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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/mlb-news-red-sox-guardians-play-saturday-doubleheader-weather-postponement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox-Guardians to play Saturday doubleheader after weather postponement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MLB-news-Red-Sox-Guardians-to-play-Saturday-doubleheader-after-weather-postponement.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox-Guardians to play Saturday doubleheader after weather postponement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-25T15:34:24-07:00">April 25th, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-25T15:34:24-07:00">April 25th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians postponed their series opener Friday with the Boston Red Sox. The American League teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday after inclement weather prevented Friday’s matchup. The small break gives Alex Bregman and Jose Ramirez another day to prepare for a clash between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-ex-mlb-player-jose-ramirez-not-underrated">Major League Baseball’s elite third basemen</a>.</p><p>The two teams will <a href="https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/guardians-red-sox-game-postponed-on-april-25-2025" rel="noopener">play a split day-night doubleheader</a> on Saturday. The first game will be at 1 p.m. EDT, and the nightcap will be at 6 p.m. EDT. The Guardians will start Ben Lively in the first game against Red Sox starter Tanner Houck. Cleveland will call up left-hander Doug Nikhazy to make his MLB in the nightcap opposite Boston’s Walker Buehler.</p><p>This series won’t decide the pecking order in any division. However both teams are comparable in the standings, and Boston is looking to prove that they belong amongst the best in the AL. Cleveland, on the other hand, is neck-and-neck with the Detroit Tigers for the lead in the AL Central, giving them all the more reason to play hard.</p><p>While both teams match up well with each other, they are opposites when it comes to their strategy. On one hand, Cleveland has built their team from the inside, cultivating their draft picks into one of the best rosters in MLB. Conversely, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/grading-alex-bregmans-120-million-contract-with-red-sox">Boston has brought in bigger names via free agency</a> to improve their roster around Rafael Devers.</p><p>Regardless of how each team has gotten to where they are, both are successful. If the standings remain similar throughout the course of the year, this could be one of the key matchups to decide playoff seeding in the AL.</p><p>Each team enters the series riding their own momentum. Both the Red Sox and Guardians are winners of six of their last 10, but Cleveland is coming off a series win against the New York Yankees, the defending AL champions.</p><p>While Bregman and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/10-greatest-guardians-players-all-time-ranked">Ramirez are preparing to leave their marks</a>, the pitching could decide things. Boston’s arms have been better to start the year, and Brayan Bello will make his 2025 debut on Sunday.</p><p>The Red Sox and Guardians have Friday off. However, both teams will go to war in their Saturday doubleheader to determine the pecking order in the AL.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox-Guardians to play Saturday doubleheader after weather postponement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-steven-kwan-david-fry-gesture');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ Steven Kwan gets real on heartfelt David Fry gesture');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Steven-Kwan.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians’ Steven Kwan gets real on heartfelt David Fry gesture</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-23T18:09:03-07:00">April 23rd, 6:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-23T18:09:03-07:00">April 23rd, 6:09pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians left fielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-steven-kwan-immense-impact-in-depth-look" rel="noopener">Steven Kwan knows how to impact his team</a> when counted on both in terms of the game and being there for a teammate in the most heartwarming ways. </p><p>On Tuesday, Kwan <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/steven-kwan-does-gender-reveal-for-david-fry-and-family" rel="noopener">called for a time</a> before his at-bat in the first inning of the Guardians/Yankees game to do a gender reveal for teammate David Fry, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. Kwan pulled out a pink wristband and placed it on his forearm to reveal that Fry and his wife, Rebekah, are expecting a baby girl. </p><p>After the Guardians defeated the Yankees 3-2, Kwan expressed the joy Fry felt, as he is out on the injury list after undergoing elbow surgery in November 2024.</p><p>“He was excited,” Kwan said. “His whole family was watching. He was hype, so that was really cool.”</p><p>Kwan said he collaborated with his wife, Samantha, on ideas for a gender reveal, with Samantha coming up with the wristband. </p><p>“I was like, ‘Hell yeah, I think that’d be super cool,’” he said. “Anything to involve David, because he’s obviously going through some rehab stuff, and we wish he was here.”</p><p>Kwan is on a roll for the Guardians. He’s batting .341 with four home runs and 15 RBIs. Fry is their utility who became an All-Star in 2024. </p><p>Kwan followed in the footsteps of other athletes who performed an elaborate gender reveal. In March, Los Angeles Lakers guard<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-austin-reaves-gender-reveal-brother" rel="noopener"> Austin Reeves revealed the gender of his brother Spencer’s</a> expected child during a game against the Indiana Pacers. </p><p>Reeves wore pink shoes, revealing his brother was expecting a girl. </p><p>It is becoming a trend to put on well-choreographed gender reveals, which is especially prevalent in MLB. </p><h2><b>MLB players doing in-game gender reveal</b></h2><p>Aside from the Guardians, other team players have engaged in gender reveals while playing. On April 7, Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@espn/video/7489966727695060255#:~:text=Watch%20as%20Bryson%20Stott%20helps,at:%20Feedback%20and%20help%20%2D%20TikTok&amp;text=Such%20a%20heartwarming%20moment!,best%20part%20of%20the%20game!&amp;text=Congratulations%20on%20the%20wonderful%20surprise,ESPN%20bringing%20the%20joy.&amp;text=Omg?&amp;text=Congrats%20on%20the%20arrival%20of,Go%20Phillies.&amp;text=I%20liked%20this%20moment%20so%20much?!&amp;text=Congrats%20on%20the%20new%20addition,bat%20always%20brings%20great%20moments." rel="noopener">wore a pink armband</a> at bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers, revealing he and his wife Dru were expecting a girl. </p><p>Then Phillies first baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-bryce-harper-swings-blue-bat-in-trea-turner-assisted-gender-reveal" rel="noopener">Bryce Harper swung a blue bat</a> from teammate Trea Turner, revealing he was expecting a baby boy during a Phillies/Giants game on April 14. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ Steven Kwan gets real on heartfelt David Fry gesture

