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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/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-nolan-arenado-joins-4-active-players-400th-career-double');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals star Nolan Arenado joins just 4 other active players with 400th career double');   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/2025/06/Nolan-Arenado-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals star Nolan Arenado joins just 4 other active players with 400th career double</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T15:14:07-07:00">June 29th, 3:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T15:14:07-07:00">June 29th, 3:14pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nolan Arenado <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cardinals-news-nolan-arenado-7th-player-mlb-history-accomplish-feat">continues to etch his name alongside baseball’s modern greats.</a> On Sunday in Cleveland, the Cardinals third baseman recorded not one but <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-jams-finger-after-logging-1-900th-career-hit" rel="noopener">two major career milestones</a> in a dominant 7-0 win over the Guardians.</p><p>Arenado, 33, notched his 1,900th career hit in the third inning before ripping his 400th career double in the sixth. The latter puts him in elite company—<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-about-how-hes-hurting-ny">just five active players have reached the 400-double mark</a>: Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen, Freddie Freeman, Jose Altuve, and now Arenado.</p><p>“To be amongst those guys, it’s an amazing feeling, because they are some of the best in this game and some of the best to ever play,” Arenado said postgame. “It’s an honor to be up there with my boy [Goldschmidt], because he’s like a big brother.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Having notched the 1,900th career hit of his career earlier today, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> star 3B Nolan Arenado just registered his 400th career double (plus an E9). He joins Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen, Freddie Freeman and Jose Altuve and the only active players with 400 doubles. <a href="https://t.co/mpry9Dowy8">pic.twitter.com/mpry9Dowy8</a></p><p>— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1939377914396451216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Arenado’s double came on a line drive down the right-field line. Guardians right fielder Johnathan Rodríguez misplayed the ball, allowing Arenado to reach third on an error. The milestone was one more highlight in a stellar day for the Cardinals, who completed a three-game sweep of the Guardians and secured their 10th win in their last 13 contests.</p><h2><b>Nolan Arenado leaves early in Cardinals-Guardians contest</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nolan-Arenado-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>But the celebratory moment was briefly soured when Arenado exited in the eighth inning due to swelling in his right index finger. He appeared to jam it during an awkward stumble at first base earlier in the game. Despite the scare, Arenado remained optimistic.</p><p>“[The index finger] is a little swollen, and it’s kind of random,” he explained. “It’s OK now after we did some treatment. But it did get stiff as the game went on.”</p><p>He joked about the injury, blaming it on his lack of speed: “I think I misstepped a little early. I’m a little slow, and I try to get the front of the bag because that’s my only chance [of being safe] and I almost missed [first base].”</p><p>The eight-time All-Star raised his batting average to .249 with two hits in the win, continuing to contribute in what’s been a steady, if not flashy, season. While his slugging may not be at MVP levels, his leadership and consistent production remain vital to a Cardinals team surging back into postseason contention.</p><p>With a crucial stretch ahead—starting with a three-game set against the Pirates and a key weekend series in Chicago against the Cubs—St. Louis will hope Arenado avoids the injured list and can keep adding to his already Hall-of-Fame-worthy résumé.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals star Nolan Arenado joins just 4 other active players with 400th career double

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A promising season for Gabriel Arias took a brutal turn on Sunday afternoon. The Cleveland Guardians’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-massive-jose-ramirez-injury-update-cardinals-clash">shortstop was carted off the field in the third inning</a> against the St. Louis Cardinals after suffering a left ankle injury while attempting to make a difficult play. Arias appeared to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45609301/guardians-gabriel-arias-carted-field-left-leg-injury" rel="noopener">catch his spike in the grass</a> as he tried to field a ground ball hit by Masyn Winn deep in the shortstop hole, rolling his ankle awkwardly in the process.</p><p>Progressive Field went quiet as the 25-year-old immediately reached for his lower leg, clearly in significant pain. Cleveland’s training staff quickly rushed out to attend to him. Arias stayed down for several minutes, was fitted with an immobilizer, and was eventually helped onto a cart and driven off the field. The team later announced he had suffered a left ankle sprain and that X-rays came back negative. Arias will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the damage.