Cleveland Guardians: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

How the Bo Bichette deal opens up a window for the Cleveland Guardians to make splash

Another big-time signing has occurred. And yet again, the Cleveland Guardians were not involved. On Friday, Jan. 16, highly sought-after infielder Bo Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million deal with the New York Mets.

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Guardians News and Notes: Free Agent Market Continues to Move

Bo Bichette headed to the Mets on a 3-year, $126 million deal and J.T. Realmuto to the Phillies yesterday on a 3-year $45 million deal as the MLB free agent market continued to move.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 16

Guardians not expected to lower 2026 expectations amid league-altering news

League-altering moves very rarely happen, at least those that seemingly put a team well and beyond every other organization in baseball, including the Cleveland Guardians.

Emmanuel Clase News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 16

Update on Emmanuel Clase's case claims there were no talks about 'baseball bets'

It's taken a few months, but another update on the illegal gambling investigation that has swallowed Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz and the Cleveland Guardians has come to light.

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The 'MLB active RBI leaders' quiz

Can you name the active hitters with the most runs-batted-in in their career?

The 'MLB teammates to hit 30 HRs in 2017' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

The 'Active MLB doubles leaders' quiz

MLB News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 16

Kyle Tucker contract with Dodgers shows how valuable Guardians' Jose Ramirez is

The Los Angeles Dodgers did what the Dodgers do and broke the baseball world when they announced they signed All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract.

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The 25 most memorable sports plays of 2025

When it comes to unforgettable plays within the 2025 sports calendar, this was truly a special year. Here's our rankings of the 25 best.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 16

Cleveland Guardians connected to super utility player in free agency

Time is running out for the Guardians to make trades or free agent signings, as Spring Training is fast approaching. The team has been seeking a right-handed bat all offseason.

Parker Messick News / Covering the Corner / January 16

Parker Messick is our No. 3 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 4?

The people (or person?) have spoken and Parker Messick is our No. 3 Guardians prospect. Messick won by about 20 votes, earning about 40% of the vote total.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 16

Cleveland Guardians offseason puts their playoff streak in serious jeopardy

The Cleveland Guardians have been to the playoffs in three of the last four seasons and have won the AL Central division title in each of the past two years.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / January 15

Guardians News and Notes – Spring Training is Nearly Here

As snow dumps on Cleveland and surrounding areas, MLB has given us fans the promise of warm sunshine and baseball skies. The first workout dates for each team has been released.

Shawn Armstrong News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 14

New Guardians reliever Shawn Armstrong adding new pitch to his arsenal

New Cleveland Guardians reliever, Shawn Armstrong, has revealed that he has added a brand new pitch to his arsenal. Armstrong said on Foul Territory TV on Wednesday that he is adding a new pitch that is a ‘secret’ and you need to tune in to Spring Training to see it yourself.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 14

Cleveland Guardians first spring training workout dates revealed

We are officially less than one month away from the return of Guardians baseball. The first workout for pitchers and catchers is scheduled for February 12th, with the first full-squad workout on February 17th.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 14

This Cleveland Guardians prospect could be the next big thing

He's ranked as the No. 12-ranked prospect in the Cleveland Guardians' minor league system. But he's got potential to be the No. 1 in due time. Alfonsin Rosario is one of the most exciting youngsters in the Guardians' minor league system, providing great bat speed and raw power that most players at his age don't have.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 14

Cleveland Guardians get called out by national MLB insider for offseason inactivity

Well, this hasn't been the most interesting offseason for the Cleveland Guardians. And unfortunately, it doesn't look like things will change in the coming weeks prior to the start of the 2026 MLB Spring Training window.

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The 'Winning NFL playoff debuts' quiz

The 'Passing + Rushing TD playoff games' quiz

Chase DeLauter News / Covering the Corner / January 14

Chase DeLauter is our No. 1 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 2?

The people have spoken and Chase DeLauter is Covering the Corner’s No. 1 Cleveland Guardians prospect for 2026. Delauter who pulled in an impressive 59.5% of the vote totals, more than 155 votes ahead of second place.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / January 14

Painting the Corner – From Screen to Field

In our second installment of Painting the Corner, we get to explore what happens when a passion project becomes reality. Sarah Allis is quite popular on Guardians Twitter and a great follow for sports takes, but unexpectedly grew her following with a passion project revolving around the city connect jerseys.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 14

Cleveland Guardians linked to free agent that can help Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan

The Cleveland Guardians could use another bat in free agency before the team heads out to spring training in a couple of weeks. They have a few options going into free agency, but the teams with higher payrolls will likely get first dibs on the top talent.