Slade Cecconi was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2020 in the first competitive balance round, 33rd overall. Cecconi only pitched 104 innings between 2023 and 2024 for the Diamondbacks before the Josh Naylor trade with Arizona brought Slade to Cleveland.
Major League Baseball is hosting its first-ever golf tournament. The Capital One MLB Open at Shadow Creek takes place in Las Vegas this week from November 12 through the 14th, during the MLB Awards Week.
The Cleveland Guardians took a chance on right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi. In a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in December, the Guardians traded fan-favorite and power-hitting first baseman Josh Naylor in exchange for Cecconi.
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.
It’s been a story-book run for our Guardians with the Tigers acting as the villains all along. Thankfully, no matter what happens, the Guardians will not play the tigers again this season.
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Guardians pitcher Slade Cecconi raised eyebrows July 4 after a loss to the Detroit Tigers, insisting that their postseason chances remained strong in the midst of a 10-game losing streak.
Cleveland Guardians fans packed Progressive Field on Friday for a crucial showdown with the Texas Rangers. Unfortunately, things were ugly quite literally from the start.
Slade Cecconi has had an up and down season thus far, with an ERA of 3.44 in the first half versus 5.18 in the second half. However, Slade has posted a quality start in three of his last 5 starts (coming up one out short in his most recent outing).
Slade Cecconi came within six outs of throwing a no-hitter in his last start for the Cleveland Guardians. The visiting Chicago White Sox will test their luck against him on Sunday afternoon.
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.
You know that feeling when you’re watching your team and everything just feels different? The crowd gets a little quieter between pitches. Every swing carries more weight.
The Guardians had a fun game last night, winning 10-2 over the Royals as starter Slade Cecconi took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Nicole wrote about the game here.
Things couldn't have gone much worse for the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians. Guardians pitcher Slade Cecconi came within six outs of a no-hitter and the Royals tied their season high in runs allowed on Monday.
Slade Cecconi held Kansas City without a hit until the eighth inning and Nolan Jones had a two-run double during a six-run fourth, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-2 rout of the visiting Royals on Monday night.
The Cleveland Guardians were in control during their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday night. They took an earlier lead against Nathan Eovaldi, one of the best pitchers in baseball, and Slade Cecconi, looking solid after a couple of rough outings.
Cleveland Guardians fans haven't forgotten about Josh Naylor, but they do feel much better about the trade that sent him to the Arizona Diamondbacks last Dec.
The Cleveland Guardians may have been on the losing side of Saturday night's matchup with the Cincinatti Reds, but it wasn't a complete loss. With Ben Lively on the injured list, Slade Cecconi was activated off the injured list and made his Guardians debut, and it couldn't have gone much better for the right-hander.
This article is part of a series chronicling the individual seasons of players that appeared for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024. Reviews for players that still have rookie eligibility for 2025 will appear in our prospect season reviews.
We were unable to go back-to-back and cash a home run prop on Tuesday, so we're looking to bounce back with a winner on Wednesday night. Let's check out our three favorite HR bets for the loaded MLB slate.
The Diamondbacks will face game three of a four-game set against the New York Mets at Citi Field today. First pitch is at 1:10 PM Arizona time. They have lost back-to-back games against the Mets, and are on a five-game losing skid.
Former 1st round pick Slade Cecconi was dominant on the mound for the Triple-A Reno Aces in their season opener on Friday. Cecconi, who appeared in seven games with the Diamondbacks last season, tossed five no-hit innings while striking out five batters, with only two base runners reaching based via walks.
This article is part of a series taking a look into individual Diamondbacks player projections as we head into the 2024 spring training. The projections presented are a composite of the rate (percentage) stats from Steamer and ZiPS as published on FanGraphs.
This article is part of a series counting down the Diamondbacks' Top 30 prospects entering the 2024 season. These rankings are determined by Michael McDermott, in conjunction with the Inside the Diamondbacks staff.
Making his MLB debut, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Slade Cecconi was a part of history becoming the first player to record his first career strikeout on an umpire review.