Kyle Manzardo was slated to bat cleanup and play first base for the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday after missing three games to be alongside family as his mother underwent successful heart transplant surgery.
News and Notes for Friday, July 11th, 2025 The Guardians and White Sox were rained out yesterday and will play a doubleheader starting at 3:10PM EDT today, then finishing at 8:10PM.
The Cleveland Guardians may ultimately sell off some major pieces at the MLB trade deadline, and the New York Yankees could comprise a perfect trade partner for them.
Playing for the High-A Lake County Captains on Wednesday, former Cleveland Guardians outfielder Tyler Naquin resurfaced as a hard-throwing reliever. The 34-year-old has transitioned to a pitcher and threw a scoreless inning, featuring a mid-90s fastball and a very solid slider.
The Cleveland Guardians are now being viewed as likely sellers ahead of the MLB trade deadline, as their 2025 MLB campaign has not exactly gone as planned.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber appears to be moving closer toward a return, but that's what everyone thought a month ago before he had a setback.
It's the time of year when there are endless rumors and reports about what players could be moved before the MLB trade deadline. The Cleveland Guardians have a few pieces that could be interesting trade targets for World Series contenders, and ESPN's Jeff Passan named two of Cleveland's stars who would be great fits for opposing clubs.
Ramirez announced he'll be skipping next week's All-Star Game to rest the ankle, heel and Achilles tendon that's been bothering him since he picked up the initial injury on May 2.
News and Notes for Thursday, July 10th, 2025 The Cleveland Guardians officially have themselves a winning streak. After sweeping the Astros last night behind a very impressive start by Slade Cecconi, the Guards will head to the southside of Chicago to face the White Sox.
Baseball is a unique sport. Sometimes everything is going a team's way, and sometimes it feels like nothing can go right. The Cleveland Guardians have experienced just about every emotion the sport can offer over the last two weeks.
The beatings will continue until morale improves The Guardians should promote Chase DeLauter today. Let me tell you why: -DeLauter is ready. He is on a 33-game on-base streak and just hit a 412 foot home run 109 mph: -He has an average exit velocity of 91.5 mph, a 50% hard-hit rate, a K/BB% of 15.6/15.6 and a 6.9% swinging strike rate.
Slade Cecconi has been one of the biggest bright spots of the entire Cleveland Guardians season, and the pitcher continues to get better and better with each start.
Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday and a three-game series sweep.
This is a wonderful sport. Baseball is a wonderful sport. Days after wrapping up getting swept at home by the division rival Tigers, the Guardians ripped off a gutsy 3-game road sweep of the MLB-best (since May) Houston Astros.
Cleveland Guardians superstar Jose Ramirez has become one of the more under-appreciated players in baseball during the course of his excellent career, and this season feels like it is no different.
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez on Wednesday pulled out of next week's All-Star Game, set for Tuesday in Atlanta. Ramirez opted out of the contest "to focus on recovery and preparation for the second half of the season," according to the Guardians.
As the 2025 MLB trade deadline approaches, the Cleveland Guardians find themselves in a position that few could have predicted just months ago. After a promising 2024 campaign that saw them fall just short of a World Series appearance, the Guardians have endured a disastrous summer.
The Cleveland Guardians toppled the Houston Astros on Monday night, snapping a 10-game losing streak with the 7-5 victory. Jose Ramirez, who will start the All-Star Game at third base for the American League, went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the win.
The injuries have contributed to a brutal .160/.246/.272 slash line over 142 plate appearances for him, though he was starting to heat up a little with an .816 OPS and three homers in last 38 PA.
According to MLB Insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Cleveland Guardians could make a shocking decision at the trade deadline later this month. He says on Sunday that the team could move on from closer Emmanuel Clase, despite an affordable contract through 2028.