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Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians place outfielder on IL before Yankees clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-22T11:25:35-07:00">April 22nd, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-22T11:25:35-07:00">April 22nd, 11:25am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians <a href="https://x.com/ZackMeisel/status/1914741564271648805" rel="noopener">are reportedly placing</a> outfielder Lane Thomas on the 10-day injured list before Tuesday night’s game against the New York Yankees, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic.</p><p>“Lane Thomas is going on the 10-day injured list with that bone bruise in his wrist. Guardians are calling up infielder Will Wilson,” Meisel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-lane-thomas-gets-brutally-honest-on-cleveland-trade">Guardians acquired Thomas in a deal with the Washington Nationals</a> ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-lane-thomas-grand-slam-tarik-skubal-mlb-world-buzzing">Thomas enjoyed some big moments</a> after the trade, but his 2024 numbers with Cleveland were lackluster for the most part. In 2025, Thomas has struggled at an alarming rate.</p><p>The 29-year-old is slashing just .156/.188/.178/.365 across 48 plate appearances. Thomas has yet to hit a home run and has recorded just one extra-base hit.</p><p>Still, the Guardians will miss his presence in the outfield and the lineup during his injury absence. Thomas offers a right-handed bat with potential despite his early-season slump.</p><h2><b>Guardians looking to earn fifth consecutive win in Yankees matchup</b></h2><p>Overall, the Guardians are 13-9 so far in the 2025 season. Cleveland holds second place in the American League Central, trailing the Detroit Tigers by a half-game heading into Tuesday’s clash. The Guardians took care of business on Monday night, as they defeated the Yankees 6-4 in the first of a three-game series at Progressive Field. Cleveland has now earned four consecutive victories.</p><p>The Yankees present a challenge, though. New York is 14-9 up to this point in the season. Earning a second straight win against the Yankees will not be easy, but the Guardians are playing impressive baseball at the moment.</p><p>Guardians ace Tanner Bibee will take the mound on Tuesday night. He will be opposed by a right-handed hurler in Will Warren. First pitch in Cleveland is scheduled for 6:10 PM EST in what projects to be a competitive American League head-to-head matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians place outfielder on IL before Yankees clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-ex-mlb-player-jose-ramirez-not-underrated');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-MLB player says Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is ‘not underrated’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ex-MLB-player-says-Jose-Ramirez-is-not-underrated.jpg"><figcaption>Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ex-MLB player says Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is ‘not underrated’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-22T10:29:30-07:00">April 22nd, 10:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-22T10:29:30-07:00">April 22nd, 10:29am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-cleveland-tris-speaker-pirates">Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez</a> has been in the Major Leagues for 13 seasons. In that time, he’s made six All-Star teams, won five Silver Sluggers and placed top-five in MVP voting five times.</p><p>Yes, he’s a superstar, and everyone knows it. Including Mark DeRosa, the former Atlanta Braves player and current MLB Network analyst.</p><p>DeRosa <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1914687101217480806" rel="noopener">took time to break down</a> Ramirez’s swing the day after he hit a three-run home run in a 6-4 Guardians win over the New York Yankees in a rematch of last year’s ALCS.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I know the whole league knows he's a Top 10 player. He's not underrated, this is a superstar player."</p><p>– <a href="https://twitter.com/markdero7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@markdero7</a> on José Ramírez <a href="https://t.co/FOVE3DDBDE">pic.twitter.com/FOVE3DDBDE</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1914687101217480806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I know the whole league knows he’s a Top 10 player,” DeRosa said. “He’s not underrated, this is a superstar player.”</p><p>DeRosa pointed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirezs-reaction-3-home-run-angels">Ramirez’s three-home-run game</a> against the Los Angeles Angels on April 4. He highlighted how close Ramirez stands to the plate.</p><p>“He has made a concerted effort that ‘I am going to get all over the plate,'” DeRosa said. “He is making middle-away middle to him and he is going to try and pull everything in the air, and it’s working…It’s worked for an extended period of time.”</p><h2><b>Jose Ramirez made more Guardians history against the Yankees</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jose-Ramirez-Guardians.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ramirez’s big hit on Monday against the Yankees didn’t just propel his team to its fourth win in a row. It also put the career Guardian into second place on the franchise’s all-time extra-base hit list with 668. He passed Hall of Famer Tris Speaker and now trails only Earl Averill, also a Hall of Famer, who finished with 724.