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-concerning-injury-update-blue-jays-scuffle">injury is a gut punch for a Guardians team</a> that has already battled its share of adversity and now faces the potential loss of one of their most valuable infielders.</p><h2><b>Guardians fans holding their breath after Gabriel Aries goes down with injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Gabriel-Arias.jpg"><figcaption>© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Arias, in his first full season as a starter, had taken over as the team’s everyday shortstop after Brayan Rocchio was sent to Triple-A in May. He entered Sunday’s contest slashing .231/.293/.369 with six home runs, 17 doubles, and 31 RBIs across 77 games — all career bests. Just one day prior, he went 2-for-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs, highlighting the offensive surge that had helped solidify his spot in the lineup.</p><p>But it’s not just Arias’ bat that’s been important to Cleveland. His glove has been elite. He ranks in the 87th percentile in outs above average and boasts arm strength in the 92nd percentile, making him one of the most reliable defenders at shortstop in the league.</p><p>His defensive value was on display even during the unfortunate play. Arias’ effort to make the stop was textbook hustle, but the awkward slide ended in what looked to be a potentially serious setback.</p><p>Daniel Schneemann entered the game at shortstop and finished things out in Arias’ place. While Schneemann has shown promise, the Guardians will miss the stability and two-way impact Arias brings — especially in a tightly contested AL Central.</p><p>With the Guardians set to head back on the road after the homestand, they’ll now do so without one of their brightest contributors. The hope is that Arias’ MRI brings good news, but Sunday’s scene painted a concerning picture for a club that can’t afford to lose more key pieces.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Breakout Guardians player carted off field with nasty ankle injury

<!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-massive-jose-ramirez-injury-update-cardinals-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get massive Jose Ramírez injury update for Cardinals clash');   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/2025/06/Jose-Ramirez_14186f.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get massive Jose Ramírez injury update for Cardinals clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T13:15:44-07:00">June 28th, 1:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T13:29:59-07:00">June 28th, 1:29pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians got embarrassed for the second straight game Friday as the team has now suffered back-to-back shutout losses. While the offense was inept during its scoreless streak, it should be noted that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-concerning-injury-update-blue-jays-scuffle">Jose Ramírez was injured</a> in the Blue Jays matchup Thursday and held out of the lineup for the series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday.</p><p>Fortunately for Stephen Vogt and company, the six-time All-Star is <a href="https://x.com/NickCaminoWKYC/status/1939017491554132009" rel="noopener">healthy enough</a> to suit up Saturday. Ramírez will return to the Guardians’ lineup for Game 2 against the Cardinals, per WKYC-TV 3’s Nick Camino. He’ll resume third base duties and bat third for Cleveland.</p><h2><b>Guardians welcome Jose Ramírez back to the lineup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jose-Ramirez3.jpg"><figcaption>Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-leaves-blue-jays-game-after-vladimir-guerrero-jr">Ramírez was forced to leave the Blue Jays game</a> Thursday after being hit by a pitch. Toronto starter Kevin Gausman nailed the 13th-year veteran with a 95 mph heater. The pitch appeared destined for Ramírez’s ribs but he reflexively dropped his arm and got struck in the right forearm.</p><p>The beaning appeared to be in retaliation for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting plunked by Guardians starter Tanner Bibee in the top of the third inning. Ramírez took his base and stayed in the game to run but exited following the inning. The Guardians star was then held out against the Cardinals Friday.</p><p>Without Ramírez’s bat, Cleveland’s offense got steamrolled in consecutive matchups. Gausman went on to allow just two hits and one walk with six strikeouts in eight scoreless innings as Toronto won 6-0.</p><p>The following day, with Ramírez sidelined, the Guardians got blanked again. Cardinals starter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-sonny-gray-maddux-shutout-guardians">Sonny Gray was absolutely dominant</a>, delivering a one-hit complete-game shutout. Gray did not allow a walk while racking up 11 strikeouts in the 5-0 victory.</p><p>Ramírez’s return is great news for a Guardians team that’s lost three of the last four games, and has just three hits total in the last two contests. Cleveland has been outscored 25-11 over its four-game skid.</p><p>If the Guardians have any hope of making a playoff run this season, they’ll need their All-Star third baseman in the lineup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-mlb-era-history-incredible-2025-season">Ramírez made MLB history</a> earlier this month as the only player to lead his team in six offensive categories 65 games into a season on three separate occasions.