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No worries for Naylor as rebound builds on '23 success

@MandyBell02
13 minutes ago

This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell's Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

'Really good stretch' of starts ends as Allen falters

@MandyBell02
May 7, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians rotation seemed to finally be gaining steam, having six consecutive outings of at least five innings after struggling all year with consistently getting depth from their starters. “It’s been a really good stretch right now,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said before Tuesday’s game. “We just want

J-Ram breaks a Cleveland record held by the legendary Larry Doby

@MandyBell02
May 6, 2024

CLEVELAND -- If the Guardians are hoping that José Ramírez can bust out of his slump, there’s no better opponent to have in town than the Tigers. Ramírez’s dominance against Detroit continued on Monday, as he hit a deciding solo shot in the sixth inning to lift Cleveland to a

Everything you need to know about No. 2 prospect Manzardo

@MandyBell02
May 6, 2024

CLEVELAND -- This is the day Kyle Manzardo has been dreaming about since he would leave baseball practice as a kid and go with all of his friends to a teammate’s house and spend the rest of the evening playing wiffle ball in the backyard in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. “To

Guardians call up slugging No. 2 prospect Manzardo

@MandyBell02
May 6, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The Kyle Manzardo Era is about to begin in Cleveland. The Guardians added Manzardo to the Major League roster on Monday afternoon in place of outfielder Steven Kwan, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Manzardo, 23, will bat seventh and serve

Injuries & Moves: Kwan to miss about 4 weeks; Hentges activated

May 6, 2024

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No. 2 Draft prospect Bazzana homers 5 times in 2 games

@benweinrib
May 6, 2024

Travis Bazzana's power bat seemingly never takes a break -- even in the rare Monday college baseball game. Just one day after going deep three times and setting Oregon State's single-season home run record, the No. 2 Draft prospect knocked another two homers in the Beavers’ 20-12 win over Gonzaga.

What to expect from Guardians No. 2 prospect Manzardo in bigs

May 6, 2024

What does a team do when it loses the American League's leading hitter to a hamstring injury? Fortunately for the Guardians, they can turn to one of the top performers in Triple-A. With Steven Kwan and his AL-best .353 batting average headed to the injured list with a strained left

'Elite' J-Ram ends epic 10-pitch AB with go-ahead blast

@MandyBell02
May 5, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The José Ramírez theorem is simple: The more pitches he sees in an at-bat, the more likely he is to hit a home run. Just 10 days ago, Ramírez stole every headline after ending a 10-pitch at-bat with a grand slam. At the time, the hope was that

Top prospect DeLauter has fracture in surgically repaired foot

@MandyBell02
May 5, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians hoped they were just being extra cautious with Chase DeLauter, their top prospect. But now, they’ve learned he has a fracture in his left foot once again. DeLauter reported pain in his foot while running the bases in a game with Double-A Akron on April 25.

Guardians' flamethrowing prospect could be a fast riser

@MandyBell02
May 5, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell’s Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CLEVELAND -- Andrew Walters had never pitched in a professional game, and yet, everyone was lining up to see him at the inaugural Spring

Naylor boosts confidence, Guardians with clutch grand slam

@MandyBell02
May 4, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians have been relying heavily on Steven Kwan and his .353 average at the top of the order over the last few weeks. But when Kwan was removed from Saturday’s game with left hamstring tightness in the fourth inning, the team needed the rest of the offense

Vogt learning to adjust as Guardians work through struggles

@MandyBell02
May 3, 2024

CLEVELAND -- It was almost two weeks ago when Steven Kwan spoke to local media, expressing how last year’s disappointing season put a chip on everyone’s shoulders. It was a big factor in the hot start the Guardians came out to this year. But he also added: “Of course, things

Sabathia elected to 2024 class of Guardians Hall of Fame

@MandyBell02
May 2, 2024

HOUSTON -- The Guardians waited until 1:52 p.m. ET on May 2 to announce that CC Sabathia will be their newest member of their Hall of Fame. The timing wasn’t random. The hour was in honor of Sabathia making his Major League debut in ’01. The minutes and date represented

Allen solid, but 'flat' Guardians struggle in field in finale

@MandyBell02
May 3, 2024

HOUSTON -- This was the Logan Allen that the Guardians needed to see on Thursday. The bullpen had been depleted after the club played in four consecutive extra-inning games for the first time since 1910. The position players, too, were taxed from the extra workload. For a team that’s struggled

Kwan's brilliance highlights Cleveland's historic extra-inning streak 

@MandyBell02
May 2, 2024

HOUSTON -- We have no idea how the rest of the Guardians’ season will go, but we at least know that the start has been historic. This isn’t just because the team picked up the most victories in its first 23 games in franchise history. It’s not just because it’s

Guards' pitching coach weighs in on good and bad around staff

@MandyBell02
May 1, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell's Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. HOUSTON -- Much of the attention has gone to the Guardians’ offense this year, but the spotlight is starting to turn toward the pitching

See who the Guardians land in 2024 mock draft

May 3, 2024

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

The best Minor League ballpark promotions happening in May

@BensBiz
May 2, 2024

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly compendium of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. May's highlights include nonagenarian icons, Mardi Gras sweets, reinterpretations of local disasters and, of course, much more. Let's get to it.

Guardians produce resilient comeback, but Astros have last word

@MandyBell02
May 1, 2024

HOUSTON -- The Guardians lived through a bad wave of deja vu on Tuesday night. They had three straight days of free baseball, a trio of tough performances for Hunter Gaddis and two consecutive games resulting in disappointment after the bottom of the 10th. This time, Gaddis was on the

Here is the hottest hitting prospect in each organization

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 1, 2024

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

Cleveland taking cautious approach with DeLauter 

@MandyBell02
April 30, 2024

HOUSTON -- If you’ve been paying attention to the Akron Rubberducks’ schedule, you’ve probably noticed the team’s top prospect has been absent from the lineup. Outfielder Chase DeLauter has not played since Thursday due to pain in his left foot. That’s the same foot that he broke in college and