</p><p>Ramirez beginning to force himself into the all-time Guardians conversation is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/jose-ramirez-hits-668th-extra-base-hit-in-guardians-win" rel="noopener">no surprise to his manager</a>.</p><p>“It shows when you’re an unbelievably great player who has played a long time,” manager Stephen Vogt said, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. “That’s what these accolades show. It’s hard to be great, let alone hard to be great consistently, year after year after year.</p><p>“And for Hosey, every time you guys tell me, ‘Oh, he tied this,’ it’s like, ‘Of course he did.’ You’ve run out of ways to describe him, and Hosey always steps up for us.”</p><p>It was also Ramirez’s 34th game with at least four RBI, moving him into fourth place in franchise history, one behind Manny Ramirez.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-MLB player says Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is ‘not underrated’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-cleveland-dfa-triston-mckenzie-disastrous-start-2025-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians DFA Triston McKenzie amid disastrous start to 2025 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cleveland-DFAs-Triston-McKenzie-amid-disastrous-start-to-2025-season.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians DFA Triston McKenzie amid disastrous start to 2025 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-21T13:52:57-07:00">April 21st, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-21T13:52:57-07:00">April 21st, 1:52pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians have designated <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-triston-mckenzie-cleveland-contract-2024">right-handed pitcher Triston McKenzie</a> for assignment, the team announced on Monday.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/triston-mckenzie-designated-for-assignment-by-guardians" rel="noopener">move comes amid</a> a catastrophic start to the season in which he has thrown to an 11.12 ERA over <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-cleveland-surprising-triston-mckenzie-decision-2025">four relief appearances</a>.</p><p>It’s a sharp fall from where McKenzie was just a few years ago. In 2022, the righty started 30 games, going 11-11 with a 2.96 ERA in his age 24 season, establishing himself, at the time, as one of baseball’s best young starters.</p><p>Things went off the rails after that, spurred by a right teres major muscle strain that sent him to the 60-day injured list before the 2023 season began. He appeared in only four games that year.</p><p>2024 wasn’t much better. He started 16 games, compiling a 5.11 ERA and 1.559 FIP.</p><p>To begin 2025, McKenzie’s walk rate jumped to 11.2 per nine innings while his strikeout rate plummeted to 6.4 per nine.</p><p>The Guardians are calling up right-handed reliever Zak Kent from Triple-A Columbus to replace McKenzie. The 27-year-old will make his Major League debut after allowing two runs and striking out 10 in 7.2 innings so far this season.</p><h2><b>Closer Emmanuel Clase is also struggling in the Guardians’ bullpen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Emmanuel-Clase.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Closer Emmanuel Clase has been an All-Star each of the past three seasons, even finishing third in Cy Young voting in 2024. He struggled in the postseason, however, as the New York Yankees teed off against him in the American League Championship Series, scoring four runs over three appearances.</p><p>Clase’s struggles have continued into 2025, where he has given up nine runs in 10.1 innings, averaging 17.4 hits against him per nine innings.</p><p>Clutchpoints’ Joey Mistretta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mistretta-musings-mlb-closer-emmanuel-clase-broken-fix">summed up the closer’s struggles</a> in a column on Sunday, April 20.</p><p>“There have been far too many runners on base consistently without question,” he wrote. “Clase isn’t missing bats like he did a season ago. Hitters entered Sunday’s game batting .390 against the star pitcher.</p><p>“Yet, Clase’s 4.3 walk rate is below his MLB career 4.8 average, so it isn’t as if he’s not throwing strikes. The strikes that he is throwing simply aren’t as effective as in past years.”</p><p>Clase had maybe his worst outing of the year on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates when he gave up three runs on four hits and a walk in Cleveland’s 5-4 win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians DFA Triston McKenzie amid disastrous start to 2025 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mistretta-musings-mlb-closer-emmanuel-clase-broken-fix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mistretta’s Musings: Why MLB’s best closer Emmanuel Clase is broken and how to fix him');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mistrettas-Musings-Why-MLBs-best-closer-Emmanuel-Clase-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-him.jpg"></figure><h1>Mistretta’s Musings: Why MLB’s best closer Emmanuel Clase is broken and how to fix him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-20T19:10:52-07:00">April 20th, 7:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-20T19:10:52-07:00">April 20th, 7:10pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has made three consecutive MLB All-Star teams. He has led the league in saves for three consecutive seasons. His 2024 campaign was nothing short of ridiculous, as the Cleveland closer turned in a jaw-dropping 0.61 ERA while finishing the year with a career-high 47 saves. Clase even finished third in American League Cy Young voting last year.</p><p>The pitcher who had never recorded an ERA of above 3.22 in any season of his career looks like a completely different hurler in 2025, though. So what’s going on?</p><p>On Sunday, the Guardians held a 4-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning in Pittsburgh against a Pirates team that has struggled all season long. Even though Clase was set to appear in his third straight game, confidence would have been extremely high in any other season. However, there was a feeling of uncertainty when Clase entered the game on Sunday.</p><p>Sure enough, the Guardians closer surrendered three runs and the Pirates tied the game. A 6-4-3 double play got Clase and Cleveland out of the inning with the game tied — and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-kyle-manzardo-makes-jaw-dropping-guardians-history-vs-pirates">Guardians went on to earn a 5-4 win</a> to finish a series sweep — but the best closer in MLB has concerns that are becoming impossible to ignore.