</p><p>Despite missing some time, Ramírez still leads the Guardians in hits, home runs, RBI, runs scored and stolen bases. He’s also tops on the club in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS+ and total bases.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get massive Jose Ramírez injury update for Cardinals 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/mlb-rumors-insider-odds-against-guardians-emmanuel-clase-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Insider says ‘odds are against’ Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase trade');   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/Emmanuel-Clase-pitches-against-Pirates.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Insider says ‘odds are against’ Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T11:47:34-07:00">June 27th, 11:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T11:47:34-07:00">June 27th, 11:47am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Teams seeking bullpen help ahead of this year’s MLB trade deadline should <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/2-sneaky-trades-guardians-must-make-boost-world-series-chances">not count on the Cleveland Guardians </a>providing any help. MLB Network insider, Jon Morosi, recently said that the Guardians are <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1938620840566018222" rel="noopener">not likely to deal</a> closer Emmanuel Clase.</p><p>“I would say right now, the odds are still against a Clase trade this year at the deadline,” Morosi said.</p><p>Clase has enjoyed a productive 2025 season in Cleveland thus far. Through 34.2 innings, the three-time All-Star has earned 18 saves and posted a 3.38 ERA. The 27-year-old also holds a 1.84 career ERA.</p><p>Morosi also pointed out that this resurgence has come after a particularly challenging Postseason last fall. Clase surrendered eight runs in eight innings of work, and was not at his best.</p><p>Importantly, the Rio San Juan native did not struggle during the 2022 Postseason. He did not allow a run in his six innings. He also only permitted two walks and one hit.</p><p>Despite a rocky 2024 Postseason, his overall track record, recent play, and contract situation all make Clase an extremely attractive trade deadline target.</p><p>“The other reason why his value is all the way back is he is under control for three years,” Morosi said. “Three, after this one, including some very affordable club options, for one of the most dynamic relief pitchers in Major League Baseball.”</p><p>The Guardians are only a half game back of the final American League Wild Card spot. But, presently, all but two teams are within seven games of a playoff spot.</p><p>It is not known if Cleveland would be willing to trade Clase given they are still a competitive club in an American League that is wide open. General manager Mike Chernoff might be under the impression that the club is one or two additions away from being a threat.</p><p>The Guardians could stand to improve their lineup. They are below average in terms of both OPS and home runs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/1-player-cleveland-guardians-must-trade-before-2025-deadline">Cleveland could be active</a> as either buyers or sellers before the deadline but early indications point to them keeping Clase.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Insider says ‘odds are against’ Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase trade

<!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-jose-ramirez-concerning-injury-update-blue-jays-scuffle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ Jose Ramirez gets concerning injury update after Blue Jays scuffle');   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/2025/06/Jose-Ramirez_3481e6.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians’ Jose Ramirez gets concerning injury update after Blue Jays scuffle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T11:13:01-07:00">June 27th, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T11:13:01-07:00">June 27th, 11:13am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things got out of hand in the latest matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays, where Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-leaves-blue-jays-game-after-vladimir-guerrero-jr">Jose Ramirez were forced to leave the game</a> after being hit by pitches. Ramirez was hit in the right forearm by the first pitch of the fourth inning by Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman.</p><p>Ramirez stayed in the game to run the bases, as he was able to steal second base. When it was time for the top of the fifth, Ramirez was not on the field.</p><p>Guardians manager Stephen Vogt recently <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetworkRadio/status/1938641024940695862" rel="noopener">shared an update</a> on Ramirez, and he doesn’t sound like he’ll be playing in their next game.</p><p>“He’s probably not going to be able to play tonight,” Vogt said. “Thankfully, the X-rays were negative, and we’re hoping it’s not going to be too long. Jose won’t start today; he might be available off the bench late in the game, but we have to be careful. They got him in the forearm, and thankfully, no breaks, but he probably is going to need another day.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's probably not going to be able to play tonight."