The Cleveland Guardians' bullpen is depleted heading into the 2026 season. The front office opted to move on from Jakob Junis and Kolby Allard, both of whom are now free agents.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 in 11 innings on Friday thanks to the rare walk-off swinging bunt. The White Sox had runners on the corners with one out and the game tied at 4 in the bottom of the 11th at Rate Field in Chicago, Ill.
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.
On Thursday, former Texas Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Guardians after just 35.1 innings with the club. The 27-year-old was once a promising pitcher, but has struggled to find any footing in the big leagues while also dealing with injury.
Between Allard’s DFA and right-hander Luis Ortiz’s placement on paid administrative leave while he is the subject of a gambling investigation by the league, Cleveland needed to fill a pair of roster spots.
The Cleveland Guardians were hoping Slade Cecconi would take the mound before their series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon, but he has been scratched from his start as a result of a groin injury.
That 2015 class of Braves draft picks was pretty amazing, featuring guys like Mike Soroka, Austin Riley and AJ Minter – a trio of players we’ve enjoyed watching contribute for the big league team over the years.
For the last few weeks, the Cleveland Guardians have been looking for some length and consistency in one of their bullpen arms. The organization has made many roster moves with the reliever core, searching for that bullpen help.
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.
The Cleveland Guardians have done a decent job navigating their pitching staff through the first month of the season. However, the bullpen has been thin recently, and Saturday's doubleheader is forcing the organization to search for some more help.
The Cleveland Guardians made several minor moves over the offseason to boost their organization's pitching depth. One of these under-the-radar transactions was signing LHP Kolby Allard into a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
Kolby Allard isn’t the only former Phillies pitcher heading to the Cleveland Guardians on a minor-league contract. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, right-hander Vince Velasquez has signed a minors deal with Cleveland.
Former top prospect Kolby Allard has signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Guardians. Allard, 27, has appeared in parts of seven major league seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies.
After a season split between the minor leagues and the majors with the Phillies organization, a member of Philadelphia’s 2024 pitching staff has signed elsewhere as a free agent.
It may not have been the blockbuster move many fans expected, but the Cleveland Guardians signed another free-agent pitcher on Monday afternoon. The Guardians signed LHP Kolby Allard to a one-year Minor League deal with a non-roster invite to Major League Spring Training Camp.
Unlike most of his peers, Allard had a few decent outings The Phillies had a problem with the fifth spot in their rotation in the second half of the season.
The New York Mets threw the first punch -- figuratively -- in a seven-round September fight with the Philadelphia Phillies. New York and Philadelphia will continue their three-game series on Saturday afternoon with the visiting Mets looking to continue making a dent in the Phillies' National League East lead.
The New York Mets (81-66) go on the road at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies (88-59) at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Phillies will look to Kolby Allard versus the Mets and Luis Severino (10-6).
According to the Philadelphia Phillies official X account, they have signed left-handed pitcher Kolby Allard to a one-year deal. Kolby Allard’s career actually began with the Braves organization as he was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2015 draft.
The early going in the MLB season has been colored by breakout performances from a handful of precocious young talents. Ronald Acuna, Gleyber Torres, Scott Kingery and Jorge Alfaro have played key roles in the early pennant chase.