</p><p>Although the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-cleveland-tris-speaker-pirates">Guardians played well against the Pirates</a>, all attention is on the closer at the moment. The ball club understands that they need Emmanuel Clase to be, well, Emmanuel Clase in order to make a serious postseason run.</p><p>Let’s take a look at why Clase has struggled to replicate his previous success so far in 2025.</p><h2><b>What’s wrong with MLB’s best closer Emmanuel Clase?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Emmanuel-Clase-pitches-against-Pirates.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before we dive into the matter, here is what Chris Rose of Jomboy Media (Rose is also a Guardians fan) <a href="https://x.com/ChrisRose/status/1914056959814406356" rel="noopener">shared about the situation</a> on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Clase’s greatest strength last year was getting easy outs early in counts. This year, Clase has already allowed multiple-hit innings 5x’s. He didn’t do that until mid Aug 2024, in his 55th appearance,” Rose wrote.</p><p>There have been far too many runners on base consistently without question. Clase isn’t missing bats like he did a season ago. Hitters entered Sunday’s game batting .390 against the star pitcher.</p><p>Yet, Clase’s 4.3 walk rate is below his MLB career 4.8 average, so it isn’t as if he’s not throwing strikes. The strikes that he is throwing simply aren’t as effective as in past years.</p><p>Clase has a career-high 41.2 hard-hit percentage against. His previous career-high was 38.2 percent. He’s producing weak contact less than three percent of the time. Clase had previously never produced weak contact less than four percent of the time.</p><p>The hope is that nothing is wrong and Clase is simply in the middle of a slump. His average cutter (his best pitch) velocity has declined, but only by less than one mile per hour. His average velocity on the pitch was over 99 MPH a season ago, while it is checking it at under 99 MPH this year. That isn’t necessarily a huge concern, but it is something to monitor.</p><p>Sometimes, there is an answer based on in-depth analysis. Other times, the answer is pretty clear. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt has said that Clase is missing over the heart of the plate too often, and that does indeed appear to be the case in this specific situation.</p><h2><b>Has Clase moved past 2024 postseason struggles?</b></h2><p>At 27 years old, Clase is still in his prime. One has to imagine his underperformance isn’t a sign of true decline. However, one may also wonder if Clase has moved past his struggles in the 2024 playoffs.</p><p>Clase has certainly been terrific over the past few seasons, but his 2024 playoff performance was less than ideal. He turned in a 9.00 ERA across seven outings. The fact of the matter is that only Clase knows if he’s truly moved on, but there is no denying the fact that he hasn’t looked like himself on the mound since before last October.</p><p>The Guardians won’t give up on Emmanuel Clase anytime soon. His track record is far too impressive to move on after a difficult few weeks. As the MLB season continues to heat up, though, Clase will need to figure things out sooner rather than later.</p><h2><b>More news from around the MLB world</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Juan-Soto-with-NY-Mets-6.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><ul><li>The New York Mets are playing at a high level and lead the NL East. Juan Soto went 2-3 with 3 RBI in a Sunday 7-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Following a slow start, perhaps Soto is getting things going at the plate.</li><li>New York Yankees pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-max-fried-no-hit-bid-scoring-change-two-innings-later">Max Fried lost a no-hitter</a> against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in bizarre fashion. After finishing seven innings of no-hit baseball, the official scorer changed an error from the sixth inning to a hit. The moment led to frustration from the Yankees, but New York won the game 4-0.</li><li>The Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles <a href="https://x.com/Braves/status/1914119397846680041" rel="noopener">agreed to</a> a trade on Sunday, the Braves announced. As part of the deal, Atlanta added right-handed pitcher Scott Blewett while Baltimore received cash considerations. Braves pitcher Jose Suarez was ultimately designated for assignment as well.</li><li>Fernando Tats Jr. hit another home run against the Houston Astros on Sunday night. The San Diego Padres lead the NL West and Tatis is set to make a serious MVP run.</li><li><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-marlins-trade-sandy-alcantara-update-2025">Sandy Alcantara trade rumors continue to swirl</a>. Teams such as the New York Mets or Toronto Blue Jays could be good fits for the former Cy Young winner.</li><li>Speaking of teams that could find themselves in the Sandy Alcantara trade sweepstakes, the Chicago Cubs look like a realistic MLB contender. They currently lead the NL Central and are playing inspired baseball overall. Will Chicago compete with the best teams in the National League? Only time will tell, but this Cubs ball club should be taken seriously.</li><li>Finally, is this the year the Houston Astros fall out of contention? They are near the bottom of the AL West and expectations are not especially high. It is early in the season and counting the Astros out is always risky, but Houston may fall out of postseason contention this season.</li></ul><p><i>Joey Mistretta’s “Mistretta’s Musings” provides the latest news and analysis from around the MLB world. Be sure to check in every week to read new editions of the column. </i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirats-news-pittsburgh-paul-skenes-bobblehead-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates make best possible Paul Skenes bobblehead decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pirates-news-Pittsburgh-makes-best-possible-Paul-Skenes-bobblehead-decision.