</p><p>Stephen Vogt on José Ramírez's status, after being hit in the forearm by a Kevin Gausman pitch on Thursday:<a href="https://twitter.com/CleGuardians?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CleGuardians</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuardsBall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GuardsBall</a><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/6YbqEWFvEp">https://t.co/6YbqEWFvEp</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xz02DW7Dy1">pic.twitter.com/Xz02DW7Dy1</a></p><p>— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetworkRadio/status/1938641024940695862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At the top of the third inning, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-john-schneider-provides-vladimir-guerrero-jr-update-injury-scare">Guerrero was hit on the right forearm</a> with a fastball from Guardians starter Tanner Bibee. He grimaced in pain after the hit but walked to first base. That was the second time in the past two games that he had been hit by a pitch.</p><p>Like Ramirez, Guerrero stayed in the game and ran the bases, and he also played defense in the bottom of the inning. When it was time for the Blue Jays to take the field in the bottom of the fourth, he was removed due to injury.</p><p>Though Ramirez and Guerrero both suffered injuries, they don’t seem to be that serious, and their X-rays both came back negative. Hopefully, both players are able to return to their respective teams sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ Jose Ramirez gets concerning injury update after Blue Jays scuffle

<!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-jose-ramirez-leaves-blue-jays-game-after-vladimir-guerrero-jr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ Jose Ramirez leaves Blue Jays game right after Vladimir Guerrero Jr.');   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/2025/06/Cleveland-Guardians-third-baseman-Jose-Ramirez.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians’ Jose Ramirez leaves Blue Jays game right after Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T13:12:54-07:00">June 26th, 1:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T13:12:54-07:00">June 26th, 1:12pm</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>The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 in the regular season series finale. Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman spun a gem against the Guardians, but fans on both sides are worried. Toronto first baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-suffers-injury-scare-after-hbp">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was hit by Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee</a> and left the game. One inning later, Gausman hit Jose Ramirez.</p><p>Both perennial All-Star candidates left the game and did not return. A pitch hit both players <a href="https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/1938304764661407990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1938304764661407990%7Ctwgr%5Ed0c79f6a602f1f708fadb999f9ace6fdd64adb90%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fvladimir-guerrero-jr-jose-ramirez-exit-after-hit-by-pitches" rel="noopener">in the right forearm</a>, a scary injury for any baseball player. Guerrero Jr. and Ramirez got MRIs that thankfully <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-jose-ramirez-exit-after-hit-by-pitches" rel="noopener">came back negative</a>, according to MLB.com writer Henry Palatella. Their teams will exercise caution when it comes to their recovery.</p><p>After the drama between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres last week, fans wonder if Ramirez’s HBP was revenge for Guerrero Jr.. Both John Schneider and Stephen Vogt had words for the umpires after each play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guardians manager Stephen Vogt had some words for John Schneider between innings 🍿 <a href="https://t.co/HDcx5h4wKv">https://t.co/HDcx5h4wKv</a> <a href="https://t.co/ePOgyB5Zg3">pic.twitter.com/ePOgyB5Zg3</a></p><p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1938304764661407990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A stint on the IL for either Guerrero Jr. or Ramirez would be a tough blow for their team, especially after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-max-scherzer-injury-return-loss-guardians">Max Scherzer returned to Toronto’s rotation</a>. Both the Blue Jays and the Guardians are near the front of the American League Wild Card race. Each infielder is also on track to represent their team in the 2025 All-Star Game.</p><p>Gausman appeared apologetic after hitting Ramirez, but Vogt and Cleveland did not buy it. For a game that did not involve two teams in the same division, Thursday’s clash was a chippy one. Even though the Guardians showed fight as they defended their star, they failed to score against Gausman and the Blue Jays.</p><p>For two teams trying to make up ground in their division, each game is crucial. Both squads are 5-5 over their last ten games, leaving the door open for teams like the Los Angeles Angeles and Texas Rangers to surpass them in the AL standings.</p><p>Both Ramirez and Guerrero Jr. scared their respective fanbases when they left Thursday’s game. Toronto and Cleveland will monitor their stars’ health closely moving forward.</p><p>Each player is too important to his team to come back earlier than absolutely necessary. If they end up needing a stint on the IL, their managers will have their work cut out for them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ Jose Ramirez leaves Blue Jays game right after Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

