Cleveland Guardians: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Guardians riding hot rookies as Red Sox come to town

Since the Cleveland Guardians have been looking down at the rest of the American League Central for the majority of the season, it's not a huge surprise that they haven't yet been swept in a series.

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Minor League Recap: Best Wishes for Robert Arias

MiLB Recap: Cooper Ingle homers again, top prospect Robert Arias seriously injured Columbus Clippers 10, Toledo Mud Hens 3 Gameday: Clippers 10, Mud

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 29

Guardians News and Notes: CBA and CDL

MLB’s owners and players exchanged CBA proposals yesterday. Jeff Passan has your breakdown here for ESPN. For one, I dread the discussion and division ahead.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / May 28

Two Cleveland Guardians Prospects Dominating to Begin Their Major League Careers

The Cleveland Guardians may have one of the most fun and flashy young duos in baseball. Whether it's aggressive speed on the base paths or athletic, powerful swings at the plate, the combination of rookies Chase DeLauter and Travis Bazzana has worked wonders for Cleveland this season.

Shohei Ohtani News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

Steven Kwan News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 28

Guardians’ Steven Kwan out 3-7 days for unspecified personal reason

The Cleveland Guardians will be without the services of Steve Kwan for some time. On Thursday, the Guardians placed the two-time All-Star on the bereavement/family medical emergency list, according to reporter Tom Withers.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 28

Futures on the Corner: Promotions Looming?

Welcome to the first Futures on the Corner. This will become a weekly piece where I, Matt Seese, will examine the ins and outs of Cleveland’s ever developing farm system.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 28

Let’s Scout the Lake County Captains – List Time

Today, we finish up our scouting of the Guardians’ High-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains! In case you missed it, you can check out my scouting reports on Captains’ pitchers here and Captains’ hitters here.

Travis Bazzana News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 28

Guardians’ Travis Bazzana reveals the real secret behind his success

The Cleveland Guardians have one of the best young players in all of MLB on their roster. Infielder Travis Bazzana is establishing himself as a legitimate Rookie of the Year candidate.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 28

Solving the Guardians Four-Year Roster Puzzle

The Guardians are playing sudoku with their long-term roster plan, using hints we can’t easily see. Actually, pretty much any organization worth its salt treats roster management eerily similar to a sudoku puzzle.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 28

Guardians News and Notes – Travis Kelce, Minority Owner

The biggest news of the day came via a Passan bomb at 6AM yesterday morning. Travis Kelce is now a minority owner of the Cleveland Guardians. Guest contributor, Mike Mahoney, gave his scouting report of the Lake County Captains Position Players.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 28

Minor League Recap: Relief Help Is On The Way

Columbus Clippers 6, Toledo Mud Hens 3 This Columbus lineup is extremely stacked. Cooper Ingle went 1-5 with a two RBI single in the 8th. Ralphy Velazquez extended his on base streak to 12 games with a single.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

MLB News / Covering the Corner / May 27

Let’s Scout the Lake County Captains – Position Players

Welcome back to my annual, unrequested article for Covering the Corner. Below are parts 3 and 4 of my mid-May roster review for the Lake County Captains.

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The 'NBA Coaches of the Year' quiz

The 'Active playoff double-doubles' quiz

The '3 3-pointer, 3-block Playoff games' quiz

The 'Most 30-point playoff games by team' quiz

Gavin Williams News / Covering the Corner / May 27

Guardians Salvage Series

Well. Gavin Williams was great today! Not in the way he normally is, but he pitched to contact and managed to put together 7 great innings of 1-run ball.

Travis Bazzana News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 27

Guardians’ Travis Bazzana trend hints at serious AL Rookie of the Year potential

The Cleveland Guardians earned a nice 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, giving the club a 33-25 record on the season. With the team going 7-3 in its last 10 games, all eyes are on Travis Bazzana right now, as he’s making a serious case for AL Rookie of the Year with his efforts.