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pirates make best possible Paul Skenes bobblehead decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-19T17:23:54-07:00">April 19th, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-19T17:23:54-07:00">April 19th, 5:23pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Pirates ace <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-news-paul-skenes-earning-serious-trust-mlb-world">Paul Skenes is one of the most dependable players in MLB</a>. Despite taking the loss on Saturday against Ben Lively and the Cleveland Guardians, he received overwhelming support on his bobblehead day.</p><p>The demand for the collectible was so high that the team decided that <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-give-paul-skenes-bobblehead-away-to-all-fans-in-attendance" rel="noopener">every fan would get one</a>, according to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. Skenes’ promotional day packed PNC Park, which is usually full anyways on days when he starts there. The All-Star pitcher is a big-time talent; <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-news-paul-skenes-ultimate-advice-randy-johnson">even a former Cy Young winner heaved praise on Skenes</a>.</p><p>A 3-0 loss didn’t take anything away from what was another dominant performance for the 22-year-old pitcher. He gave Pirates manager Derek Shelton seven innings of two-run baseball against an above-average Guardians offense. Unfortunately for him, Lively and the Cleveland pitching staff were even better, not allowing a single run for the whole game.</p><p>Regardless of his record to start the year, Skenes’ performance last season put him at the top of the list when it comes to today’s elite arms. The next step for him, as it is for most young pitchers, is to find a way to influence his team to wins in the clubhouse, not just the pitcher’s mound.</p><p>Skenes told reporters earlier in the year that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-news-paul-skenes-calls-out-players-sell-team-chants">Pirates’ struggles are on the players</a>. He vowed that the team would improve and find their way into the postseason conversation. As of right now, Pittsburgh is a long ways away from that goal, sitting at the bottom of the NL Central with an 8-14 record.</p><p>Skenes is a big part of the Pittsburgh Pirates future as their rebuild continues, but he has already won the hearts of the fanbase. His charisma and willingness to step up as a leader has his teammates rallying behind him. 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Pirates make best possible Paul Skenes bobblehead decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-kyle-manzardo-makes-jaw-dropping-guardians-history-vs-pirates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Manzardo makes jaw-dropping Guardians history vs. Pirates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kyle-Manzardo-blasted-a-long-home-run-for-the-Guardians.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kyle Manzardo makes jaw-dropping Guardians history vs. Pirates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-19T16:31:21-07:00">April 19th, 4:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-19T16:31:21-07:00">April 19th, 4:31pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-cleveland-tris-speaker-pirates">Cleveland Guardians</a> figured to have a tough time hitting the ball in their Saturday afternoon game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The home team had ace pitcher Paul Skenes on the mound, and that meant that runs were likely to be at a premium.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Manzardo sends a ball out of the ballpark against Paul Skenes! <a href="https://t.co/UoZqcl5rm1">pic.twitter.com/UoZqcl5rm1</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1913711030703906909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That is just how the game played out. Skenes pitched 7.0 innings for the Pirates and he game up two runs and six hits for another quality start. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Ben Lively and four additional Cleveland pitchers blanked the Pirates. Cleveland came away with a 3-0 victory at PNC Park.</p><p>In addition to getting the best of Skenes on the scoreboard, Guardians designated hitter Kyle Manzardo accomplished something that no other Cleveland hitter had done previously. He belted a seventh-inning home run off of Skenes and the long ball was not a cheap one. Instead, the left-handed power hitter drove the ball into the Allegheny River well past the right field stands.</p><p>No Cleveland hitter had ever hit the ball into the water in any of the team’s games in Pittsburgh. Manzardo became the <a href="https://x.com/ZackMeisel/status/1913711378646344119">51st batter</a> in the history of PNC Park to hit the ball into the Allegheny.</p><h2><b>Guardians able to continue solid April run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Even-though-Paul-Skenes-has-magnificent-stuff-he-can-give-up-the-long-ball-on-occasion.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Guardians dropped the last two game of a three-game series with the Baltimore Oriole, but they appear to have gotten themselves on track against the Pirates. They registered a 10-7 victory over Pittsburgh Friday night and picked up their second consecutive win over the Bucs thanks in large part to Manzardo’s notable blast. The Guardians are 8-3 in their last 11 games.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/10-greatest-guardians-players-all-time-ranked">The Guardians</a> got on the board in the top of the third inning when second baseman Daniel Schneeman led off the inning with a double. He would score on a one-out base hit by Steven Kwan. After Manzardo’s blast in the seventh inning, the Guardians added to their lead when Jose Ramirez delivered a sacrifice fly.</p><p>Lively was razor sharp in his 5.1 innings of work for the Guardians. He allowed just four hits while walking one and striking out three batters. Emmanuel Clase picked up his fourth save of the year by closing out the Pirates in the final inning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Manzardo makes jaw-dropping Guardians history vs. Pirates