<!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/2-sneaky-trades-guardians-must-make-boost-world-series-chances');   ga('set', 'title', '2 sneaky trades Guardians must make to boost World Series chances');   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/2025/06/Diamondbacks-first-base-Josh-Naylor-22-hits-a-walk-off-grand-slam.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>2 sneaky trades Guardians must make to boost World Series chances</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T10:35:22-07:00">June 25th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T10:36:15-07:00">June 25th, 10:36am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians made the American League Championship Series just last season. They were hoping to do the same this year, but they are currently on the outside looking in. As it stands, Cleveland is one game over .500 heading into Wednesday, and they sit 9.5 games back in the American League Central. The good news is the Guardians are just 1.5 games back in the Wild Card race, so there is plenty of time for them to make up that ground.</p><p>The MLB trade deadline is approaching quickly, and the Guardians are still in the playoff race. That means Cleveland has some decisions to make. Do they want to waste the season, and trade away some of their better players and build for a better future, or should they go win-now mode?</p><p>There has been some trade speculation regarding the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/mlb-rumors-insider-guardians-emmanuel-clase-trade-rumblings">Guardians being sellers</a>, but they do not have to be. Below are two players the Guardians should trade for heading into the MLB trade deadline.</p><h2><b>Guardians team needs</b></h2><p>The Guardians are struggling in a few areas of the game. To put it simply, though, Cleveland can use any impact player they can get. At the moment, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-mlb-era-history-incredible-2025-season">Jose Ramirez is having a MVP-type season</a>, while Steven Kwan is hitting the way he has shown in the past. Other than those two, the Guardians could use a few more impact bats, and a few good pitchers.</p><p>As a team, Cleveland is slashing .230/.301/.372, and they have scored the sixth-fewest runs in the MLB. They are relying heavily on their pitching staff, and that is a big reason why the team is just one game over .500. Adding an impact bat would go a long way towards putting the Guardians in a position to make the ALCS once again.</p><p>On the mound, the Guardians are 15th in ERA, and 23rd in WHIP. Their pitching staff has not been great this year, but it is still a little bit better than what the hitters are doing. If the Guardians can find a way to add a solid pitcher, they will be significantly better.</p><h2><b>The Guardians should bring Josh Naylor back to Cleveland</b></h2><p>The Diamondbacks might not be keen on selling at the deadline. However, it could work out in their favor, especially if they want to be good in the near future. Trading Josh Naylor would help the team bring in a few high-level prospects that could make a difference in the next few years.</p><p>On the season, Josh Naylor is slashing .303/.358/.467 with nine home runs, 51 RBI, and 87 total hits in 75 games played. He has been one of the most consistent hitters in the MLB this year, and that is exactly what the Guardians are looking for.</p><p>Trading for Naylor would not be cheap, though. Because of his value, it would cost a few prospects that the Guardians might not be willing to give up. However, if Cleveland wants to make the postseason once again, trading for Naylor would be the way to do that.</p><h2><b>Sandy Alcantara would make a difference in the rotation</b></h2><p>Sandy Alcantara is struggling this year. He has an ERA north of 6.00, and he is just 4-8. However, he has been a lot better in June. The right hander has a 2.74 in his last four starts, and he has been pitching significantly better. With Alcantara at the center of trade rumors, this is great news for the Marlins as they can now force teams to give up a lot.</p><p>The Guardians would be smart to take that chance. On the season, starting pitchers for the Guardians are 15th in ERA, and 24th in WHIP. Cleveland’s starters have not pitched great this season, so adding an arm like Alcantara would help them make that playoff push.</p><p>With the right-hander starting to pitch better, it will not be easy to out-bid other teams. However, with a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/miami-marlins/overview" rel="noopener">few years of club control</a> left with Sandy Alcantara, it could be a great investment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 sneaky trades Guardians must make to boost World Series chances

