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Guardians Place Reliever on Injured List, DFA Another As Roster Moves Continue

The Cleveland Guardians can't afford to sit around and let things work out. They need to be actively moving pieces around to make the major league roster as good as it can be ahead of the 2026 postseason.

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Guardians Reportedly Cut Ties With 7-Year MLB Veteran

The Cleveland Guardians designated reliever Carlos Hernandez for assignment Friday, a sudden roster move that came hours before they were set to open a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / September 4

This Is Who the Cleveland Guardians Are With One Month Left

The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint; however, the Cleveland Guardians are treating it like a roller coaster. The Guardians were riding high after a seven game winning streak, closing the gap in the division and taking over the last wild card spot, but then they returned to their home field where they are five games below .500.

Austin Peterson News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 4

Guardians Recall Austin Peterson For MLB Debut, Designate Carlos Hernández

The Guardians announced Friday that they’ve recalled right-hander Austin Peterson from Triple-A Columbus and designated reliever Carlos Hernández for assignment.

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Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 4

Setting the Guardians’ Rotation

The Guardians currently hold the 3rd American League Wild Card spot and are just 3 games back of the Chicago White Sox for the division lead (with 3 games to play against those same White Sox).

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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 / September 4

Guardians 2025 Draft Class Bats Continue To Impress As 2026 Season Concludes

The Cleveland Guardians have an incredibly deep farm system. And it doesn't look like the reputation of the organization possessing some of the league's most talented youngsters will end anytime soon.

Travis Bazzana News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / September 4

Travis Bazzana's Recent Dry Patch Not Concerning Guardians Coaching Staff

After just one at-bat on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Cleveland Guardians pinch-hit for rookie infielder Travis Bazzana. The 24-year-old hasn't had the best time as of late at the plate, routinely struggling to consistently get on base.

Tanner Bibee News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / September 3

Bibee Blunder As Guardians Lose Series Finale To Blue Jays At Home

Well, the Cleveland Guardians are right back to .500. And unfortunately, that perfect middle ground is a good representation on how this season has been for the boys in navy blue and red.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 3

Guardians, Again, Cannot Win a Series at Home

I don’t know about you, but I am tired of reading and writing about Guardians’ losses. They dropped a critical series to the Blue Jays today, losing 5-3.

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 3

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt drops Gavin Williams truth bomb amid big season

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt believes Gavin Williams has reached another level during a breakout 2026 season, with the right-hander emerging among Major League Baseball’s strikeout leaders as the Guardians fight for an American League wild-card spot.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 3

Guardians News – Cleveland’s Most Embarrassing Loss This Season

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians last night. It was a game that does not need to be revisited by us fans any time soon. But at least we got to watch Austin Hedges pitch.

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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.

Cleveland Guardians News / Field Level Media / September 2

Guardians strive to distance themselves from Jays in AL wild-card race

The Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night will be out for a series win that would push the visiting Toronto Blue Jays further behind in the American League wild-card race.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 2

Futures on the Corner: Matt’s Top 45 Guardians Prospects – September Update

Well…it’s that time of year again! I’ll spare you a long-winded intro with a medium-winded intro instead. The Guardians are coming out of the MLB Draft having lost out on their second round pick, Logan Schmidt, who was a shoo-in for this list’s top 10, but they did a solid job replenishing needed depth around the system.

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Gavin Williams News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / September 2

Gavin Williams Punches Guardians Past Toronto In Career-Best Performance

Gavin Williams showed baseball that he may be one of the sport's best talents on the mound. And he did it all while guiding the team to a much-needed win.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 2

For a couple hours, Guardians show they have what it takes to win baseball games this October

Gavin Williams absolutely dominated the Blue Jays last night. Guardians hitters hit 3 home runs, all with a man on base. Stephen Vogt pushed all the right buttons.

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 2

Guardians’ Stephen Vogt celebrates Angel Genao for ‘unbelievable’ energy

The Cleveland Guardians are hanging on for dear life in the hunt for a postseason spot, and they earned a huge win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, 6-1, which furthers their cause.

Cleveland Guardians News / Viral Sports News / September 2

Cleveland Guardians Announce Decision on 29-Year-Old Pitcher

The Cleveland Guardians selected the contract of 29-year-old right-hander Carlos Hernández from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday as major league rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players.

Gavin Williams News / Field Level Media / September 1

Gavin Williams fans career-high 13 as Guardians down Blue Jays

Gavin Williams struck out a career-best 13 over seven strong innings and was supported by three homers Tuesday night as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-1.

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 31

Guardians Expected To Select Carlos Hernández

The Guardians will select right-hander Carlos Hernández onto their major league roster tomorrow, according to reports from Guardians Prospective and El Extrabase.

Jose Ramirez News / Field Level Media / August 30

Jose Ramirez (HR, 4 RBIs), Guardians cool off Royals in rout

Jose Ramirez homered and drove in four runs and Nathaniel Lowe hit a homer and drove in three to lead the host Cleveland Guardians to an 11-1 drubbing of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Cleveland Guardians News / Just Baseball / August 29

The Guardians Are Surging at the Right Time

The Cleveland Guardians are one of the more well-oiled machines in baseball. A team with a limited budget that continues to find different ways to be successful, year after year, they have earned the right to be considered one of the best small(er) market teams.

Cleveland Guardians News / The Spun / August 28

Cleveland Guardians Prospect Faked His Own Death In $2.8 Million Scandal

The Cleveland Guardians officially take the cake for being involved in the wildest story of the 2026 MLB season. Back in December, the Guardians signed a prospect by the name of David Severino to a $2.8 million deal.

Cleveland Guardians News / Larry Brown Sports / August 29

Guardians minor leaguer suspended over bizarre age fraud and fake death certificate

A Cleveland Guardians minor leaguer has been suspended over an elaborate age hoax that involved a fraudulent identity and even a fake death. The Guardians agreed to a preliminary $2.8 million deal with a top Dominican prospect named David Severino last December.

Parker Messick News / Yardbarker / August 25

Guardians' Messick deserves more praise for dominant rookie season

Guardians' Parker Messick deserves more praise for dominant rookie season

Messick is deserving of more praise as he's putting up a stellar breakout rookie season.

Guardians' Gavin Williams takes aim at Angels

Austin Hedges, Parker Messick steer streaking Guardians past Angels

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Jo Adell News / Yardbarker / August 19

Guardians' Jo Adell overcomes pain in six-RBI eruption against Giants

Cleveland Guardians right fielder Jo Adell delivered one of the best performances of his career on Tuesday, even after suffering an injury. suffered a knee contusion after fouling a pitch from starting pitcher Carson Whisenhunt.

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