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jose Ramirez continues to cement himself as one of the greatest Cleveland Guardians players ever. On Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ramirez tied Tris Speaker <a href="https://x.com/AlPawlowski/status/1913383417732886582" rel="noopener">for second all-time</a> in Cleveland Baseball history with 667 extra-base hits, per Al Pawlowski.</p><p>“Jose Ramirez is now 5th all-time in club history with 368 doubles .. and tied with Tris Speaker for 2nd all-time with extra base hits with 667,” Pawlowski wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-3-home-run-angels">Ramirez is a superstar</a> without question. Despite often being underrated, Ramirez has continued to lead the Guardians while playing at an elite level.</p><p>Cleveland fans may be familiar with the name Tris Speaker. He played in the early 1900’s, beginning his career with the Boston Red Sox before joining Cleveland. Speaker made his debut in 1907 and would later join the Indians (as they were called at the time) in 1916. A speedy outfielder, Speaker played in Cleveland from 1916-1926.</p><p>For those who may not be aware of how talented Speaker was, the outfielder finished his big league career with a .345/.428/.500/.928 slash line.</p><p>Ramirez being mentioned alongside Speaker at just 32 years old proves how terrific of a ball player he truly is. One has to imagine that the third baseman will be regarded as one of the best Guardians of all-time when he retires. There is a chance that he will spend his entire career with one team, something that is extremely rare in today’s game.</p><p>In other words, there is probably going to be a Jose Ramirez statue outside of Progressive Field someday. For now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-laughs-off-mlb-network-cleveland-snub">Ramirez is focused on leading the Guardians</a> back to the playoffs. And if Ramirez can help Cleveland win its first World Series since 1948, then that statue is almost guaranteed to be built.</p><p>The Guardians are leading the Pirates 5-2 as of this story’s writing. Cleveland holds a 9-9 record at the moment, so the team would love to jump over the .500 mark.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jose Ramirez equals Guardians legend vs. Pirates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/10-greatest-guardians-players-all-time-ranked');   ga('set', 'title', '10 greatest Guardians players of all time, ranked');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Bob-Feller-statue.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>10 greatest Guardians players of all time, ranked</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-15T09:35:10-07:00">April 15th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-15T09:41:20-07:00">April 15th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/indians-news-guardians-of-the-galaxy-james-gunn-has-best-reaction-cleveland-name-change">Guardians, despite their name change</a> a few years ago, have been around for over 120 years now after being founded all the way back in 1901 as the Cleveland Indians. Throughout their lengthy history, they have had quite a few players who could go down as some of the greatest to ever player.</p><p>But who are the greatest Guardians of all time? Let’s take a trip very far down memory lane and pick out the ten best Guardians players in their history and see why they earn this prestigious honor.</p><h2><b>10. Larry Doby</b></h2><p>Position: Centerfield</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1947-1955</p><p>Notable Accolades: Broke AL color barrier, seven-time AL All-Star, Two-time AL HR Champ</p><p>Larry Doby is most famous for becoming just the second Negro Leagues player to play in Major League Baseball and the first in the American League. However, this shouldn’t overshadow that Doby was an excellent player regardless of race. However, for him to excel in the face of the racial inequities of the time was truly impressive.</p><p>Doby struggled as a part-timer in 1947 but was a key outfielder for the 1948 Indians, who won a one-game playoff in Boston to win the AL pennant by one game over the Red Sox. They then won the World Series in six game over the Boston Braves. Doby batted .318 in the World Series very well might have been named MVP if they had the award at the time.</p><p>Doby then was an All-Star for the Indians for the next seven seasons. He led the AL in OPS in 1950 and finished runner-up for AL MVP to New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in a very close vote. Doby led the AL with 32 home runs and 126 RBIs. The Indians won 111 games to return to the World Series but were swept by Willie Mays and the New York Giants.</p><h2><b>9. Jim Thome</b></h2><p>Position: First Base and Third Base</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1991-2002</p><p>Notable Accolades: Three-time AL All-Star, 1996 Silver Slugger, Hall of Famer</p><p>You could probably break Jim Thome’s career into two separate careers and end up with two different Hall of Fame players. The first part of that came during his time with the Cleveland Guardians where he established himself as one of the best hitters in the game. Thome eventually burst his way into the lineup, and eventually proved himself to be an absolute force at the plate.</p><p>Thome could hit for power, as he hit at least 30 home runs in his final seven seasons with Cleveland, and even when he wasn’t hitting bombs, he was getting on base at a high rate, as he always seemed to draw over 100 walks. When all is said and done, Thome was one of the best hitters in Cleveland’s history.</p><h2><b>8. Bob Lemon</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1946-1958</p><p>Notable Accolades: Seven-time AL All-Star, 1948 World Series winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>If you ever need a reminder that pitchers are not used the same way they once were, go look at Bob Lemon’s stats. Lemon threw over 200 innings in nine straight seasons, which is just outrageous. Not only that, but Lemon was dominant when he pitched. He only had two seasons where his ERA was above four, and those were the two final seasons of his career.</p><p>Despite pitching a ton throughout his career, Lemon rarely gave up runs, and was a key piece of Cleveland’s last World Series winner all the way back in 1948. Had Lemon not had to serve in the military from 1943 to 1945, he probably could be a bit higher up on this list.</p><h2><b>7. Kenny Lofton</b></h2><p>Position: Centerfield</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1992-1996, 1998-2001, 2007</p><p>Notable Accolades: Five-time AL All-Star, Four-time Gold Glove winner, Five-time AL Stolen Base leader</p><p>Kenny Lofton had three separate stints with the Indians, and he found a way to make each one count. Lofton didn’t pan out with the Houston Astros in 1991 but found his way to Cleveland in 1992 and immediately made Houston look foolish.