<!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/kansas-city-royals/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-al-central-rival-praise-jose-ramirez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bobby Witt Jr. gives AL Central rival eye-opening praise');   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/2025/06/Bobby-Witt-Jr-and-Jose-Ramirez.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bobby Witt Jr. gives AL Central rival eye-opening praise</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T09:45:37-07:00">June 24th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T09:45:37-07:00">June 24th, 9:45am</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>Reigning American League <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/kansas-city-royals/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-fix-mlb">batting champion Bobby Witt Jr.</a> is well aware that his Kansas City Royals are chasing the Cleveland Guardians, both in the AL Central and in the Wild Card race. That didn’t stop him from giving credit where it’s due.</p><p>When reporter Chris Henderson asked him the ideal infield he would like to play with — and Witt himself excluded his own teammates from the discussion — Jose Ramirez was the <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1937532700757492027" rel="noopener">first name he mentioned</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bobby Witt Jr. names the ideal infield he’d like to play with, no teammates allowed</p><p>C: Cal Raleigh<br>1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<br>2B: Brendan Donovan<br>3B: Jose Ramirez</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/See_Hendo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@See_Hendo</a>) <a href="https://t.co/TbuRYZRfkl">pic.twitter.com/TbuRYZRfkl</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1937532700757492027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I like the way Jose Ramirez plays the game,” Witt said. “Hate we’re always playing against him but he plays the game the right way, plays hard. He’s an All-Star but he’s a little underrated All-Star.”</p><p>Ramirez, now in his 13th season in the Majors, all with Cleveland, has long had the reputation of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-mlb-era-history-incredible-2025-season">underrated superstar</a>. He has twice led the league in doubles and hit for an OPS of .900 or better three times. The six-time All-Star has also won five Silver Sluggers. He still hasn’t captured that elusive MVP award, but has finished in the top three in voting three times.</p><p>So far this season, he is hitting .323 with a .910 OPS and 13 home runs.</p><h2><b>Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. goes around the infield</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mariners-catcher-Cal-Raleigh.jpg"><figcaption>Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Witt manning shortstop in his ideal infield and Ramirez at third base, he went on to name the rest of his fantasy team. Cal Raleigh, the Seattle Mariners catcher who is on pace to break Aaron Judge’s American League home run record, got the nod behind the plate.</p><p>“He plays the game the right way, he plays hard, I love the guy,” Witt said.</p><p>Through 77 games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-adds-mlb-home-run-record-32nd-blast">Raleigh has hit 32 home runs</a>, putting him on pace for 67 long balls, well ahead of pace compared to Judge’s 62.</p><p>At first base, Witt went with the Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is pacing toward his fifth consecutive All-Star selection. He agreed to a 14-year extension with the Jays in April, keeping him off the free agent market, likely for the rest of his career.</p><p>Finally at second, Witt chose another rival — this time from across the state. He chose Brendan Donovan, the St. Louis Cardinals infielder who is having the best year of his career so far. In 71 games the 28-year-old is hitting .307 with an .812 OPS and a strikeout rate of only 13.6%.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bobby Witt Jr. gives AL Central rival eye-opening praise

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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 are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/2025-mlb-power-rankings-rafael-devers-trade-impact">falling way behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central race</a>. That puts them in a crowded Wild Card contest, which they could emerge from. But they could also trade some pieces away and regroup for the rest of Jose Ramirez’s prime. The Guardians are a fascinating team to watch ahead of the MLB trade deadline, <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1935724756201791675" rel="noopener">and one insider thinks</a> Emmanuel Clase may be on the table.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Will the Guardians trade Emmanuel Clase before the Trade Deadline?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBCentral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBCentral</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Russ_Dorsey1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Russ_Dorsey1</a> <a href="https://t.co/BLr1BXiopt">pic.twitter.com/BLr1BXiopt</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1935724756201791675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Do [the Guardians] look at Emmanuel Clase and say ‘Hm, we have maybe the best high-leverage arm on the market?’ Especially with Ryan Helsley struggling right now. [Clase] started he season with a 6.75 ERA…over his last 19 appearances, a 1.47 ERA. That’s an opportunity for you, if they’re not in it, to potentially get a big haul back,” MLB Network Insider Russell Dorsey reported.