Cleveland Guardians

Kansas City stages two-out rally in the eighth inning thanks to top prospect Bobby Witt Jr.

Straw, who reached base three times and scored Cleveland’s only run, took a called third strike with runners on the corners in the ninth to end the game. It’s something everybody has to deal with, but it wasn’t too bad on the mound.” Rosario stayed with the ball, but didn’t put leather on it as it fell to the turf for a double. But the miserable weather and short spring training have to be taken into account. Singles by Rosario and Reyes ended the day for Greinke. Lefty Jake Brentz relieved and walked pinch-hitter Owen Miller to load the bases. “It was a tough play,” said Straw. “It got in the gap pretty good. Ramirez followed with double to left center on a 3-2 pitch. He stole second, but had to hold his ground when Lopez robbed Rosario of a hit with a diving catch at second base. On Lopez’s double, Straw said he pulled up as he raced for the ball in left center. Shaw relieved to strike out Merrifield and end the inning. McKenzie (0-1), pitching on a cold and windy day at Kauffman Stadium, started the eighth by walking Michael A. Taylor. Nicky Lopez bunted him to second, but McKenzie struck out Whit Merrifield for the second out. Amed Rosario, the shortstop playing left field, drew a bead on the ball, but the strong wind blowing from left to right pushed the ball into the gap.

CLEVELAND — At the Baseball Heritage Museum, Thursday is one for the books. Cleveland's Baseball Club has a long history…even of its names.

Get ready for Opening Day with today's live show, where you'll hear from Terry Francona, Shane Bieber and Steven Kwan.

Bieber will square off against Zack Greinke, who's back in Kansas City for his second stint with the Royals. Follow Cleveland Baseball Insider on Twitter: @CBIonSI Like and follow Cleveland Baseball Insider on Facebook! The Guardians open the 2022 season against Kansas City on the road this afternoon and will start the year with Shane Bieber healthy as he gets his third consecutive Opening Day start.

Cleveland Guardians minor league spring training is well under-way in Goodyear, Arizona, so there's no better time to bring you the Cleveland Baseball ...

Espino and the pitching development team took time to rework his arm action to shorten it in the off-season after his pro-debut in 2019. His arm is considered average to slightly above average and he is sure handed with has a quick release. He has an average to slightly above average arm along with quick soft hands and smooth actions with the ability to make dynamic plays. He has average to above average speed that shows up on the field that allows him to show great range in getting to balls. He most likely ends up in Columbus by the end of the season with an outside shot at making his MLB debut. He was on a quick path to a possible promotion to Triple-A Columbus when he suffered a slightly torn left labrum in his left shoulder while swinging during an at bat in June. The injury needed surgery and ended his 2021 campaign. He possesses terrific overall instincts that allow him to play above his physical ability on the bases and in the field. He has been assigned to High-A Lake County to start the 2022 season where he finished at last year. He has a chance to make his MLB debut this season, but it will depend on his current health what adjustments he continues to make at the plate and overall need of the big-league club. The only blemish to Noel's season was he missed multiple games with injuries to his ankle and left hand. He has shown to have one of the most patient approaches at the plate in all of minor league baseball. Jones possesses average to below average speed but has looked competent enough at the position that he should be an average defender.

The Cleveland Guardians will play their first game at Progressive Field against the San Francisco Giants on April 15 airing on WKYC with first pitch at 7:10 ...

The 29-year-old hit .266 with 36 home runs, 103 RBIs and 27 stolen bases in 152 games last season. Ramírez hit .318 in 2017, the best batting average of his ...

Ramírez has been with the franchise for his entire nine-year career, signing with Cleveland as an amateur free agent in 2009, and making his MLB debut on Sept. 1, 2013. The 29-year-old hit .266 with 36 home runs, 103 RBIs and 27 stolen bases in 152 games last season. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians and all-star José Ramírez agreed to a five-year, $124 million extension, which will keep the veteran third baseman under contract through the 2028 season.The deal has a total guarantee of $150 million, including two option years currently remaining on Ramírez’s deal, and a full no-trade clause.

KC phenom Bobby Witt Jr.'s eighth-inning double provided the nail in the coffin.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Baseball season starts today, with the Guardians playing their opener on the road in Kansas City. Cleveland will have six games under its ...