</p><p>Lofton was a fantastic contact hitter who consistently hit over .300, one of the best defensive outfielders in the league, and for a point in time, the best leadoff hitter and base stealer in the league. He had five seasons where he stole more than 50 bases, including 1996 when he swiped a <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2020/04/kenny-lofton-becomes-tribes-all-time-stolen-base-king-on-this-day-in-cleveland-indians-history.html" rel="noopener">career-high 75 bags</a>.</p><p>Lofton was even impactful in his age 40 season in 2007 when he helped the Guardians make it to the ALCS, and he’s easily the greatest Guardians player in recent memory.</p><h2>6. Jose Ramirez</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jose-Ramirez-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Position: Third Base, Second Base, and Shortstop</p><p>Years with Guardians: 2013-2025</p><p>Notable Accolades: Six-time AL All-Star, Five-time Silver Slugger</p><p>Jose Ramirez has been one of the best all-around players in MLB for more than a decade and could very well end up several spots higher on this list when all is said and done. He’s been an anchor in the middle of the lineup for the Guardians in their most recent run of success as they have reached the postseason in six of his 13 seasons.</p><p>Ramirez not only is an excellent hitter with a career 130 OPS+, but also a great base runner with 20+ stolen bases seven times, and an excellent defender at third base. It’s very surprising that he’s never won a Gold Glove, however, he’s been a finalist for the award six times. Ramirez is just 32, and he’s already second all time for the Guardians in home runs and third in total bases.</p><h2><b>5. Earl Averill</b></h2><p>Position: Centerfield</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1929-1939</p><p>Notable Accolades: Six-time AL All-Star, Hall of Famer</p><p>Earl Averill was one of the Guardians first great sluggers, and he was consistently one of the top hitters in the league. There wasn’t much Averill couldn’t do at the plate, as he was almost always hitting over .300 or hitting 20 home runs. Averill always seemed to be in the running for the MVP award but never ended up winning it, finishing as high as third place in 1936.</p><p>That season was easily Averill’s best (.378 BA, 28 HR, 126 RBI, 1.065 OPS) and probably is the best way to show just how good Averill was. He never stood out like other old school players, but he was a consistent presence in Cleveland’s lineup throughout his career.</p><h2><b>4. Lou Boudreau</b></h2><p>Position: Shortstop</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1938-1950</p><p>Notable Accolades: 1948 AL MVP, Eight-time AL All-Star, 1948 World Series winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>Lou Boudreau was the key piece of the Guardians last World Series title back in 1948. He put together the best season of his career that year (.355 BA, 18 HR, 106 RBI, .987 OPS) which earned him his lone MVP award, but that’s not the only reason he’s this high on his list.</p><p>Despite never being a power hitter, Boudreau was one of the best contact hitters in the game. He always found his way on base and played solid defense at shortstop, and during a time where good shortstops weren’t exactly common, Boudreau stood out. But it’s his contributions from that legendary 1948 season that will always save him a place in Cleveland’s history.</p><h2><b>3. Bob Feller</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1936-1941, 1945-1956</p><p>Notable Accolades: 1940 Triple Crown winner, Eight-time AL All-Star, 1948 World Series winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>The Indians were in good shape throughout the 1940s with a pair of Bobs leading the way for them. And while Lemon, who we looked at earlier, was great, it’s clear that Bob Feller was always the ace of the staff.</p><p>Feller quickly proved he was one of the best pitchers around when he entered the league as a 17-year-old back in 1936 and had one of the greatest pitching seasons in MLB history in 1940 when he won the AL pitching triple crown.</p><p>Feller’s career was put on hiatus from 1942 to 1944 as he served in the military for World War II, but when he came back, it was like he had never left. Feller was instrumental to the team winning it all in 1948, and he easily earns one of the top three spots on this greatest Guardians list.</p><h2><b>2. Nap Lajoie</b></h2><p>Position: Second Base and First Base</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1902-1914</p><p>Notable Accolades: Three-time batting average champ, Hall of Famer</p><p>Nap Lajoie started his career in Cleveland one year after the founding of the Indians. Lajoie was the first great Indian, and to this day, he remains one of the franchise’s all time best players.</p><p>Lajoie was a pure contact hitter back in a day when home runs weren’t prevalent, but even then, he was always one of the best players in the game. He came around before accolades were ever truly a thing, although he did manage to win the NL Triple Crown in 1901 with the Philadelphia Athletics.</p><p>Still, Lajoie’s greatness cannot simply be measured in accolades, and he helped make baseball relevant in Cleveland. His impact is still felt over 100 years after he played, and while he may not exactly be a household name, it’s clear that Cleveland baseball fans cherish Lajoie’s impact on baseball for the Guardians franchise.</p><h2><b>1. Tris Speaker</b></h2><p>Position: Centerfield</p><p>Years with Guardians: 1916-1926</p><p>Notable Accolades: 1920 World Series winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>Tris Speaker’s best seasons may have come with the Boston Red Sox earlier in his career, but that didn’t stop him from being wildly productive in Cleveland as well. Speaker’s 1916 season, where he hit a then career-high .386, proved right away that this guy was going to be a steal for Cleveland.</p><p>Despite spending just half of his career in Cleveland, Speaker dominates the franchise’s all-time leaderboard. He’s their all-time leader in doubles, which is no surprise since he still holds the all-time record for career doubles. Speaker also has the franchise record for career on-base percentage at .444. He also is second in hits, triples, runs scored, and total bases.</p><p>Speaker helped the Indians win their first World Series in 1920 when he upped his batting average career-high to .388, but he managed to set a new high in his age 37 season when he somehow hit .389. Speaker is one of the best pure contact hitters the game has ever seen, and it’s easy to see why he is the greatest Guardians player of all time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