</p><p>Clase finished second in American League Cy Young voting last season, behind just Tarik Skubal. Even with a poor postseason and that poor start Dorsey mentioned, he is still one of the top relievers in baseball. If the Guardians did trade Clase, it could bring back a massive haul of prospects. And as Dorsey acknowledges, Cleveland has been great at developing arms in recent years.</p><h2><b>Potential Emmanuel Clase landing spots if the Guardians trade him</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>Dorsey named the Cubs, Yankees, and Phillies as potential landing spots for Clase. The Yankees already made a trade for a closer, bringing in Devin Williams in the offseason, but that has not worked out great. Williams and Luke Weaver have traded the closer role back and forth throughout the season. While they have bigger issues, never count out New York.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-news-ryan-pressly-chicago-astros-waiving-no-trade-clause">Cubs also made a trade for a relief pitcher, bringing in Ryan Pressly</a>. But he has not been the closer that Clase would be. Given their one-year window with Kyle Tucker, although they hope it’s longer, they should go all-in this year. The Phillies brought in Carlos Estevez to close games for him last year, but he left in free agency. So bringing in Clase would make a lot of sense.</p><p>Of course, fans of every team hoped in the replies to beg their favorite squads to trade for Clase. The Mets have Edwin Diaz, the Rangers have too many other problems, and the Diamondbacks are more likely to be sellers. But the Padres could swing big for another bullpen arm, as could the Blue Jays, who are looking to snag an AL Wild Card spot.</p><p>Who should trade for the Guardians’ closer if he becomes available?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Insider reacts to Guardians-Emmanuel Clase trade rumblings

<!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/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-rafael-devers-debut-guardians-red-sox-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Rafael Devers making Giants debut vs. Guardians after Red Sox trade?');   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/2025/06/Rafael-Devers1.jpg"></figure><h1>Is Rafael Devers making Giants debut vs. Guardians after Red Sox trade?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-17T11:59:43-07:00">June 17th, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-17T14:07:23-07:00">June 17th, 2:07pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rafael Devers is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/rafael-devers-trade-grades-giants-red-sox">expected to make his San Francisco Giants debut Tuesday night</a> against the Cleveland Guardians. Devers was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-buster-posey-explains-timing-rafael-devers-trade">acquired from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade</a> that sent Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III, and Jose Bello to Boston in exchange for the three-time All-Star slugger. The Giants will unveil Devers at a 2:30 PM press conference (Pacific Time), and <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1934986156846039408" rel="noopener">all signs point to him</a> being in the lineup just hours later at Oracle Park. Here’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45527458/red-sox-brass-cite-lack-alignment-rafael-devers-trade-does-not-signify-waving-white-flag-2025" rel="noopener">everything we know</a> about Rafael Devers’ status and his debut game with the Giants.</p><p><b><i>Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Get Access | Save $30</a></i></b><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><p>Rafael Devers status vs. Guardians<br>Devers was seen arriving at Oracle Park earlier Tuesday and is expected to be activated and inserted into the starting lineup immediately. Giants manager Bob Melvin indicated the team plans to hit Devers in the heart of the order, likely behind leadoff man Jung Hoo Lee and shortstop Willy Adames.</p><p>The 28-year-old was hitting .272 with 15 home runs, 58 RBIs, and a .504 slugging percentage this season before the trade. He gives San Francisco the middle-of-the-order threat they’ve been lacking, especially with Michael Conforto struggling and LaMonte Wade Jr. still sidelined.</p><h2><b>Rafael Devers to make debut for Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rafael-Devers-8.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Devers’ arrival marks a seismic shift in the Giants’ offensive identity. Paired with Adames and Matt Chapman on the infield, Devers now gives San Francisco one of the most potent defensive and offensive trios in the National League.</p><p>The Giants currently sit in the thick of the Wild Card race, and this aggressive move signals the team is fully committed to contending in 2025 and beyond.</p><p>Giants lineup projection vs. Guardians<br>The Giants have yet to release the official lineup, but here’s the expected batting order for Tuesday night:</p><p>Jung Hoo Lee – CF<br>Willy Adames – SS<br>Rafael Devers – 3B<br>Dom Smith – 1B<br>Heliot Ramos – LF<br>Wilmer Flores – DH<br>Mike Yastrzemski – RF<br>Tyler Fitzgerald- 2B<br>Andrew Knizner – C<br>Robbie Ray is scheduled to start on the mound for San Francisco.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of if Rafael Devers is playing tonight vs. the Guardians — the answer is yes. Devers is expected to be in the Giants’ lineup for his much-anticipated debut at Oracle Park.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Rafael Devers making Giants debut vs. Guardians after Red Sox trade?

