Manny Machado’s intention to play in the World Baseball Classic immediately energized Dominican Republic baseball and sent ripples across the league. The announcement reopened conversations about which stars could follow him onto the 2026 stage.
The Cleveland Guardians, obviously, had a great September in 2025. When we look at some young players who particularly excelled in the last month of last season, which should we most expect to carry that performance into 2026?
Yesterday, our news and notes failed to mention that the news came out that Stephen Vogt was extended after the 2024 season on a deal that will “keep him in Cleveland a long time.” Just like the Guardians failed to mention it.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Guardians signed Colin Holderman yesterday to a one-year deal, with three additional years of arbitration control on the 6’6 right-handed pitcher. Matt Seese has your analysis of Holderman here.
The Cleveland Guardians feature one of the youngest lineups in all of baseball, and after their most recent departure in the outfield, it indicates they will continue their trend of ushering in their younger talent next season.
The Cleveland Guardians have reached the playoffs three out of the last four seasons. As they look to go on another postseason run, the Guardians have made an addition to their bullpen.
The Guardians have signed a bullpen arm. The day after the Winter Meetings, where the Guardians stayed quiet, they did exactly what they have been preaching: adding to the bullpen.
The Cleveland Guardians have always been a team capable of capitalizing on their young talent, with the potential for more of that to come in 2026 regarding one of their young outfielders.
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.
Emmanuel Clase's MLB career and legacy came crumbling down in an instant. In late July 2025, Clase was put under investigation by MLB due to an investigation into his supposed involvement in an illegal gambling operation.
Bo Naylor had an up and down 2025 campaign. Through 123 games, he slashed a line of .195/.282/.379 for an OPS of .661 and a bWaR of 1.5. While it wasn't the best year for him at the plate, he showed a better knack for seeing pitches, recording a career-high in walks and a decrease in strikeouts from the year before.
2025 was filled with moments to remember and forget for the Cleveland Guardians, and as much as the ups and downs were very drastic in either direction, they should still have a positive outlook on this offseason and the next few seasons.
Cleveland Guardians fans are used to a frustrating feeling this time of year. That is true once again in 2025. "This time of year" refers to basically the entire offseason.
The Cleveland Guardians made two selections in the Rule 5 Draft. Peyton Pallette – a RHP from the White Sox. Pallette played both Double-A and Triple-A last year for the White Sox.
We are on day three of the MLB Winter Meetings, and the Cleveland Guardians remain one of the quieter teams both on the market and in rumors. Going into the Winter Meetings, talks were hot regarding potential Steven Kwan trades, but there has been nothing new to report there.
On the final full day of the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, front offices gathered to take part in the Rule 5 Draft. This year's draft allows teams to select players who are not on a 40-man roster who turned professional at age 18 or younger in 2021 or at age 19 or older in 2022.
While the Cleveland Guardians have not done much so far in the MLB Winter Meetings, the Cleveland faithful do have one thing to be excited about: the 2026 MLB Draft.
As expected, it has been a quiet start to the offseason for the Guardians. Their only major league moves thus far have been to re-sign backup catcher Austin Hedges and add middle reliever Connor Brogdon.
Brayan Rocchio took a couple of years to get comfortable, but it finally looks like he's ready to lock down the infield for the Cleveland Guardians. When it mattered the most, Rocchio stepped up to the challenge.
The Cleveland Guardians will have representation at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, three players were chosen to participate with their respective nations to compete in the WBC, which is set to begin at the start of March 2026.
Bonds, Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela each received less than five votes and are not eligible to be voted on in the next cycle, meaning this group must wait until 2031 to be considered again.
This is a move that would allow the Yankees to acquire a four-time Gold Glove winner and a top-of-the-lineup hitter without breaching the luxury tax threshold.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will be on trial next May on the federal charges that they both accepted bribes to help gamblers win prop bets on their pitches, it was announced Tuesday.