Cleveland Guardians News / Field Level Media / May 27

Gavin Williams sharp as Guardians salvage finale vs. Nats

Chase DeLauter drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Gavin Williams moved into a tie for the major league lead in wins as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

Cleveland Guardians News / Total Pro Sports / May 27

Three-Time Super Bowl Champion Set To Join Cleveland Guardians Ownership Group

Despite serving one of the smallest markets financially, the Cleveland Guardians are arguably the biggest overachievers in the MLB. Even though the franchise always operates with a limited payroll, the team has seven postseason appearances in the past 10 years.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / May 27

Minor League Recap: Jace LaViolette Triples

Jacob Cozart had the top offensive performance for Akron, going 2-for-5 with a home run and a double. The recently-promoted Jaison Chourio wasn’t too far behind, reaching base safely four times.

NFL News / Yardbarker / May 28

Travis Kelce buys stake in MLB team, warns Patrick Mahomes

Travis Kelce sends fun warning to Patrick Mahomes after latest business decision

It was learned on Wednesday that the two will now be rivals away from the football field.

Mahomes had the perfect reaction to Kelce's MLB investment

Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez diagnosed with 'significant' injury

Pedro Martinez puts rivalry aside, expresses belief in Yankees

Insider: Mets may make this Francisco Lindor move after Juan Soto claim

Analyst makes surprising trade-deadline prediction for Padres

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 26

Nats jump out to early 4-run lead, take down Guardians

James Wood had a two-run homer in a four-run second inning and Cade Cavalli pitched six strong innings as the visiting Washington Nationals never trailed in a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.

Logan Allen News / HITC / May 26

Logan Allen took the blame, but the Cleveland Guardians’ real issue runs deeper

Logan Allen became the easiest person to blame because he was standing on the mound when things got ugly, but he was not really the problem. Cleveland still does not have enough trustworthy left-handed innings, and every roster move around Allen keeps exposing that.

Will Dion News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 26

Guardians Select Will Dion

The Guardians announced that they have selected to contract of left-hander Will Dion. The 40-man roster had a vacancy due to Rule 5 pick Peyton Pallette being designated for assignment a few days ago.

Tanner Bibee News / Yardbarker / May 25

Guardians' Tanner Bibee ties record for home runs given up in a game

Cleveland Guardians' Opening Day starter Tanner Bibee set a franchise record on Monday, but not one that he wants to be known for. He got roughed up,

Guardians rookie Travis Bazzana establishing himself as real contributor

Jacob Misiorowski dominates again as Brewers continue hot stretch

Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski set all kinds of records on Memorial Day

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki has turned a corner over his last four starts

White Sox back above .500 as Rikuu Nishida shines in MLB debut

The 'No. 1 MLB Draft picks' quiz

Erik Sabrowski News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 25

Guardians Place Erik Sabrowski On IL With Elbow Inflammation

The Guardians announced that left-hander Erik Sabrowski has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation. Right-hander Codi Heuer was recalled as the corresponding move.

Chase DeLauter News / Just Baseball / May 25

Chase DeLauter Is Every Bit the Star He Was Expected to Be

In an AL Central division that’s struggled to stay relevant in terms of top-end competitiveness in recent years and an American League landscape that pales in comparison to its National League counterpart, the Cleveland Guardians have found away to stand out.

Travis Bazzana News / Yardbarker / May 24

Guardians' Travis Bazzana establishing himself as real contributor

Guardians rookie Travis Bazzana establishing himself as real contributor

Travis Bazzana is making a significant impact as a rookie for the Cleveland Guardians. The 23-year-old hit his third home run of the season in deep right field on Sunday. His massive moonshot in the eighth inning helped power past the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3-1 victory.

Travis Bazzana helps Guardians knock off Phillies

Gavin Williams logs season high in work; Guardians need pinch-hit HR for win

The 'No. 1 MLB Draft picks' quiz

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 22

The Guardians’ Faith In Their Own Players Is Paying Off

The Guardians had a very disappointing offseason. Despite winning the American League Central in two straight years and three of the past four, they did almost nothing to upgrade their roster for 2027.