<!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-jose-ramirez-mlb-era-history-incredible-2025-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jose Ramirez makes MLB live-ball era history amid incredible 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/2025/06/Jose-Ramirez.jpg"></figure><h1>Jose Ramirez makes MLB live-ball era history amid incredible 2025 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-09T20:35:05-07:00">June 9th, 8:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-09T20:43:36-07:00">June 9th, 8:43pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-offensive-dominance-truth-bomb-all-star-teammate">Jose Ramirez has been dominant</a> once again for the Cleveland Guardians. The six-time All-Star third baseman is putting together another stellar season for Cleveland and he’s made a bit of history after a <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1932251587885375576" rel="noopener">scorching-hot start</a>.</p><p>Ramirez leads the Guardians in hits, doubles, home runs, runs scored, RBI and stolen bases. It’s the third time in his illustrious career that he’s led in all six categories 65 games into a season. No other MLB player since 1920 has accomplished the feat more than once, per OptaSTATS on X.</p><h2><b>Jose Ramirez reaches major milestones for Guardians</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jose-Ramirez-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ramirez is slashing .333/.393/.553 with 78 hits, 14 doubles, 12 homers, 32 RBI, 41 runs scored and 19 steals. He has a 165 OPS+ and 3.1 bWAR in 63 games played.</p><p>The 13th-year veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-cleveland-franchise-history">made franchise history this season</a> as well. Ramirez became the first Guardians player to accumulate 250 home runs and 250 steals in his career. He’s currently at 267 homers and 262 steals in 1,513 games with Cleveland.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-cleveland-tris-speaker-pirates">Ramirez also surpassed Guardians legend Tris Speaker</a> for second all-time in extra-base hits for the franchise. He’s now up to 686 extra-base hits, trailing only Earl Averill, who remains Cleveland’s leader with 725.</p><p>These major career milestones have some insiders believing that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-hall-of-famer-analyst-says">Ramirez is a future Hall of Famer</a>. The five-time Silver Slugger has produced consistently throughout his career. And he’s just 32 years old, so Ramirez still has plenty of time to build out his resume.</p><p>Unfortunately, despite Ramirez’s continued brilliance, the Guardians are out of the playoff race at the moment. The team lost for the fourth time in the last five games and fell to 34-31 on the season. Cleveland is now eight games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. And Detroit has shown no sign of slowing down.</p><p>The Guardians lost their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Monday. The battle of Ohio will continue Tuesday when Slade Cecconi takes the mound against the Reds’ Andrew Abbott.</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/cleveland-guardians/guardians-news-shane-bieber-sends-defiant-message-after-injury-setback');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ Shane Bieber sends defiant message after injury setback');   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/2025/06/Guardians-SP-Shane-Bieber.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians’ Shane Bieber sends defiant message after injury setback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-08T09:19:33-07:00">June 8th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-08T09:19:33-07:00">June 8th, 9:19am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-shane-bieber-gets-update-after-injury-setback">Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber</a> has been going through rehab after undergoing Tommy John surgery last April. As the process continues, the former Cy Young award winner is looking to return to Cleveland sooner rather than later. However, a recent setback in his recovery has tested his attitude about his rehab. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45470713/guardians-ace-shane-bieber-stays-optimistic-setback" rel="noopener">He opened up about it</a> to the press, including the Associated Press and ESPN, on Saturday.</p><p>“‘My mind went back to a very close buddy of mine said a few weeks or a few months back when I was starting bullpens. He was like, ‘Just don’t freak out. If you get a setback, everybody gets at least one,'” Bieber said before Saturday’s game against the Houston Astros. “‘I was hoping to be that anomaly, but at the same time, maybe it’s just part of the process and I’m trying to listen to my elbow and my body and do what’s best for myself and the team in the long term.'”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-shane-bieber-suffers-injury-setback">soreness that Bieber has experienced</a> in his right elbow has caused the Guardians to pause his rehab for the time being. As the team looks to crawl out of their seven and a half game deficit in the AL Central, they are also still battling an injury crisis. Catcher Austin Hedges recently went <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45466967/guardians-put-austin-hedges-7-day-il-fifth-concussion" rel="noopener">on the concussion IL.</a> Fellow starting pitcher Ben Lively is now out for the year due to Tommy John surgery himself. Can manager Stephen Vogt get this team back on track before it’s too late?</p><h2><b>Guardians look to get back on track while dealing with injury issues</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Guardians-C-Austin-Hedges.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-guardians-re-signs-backup-catcher-playoff-run">Losing Hedges on the heels</a> of also losing Lively were some big hits that the big-league roster took. Outfielders Lane Thomas and Will Brennan are dealing with ailments of their own. Multiple bullpen arms have also hit the IL. As the Guardians try and recapture the magic of Vogt’s first season in 2024, losing these players has contributed to their current place in the standings.</p><p>However, setbacks are common in Tommy John recovery. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/guardians-news-shane-bieber-rehab-start-injury-return">Bieber knows that full well.</a> If his elbow holds up, don’t be surprised to see the longtime Guardian try and fight his way back to Cleveland. In order for his team to reach October once again, it will fall to Bieber to regain his previous form. Can it be done? Or will the infamous surgery halt the progress of yet another young, talented arm too soon?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ Shane Bieber sends defiant message after injury setback

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2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
16	16.88	5	2.81	0