10 greatest Guardians players of all time, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-cleveland-accomplishes-feat-seen-2009-white-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians accomplishes feat not seen since 2009 vs. White Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Nolan-Jones-celebrates-walk-off-walk.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians accomplishes feat not seen since 2009 vs. White Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T16:46:16-07:00">April 8th, 4:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T16:46:16-07:00">April 8th, 4:46pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians b<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-cleveland-lane-thomas-white-sox-injury">eat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Tuesday to start a three-game series</a>. Their pitching was dynamite, from Ben Lively to the bullpen. But the offense could not get it going until the ninth. The Guardians loaded the bases, and Nolan Jones won it on a walk-off walk. According to MLB Stats, <a href="https://x.com/MLBStats/status/1909741312372363502" rel="noopener">this is the first</a> walk-off walk in a 1-0 game since 2009.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Walk-off walk! <a href="https://t.co/jnnENjv9L5">pic.twitter.com/jnnENjv9L5</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1909738872243704043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Guardians started the inning with a single from Carlos Santana. Then, White Sox closer Mike Clevinger walked the next two batters. That sent Jones to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs in a tie game. After working a full count, Jones walked and won the game. While the offense didn’t exactly light the game on fire, a win is a win.</p><p>The last walk-off walk was on May 1, 2009, in a game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Russell Martin walked and Orlando Hudson scored to give Los Angeles the victory. Duaner Sanchez surrendered the walk for the Padres in an early-season loss.</p><p>For the White Sox, this is a brutal loss to continue a brutal stretch of baseball. For the Guardians, they got great pitching, which is exactly what they had last year. Can their offense improve?</p><h2><b>The Guardians have elite pitching once again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Emmanuel-Clase-with-Guardians.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At 4-6, the Guardians are struggling to start the year. They went to Anaheim to play the Angels and lost that series, which is a disappointing outcome for any AL team. Their home opener was Tuesday, and their pitching stood up to the test in front of their home crowd. This is especially true for the bullpen in Tuesday’s game.</p><p>Cade Smith, Paul Sewald, Hunter Gaddis, and Emmanuel Clase came into the game for the Guardians, in that order. They did not allow a hit, let alone a run, to the White Sox over the four innings. That bullpen is the reason they won the AL Central and made the ALCS last year. With that crew shining early, things are looking up for Cleveland.</p><p>The Guardians did get some great offensive performances early in the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirezs-reaction-3-home-run-angels">Jose Ramirez had a three-homer day in Anaheim</a> and put up seven runs on Opening Day against Kansas City. But to not scratch a run across until the final batter against the White Sox shows issues that could cost them the playoffs.</p><p>The Guardians and White Sox continue their series at 6:10 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians accomplishes feat not seen since 2009 vs. White Sox

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Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians outfielder exits vs. White Sox with injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T16:24:22-07:00">April 8th, 4:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T16:24:22-07:00">April 8th, 4:24pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox by a final score of 1-0 on Tuesday in the team’s home opener. However, outfielder Lane Thomas exited the game early with an apparent injury. It was later revealed that Thomas <a href="https://x.com/tim_stebbins/status/1909726778609787198" rel="noopener">suffered a right wrist contusion</a>, according to Tim Stebbins of MLB.com.</p><p>The injury occurred after Thomas was hit by a pitch. Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan reported that Thomas’ <a href="https://x.com/RuiterWrongFAN/status/1909727313178034613" rel="noopener">X-rays were negative</a>. Of course, the hope is that Thomas won’t have to miss too much time. The Guardians have yet to provide a timeline for a return.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-cleveland-roster-lane-thomas-trade">Guardians acquired Thomas in a trade</a> with the Washington Nationals during the 2024 season. He struggled for the most part after joining Cleveland, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-lane-thomas-grand-slam-tarik-skubal-mlb-world-buzzing">Thomas did hit a clutch home run in the playoffs</a>.</p><p>Thomas is a right-handed hitter with potential at the plate. The Guardians need all of the offensive help they can get, so he will be missed if he does indeed have to sit out some games.</p><p>With the win, Cleveland improved to 4-6 in 2025. The Guardians are in third place in the American League Central. Cleveland won the division a season ago, and the team should have a realistic opportunity to repeat as AL Central champions. A grueling nine-game road trip led the Guardians to their mediocre start, but perhaps finally playing some games at Progressive Field will help the ball club get back on track.</p><p>Tuesday’s matchup represented the first contest of a six-game homestand. The Guardians will host the White Sox on Wednesday and Thursday before welcoming the Kansas City Royals into town for a three-game series over the weekend. Cleveland can make some serious noise in the division by taking care of business against their AL Central rivals.</p><p>The White Sox-Guardians game on Wednesday night is scheduled for 6:10 PM EST in Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians outfielder exits vs. White Sox with injury

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
57	1.90	19	1.05	1

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
57	1.90	19	1.05	1

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