athlon Sports / July 16

5 Greatest Cleveland Guardians Hitters of All Time

One of the few current MLB teams whose origins go back not one, but two centuries, the Cleveland Guardians (who originated in 1896 as the Columbus Buckeyes) have one of the richest histories in baseball.

MLB News / Yardbarker / July 15

Three prominent MLB trade chips that are likely to not be traded

As we get closer to the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, there have been ongoing trade speculations surrounding certain franchise cornerstones getting dealt as they fulfill teams' needs.

Tarik Skubal could be traded to a surprising team

Brewers acquire right-handed starter Lance McCullers Jr. from Astros

Five AL teams under the most pressure before the MLB trade deadline

The 'MLB K-leaders since 1995' quiz

Cleveland Guardians News / Field Level Media / July 12

Joey Cantillo whiffs 9 as Guardians sweep Marlins

Brayan Rocchio and Chase DeLauter slugged home runs, and Joey Cantillo struck out nine batters in five innings, leading the Guardians to a 5-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.

Steven Kwan News / Field Level Media / July 11

Steven Kwan saves run, drives in 2 as Guardians beat Marlins

Nine-hole hitter Steven Kwan lined a two-out, two-strike, two-run double and also produced a run-saving defensive gem, leading the Guardians to a 4-1 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.

Cleveland Guardians News / Field Level Media / July 10

Rookies Parker Messick, Chase DeLauter push Guardians past Marlins

Parker Messick took a no-hit-bid into the sixth inning, and Chase DeLauter slugged a two-run homer as the Cleveland Guardians cooled off the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.

Cade Smith News / Just Baseball / July 8

Cade Smith Deserves More Praise

The Cleveland Guardians have developed one of baseball’s best reputations for identifying and developing high-end power relievers. So when perennial All-Star

Cleveland Guardians News / Yardbarker / July 6

Guardians share big Jose Ramirez injury update amid frustrating homestand

Ramirez has been out since June 13.

Guardians Prospect Khal Stephen To Undergo UCL Surgery

Khal Stephen News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 5

Guardians Prospect Khal Stephen To Undergo UCL Surgery

Guardians pitching prospect Khal Stephen will undergo a UCL-related surgery this week, team president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti told reporters (including MLB.com’s Tim Stebbins). Dr.

Cooper Ingle News / Yardbarker / July 1