The Cleveland Guardians made a pair of trades to bolster their lineup on Monday, acquiring both Jo Adell and Nathaniel Lowe. As a result of those acquisitions, first baseman Kyle Manzardo and utility man David Fry have been optioned to Triple-A Columbus.
While the Cleveland Guardians are sitting just behind the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the American League Central standings, if they want to overtake the division leader and make a deep postseason run, the roster is going to need to round itself out.
How many of the lefty mashers with the most home runs in a single season for each MLB franchise can you name in five minutes?
The Cleveland Guardians have fallen flat as the dog days of summer have progressed.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
The Cleveland Guardians found one of the strangest ways possible to make franchise history against the Philadelphia Phillies. Kyle Manzardo came off the bench in the ninth inning and delivered the only run of the night, turning a tense pitchers’ duel into a 1-0 Guardians win at Citizens Bank Park.
Despite needing to wait until the top of the ninth to find their only run of the game, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 in an inter-league battle of contenders.
Kyle Manzardo led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and Gavin Williams tossed six strong innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians past the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 10-3, on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.
After struggling for most of the 2026 MLB regular season, Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor and first baseman Kyle Manzardo contributed the team's only three RBI on Wednesday.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
After making the playoffs the last two years, the Cleveland Guardians aren’t trying to give up their spot at the postseason table. They’ll be relying on their lineup to help carry them through the 162-game gauntlet.
Kyle Manzardo's start to the 2026 campaign is one he likely wishes he could forget. Through nine games played, the power-hitting 25-year-old is slashing just .067/.200/.067 for an OPS of .267, with 2 hits in 30 at-bats.
If the Cleveland Guardians want to contend for an American League Central title, power-hitting first baseman Kyle Manzardo is going to have to be one of the team's top players.
The Cleveland Guardians enter the 2026 season as one of the teams that can claim the American League Central division. One of the factors is first basemen
Throughout much of the season, the American League Central looked like it was all but officially wrapped up. The Detroit Tigers held a commanding lead in the division, and it didn’t look like they’d be slowing down anytime soon.
Kyle Manzardo had a two-run homer and Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each had RBI singles, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Kyle Manzardo of the Cleveland Guardians is a man of few words, so he lets his bat speak for him. Manzardo extended his hitting streak to a career-high eight games by hitting a pair of home runs Tuesday, helping the Guardians to a 10-4 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.
Kyle Manzardo has brought some serious power to the Cleveland Guardians' lineup this season, but he still hasn't been particularly lucky at the plate.
Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
Opening Day has arrived, bringing action and excitement to the diamond. Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from Thursday’s action.
After a losing season in 2023, the Cleveland Guardians bounced back in a big way by winning 92 games and making the American League Championship Series last season. Here are three players to watch as the team looks to build on that success.
“Never trade with Tampa Bay.” Baseball fans hear it year after year. The Rays have built a reputation for executing perfectly timed trades that maximize value in ways few teams can match.
Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo absolutely cranked a two-run homer against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS.
Several division and wild-card races are coming down to the wire with five weeks left in the Major League Baseball season. The trade deadline passed in late July, but teams can soon make upgrades as rosters are set to expand from 26 players to 28 on Sunday.
The 23-year-old came into this season ranked as one of the top 100 prospects in the sport and the Guardians promoted him to the big leagues in early May.
Kyle Manzardo is still waiting for his first big league hit. The Cleveland Guardians’ second-ranked prospect has now played in two major league games and it’s been a rough 18 innings for the 24-year-old.
The Cleveland Guardians are cooling down after a hot start. Entering Monday night, they were 6-6 over the past two weeks. They were averaging just 3.67 runs per game.
The 23-year-old Manzardo is the top prospect acquired from the Rays in last summer’s Aaron Civale trade. He’d been a candidate to make the roster heading into camp
On Monday, Tampa's top brass decided that their exceptional staff could get even better, acquiring Aaron Civale from Cleveland in exchange for highly-regarded first baseman prospect Kyle Manzardo.
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