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Guardians infielder Juan Brito underwent surgery on Friday on his right thumb to address a high-grade ligament sprain and is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks.

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Cleveland Guardians News / Minor League Baseball on SI / April 25

Highly-Regarded Cleveland Guardians Prospect Could Miss 2-3 Months with Surgery

The Cleveland Guardians got some bad news down on the farm on Friday, with Zack Meisel of The Athletic reporting that infield prospect Juan Brito will miss the next 2-3 months because of thumb surgery to repair a sprained ligament.

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Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / April 17

Three Prospects Who Could Help The Guardians Right Now

The Cleveland Guardians have a ton of depth. Not just at the big league level but throughout the farm system, too. Some prospects could even make an impact with the big league team today.

Cleveland Guardians News / Let's Go Tribe! / April 14

Juan Brito and Ralphy Velazquez homer, Travis Bazzana and C.J. Kayfus hit their third triples

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Monday, April 14, 2025. Box Score: Clippers fall to 9-4 Columbus had just taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth inning when the Clippers bullpen gave it right back, allowing four runs in the bottom of the eighth.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / April 9

Guardians Elite Prospect Making Strong Case for MLB Promotion

Juan Brito was one of the primary candidates to win the Cleveland Guardians' second base job heading into and during spring training. However, Cleveland's

Cleveland Guardians News / Minor League Baseball on SI / March 22

Cleveland Guardians Surprisingly Option Top Prospect to Minors After Powerful Spring

The Cleveland Guardians are optioning infielder Juan Brito to Triple-A Columbus, despite him showing pop in his bat with four spring training home runs.

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 22

Guardians option Juan Brito

The Guardians optioned second baseman Juan Brito and outfielders Angel Martínez and Johnathan Rodríguez to Triple-A Columbus. It’s most notable regarding Brito, who entered camp with a good chance to secure the second base job.

Cleveland Guardians News / Minor League Baseball on SI / March 19

Cleveland Guardians' Top Prospect Now Leading Cactus League in Home Runs This Spring

After another blast on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Guardians prospect Juan Brito is now leading the Cactus League in home runs this spring with four.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / March 17

Cleveland Guardians' Top Prospect Hit With Discouraging Take

When the Cleveland Guardians traded away second baseman Andres Gimenez back in December, they had multiple candidates who could potentially fill his role in 2025.

Cleveland Guardians News / Let's Go Tribe! / March 16

ST Game Recap: Guardians 2 - Brewers 8

A Jhonk Bonk and a Brito Blast for your Sunday. The Cleveland Guardians faced off against the Milwaukee Brewers on a sunny day in Phoenix, AZ. Jhonkensy Noel put the Guardians on the board in the top of the 7th with a home run to left center.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / February 24

Analyst Believes Prospect Is Frontrunner To Get Guardians 2B Job

The Cleveland Guardians have some big decisions to make over the next few weeks. Arguably, the biggest question that needs to be answered is who the second baseman is to start the season.

Cleveland Guardians News / Just Baseball / February 23

Top Notes From the Cleveland Guardians ZiPS Projections for 2025

The Cleveland Guardians comfortably won the AL Central in 2024, but this year, their hold on the division title is a long way from certain. With the Minnesota

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / January 20

Juan Brito is our No. 5 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 6?

The switch-hitter is poised to make his MLB debut this year, can he filled the Andres Gimenez void? Middle infielder Juan Brito is our No. 5 prospect, earning 59% of the vote on Friday and absolutely crushing the competition by over 160 votes.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 19

Guardians Are 'Extremely Excited About' Infield Prospect, Per Report

The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the most active teams this offseason. However, most of their moves have resulted in sending away Major League-level talent, not bringing it in.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / January 17

Angel Genao is our No. 4 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 5?

The talented switch-hitting middle infielder broke out in a big way in 2024, hitting well at two levels. Angel Genao won a photo finish for the No. 4 Cleveland Guardians prospect voting in one of our closest races yet, 38% to 37% over Juan Brito by just six votes.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / January 11

Guardians Infielder Named Team's Most MLB-Ready Prospect

The Cleveland Guardians have one of the best farm systems in baseball, and a recent poll from MLB executives confirmed this. However, many of those prospects are still at the lower levels of the minors and likely won't make their big league debuts for several more years.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / December 30

Guardians Should Look To Add At This Unexpected Position

Everyone's focus has been on how the Cleveland Guardians plan to address their starting rotation and outfield this offseason. It didn't initially seem that Cleveland needed to add anywhere else, given their depth and farm system.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / December 19

Guardians Season in Review: Juan Brito

Could he be the opening day second baseman? Acquired from the Colorado Rockies in 2022, IF Juan Brito had an excellent 2024 season in AAA Columbus. He finished the season with a slash line of .256/.365/.443 with a 113 WRC+ and a 13.5% BB rate to a 16.1% K rate .

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / December 11

Guardians Reporter Says There's 'No Doubt' Prospect Starts Season At Second Base

Cleveland Guardians fans are still trying to wrap their head around the series of trades that sent Andres Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays. One of the biggest questions that needs answering is who will be Cleveland's new second baseman.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / December 11

Who Will Play Second Base for the Guardians in 2025?

There are a few options The Guardians just traded their starting second baseman - who’s next in line? As we process platinum glove-winning Andres Gimenez’s departure for Toronto, let’s take a look at the handful of possibilities who may take number 0’s place in the Cleveland lineup and infield in 2025: 1.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / December 10

Three Guardians Second Baseman Options After Andrés Giménez Trade

On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Guardians reportedly agreed to a blockbuster trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, sending 2022 All-Star and three-time reigning Gold Glove Award winner Andrés Giménez to Toronto.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / September 6

Minor League Recap: Brito Homers, Delivers Walk-Off Single

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Friday, September 6, 2024 Box Score · Clippers improve to 70-63 Juan Brito has been making a very valid case to get some time with the Guardians’ big league club recently, and last night was no different.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 24

Cleveland Guardians Predicted To Trade This Top Prospect

The Cleveland Guardians absolutely need to make a couple of moves between now and the July 30 MLB trade deadline in order to bolster their World Series chances.

Cleveland Guardians News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 8, 2024

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Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / January 30, 2024

Juan Brito is our No. 5 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 6?

Brito possesses a strong combination of patience, power and contact while manning the middle infield. Middle infielder Juan Brito is our No. 5 prospect, earning 61% of the vote on Saturday and absolutely crushing the competition by over 110 votes.