Get a jumpstart on the weekend and sign up for Cleveland.com’s weekly “In the CLE” email newsletter, your essential guide to the top things to do in Greater Cleveland. It will arrive in your inbox on Friday mornings - an exclusive to-do list, focusing on the best of the weekend fun. Throughout the season we do features on what’s going on in the stadium - stories that can’t be told on the scoreboard, from behind-the-scenes features to new eateries and other accoutrements in the ballpark. Put GUARDIANS 2022 in the subject line and include name, phone and hometown. As part of our coverage for the home opener, we want to hear from you. Some folks might be into collectibles and want to be able to say they were there at the beginning, to watch the game and bring home a souvenir. Every year Opening Day rings special, with a clean slate of games and every team’s ace on the mound.

The Cleveland Guardians announced that they've traded Bradley Zimmer to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for pitcher Anthony Castro.

Castro hasn’t pitched enough in the majors to have a full picture of his arsenal through Statcast, but in 2021 his four-seam fastball ranked in the 93rd percentile for spin rate, something the Guardians covet highly. Last year was his best in Cleveland as he finished with an 89 wRC+ in 99 games and tied his career-high with eight home runs. Zimmer concludes his Guardians career with a .225/.310/.347 slash and 19 home runs in 263 games. The Guardians received 26-year-old right-handed reliever Anthony Castro in return for Zimmer. Castro has 25.2 major-league innings under his belt with a 5.26 ERA and 22% strikeout-to-walk ratio. Maybe the new org will be able to tweak things, but Detroit is actually pretty good at pitch design and they could not. The move comes mere hours after Cleveland dropped their season opener to the Royals. A game in which rookie outfielder Steven Kwan drew a pair of walks, recorded a hit, and just generally looked like a major-leaguer.

The Guardians will add Anthony Castro to the big-league bullpen on Saturday in Kansas City.

Position preview: Relief pitchers Position preview: Starting pitchers In 2018, however, Zimmer injured his right shoulder after being sent to Class AAA Columbus and needed surgery. He made his big-league debut in 2017, playing great defense in center field, stealing 18 bases in 19 attempts and showing promise at the plate as he hit .241 (72-for-299) with eight homers and 39 RBI. He made his big league debut with the Tigers in 2021, pitching one game for Detroit. Castro, 26, opened this season with Class AAA Buffalo, Toronto’s top farm club.

Noteworthy observations from the Cleveland Guardians Opening Day loss against the Kansas City Royals starts with an MLB debut and ends with roster construction ...

Rosario provided a nice offensive punch last summer and ended up leading the team in hits on the year. The Royals found themselves on the board in the fifth when a ball was hit to Rosario and he couldn’t quite make the catch. Bobby Bradley earned the starting first base job coming out of camp, but the play on both ends left much to be desired. Straw had two hits and a walk on the day along with a stolen base — putting him in scoring position for the Guardians only run. The 24-year-old went 1-for-2 with two walks on the day in the seventh slot of the lineup. Steven Kwan made his MLB debut for the Guardians as the starting right fielder.

Last year, in addition to getting no-hit twice in the span of 16 days, Cleveland Indians hitters were held to one or no runs in 22 games.

But neither deal addresses the Guardians’ biggest need, which was on display again in the season-opening loss to Kansas City – a lack of hitting. Zimmer was Cleveland’s first-round pick in the 2014 draft, but was never able to get his career off the ground. Opposing hitters batted .209 against him, and he held left-handed hitters to a .179 average. Ramirez wasn’t the only Guardians player to get a contract extension as the season began. The only newcomer was rookie right fielder Steven Kwan, who in Thursday’s loss had two walks and a single in his four plate appearances. The Guardians debuted with a quiet 3-1 loss to the Royals.

Bobby Witt Jr. capped his highly anticipated big league debut with his first hit, a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Kansas ...

The MLB did not put a limit on how many pitchers a team could carry on the expanded 28 player rosters due to the shortened Spring Training. The number of ...

He is starting the season on the 10-day injured list and is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment. - Franmil Reyes (.344 with 32 AB) - Bradley Zimmer (.156 with 32 AB) - Myles Straw (.297 with 37 AB) - Amed Rosario (.176 with 34 AB) - Oscar Mercado (.229 with 35 AB) - Steven Kwan (.469 with 32 AB) - Andrés Giménez (.360 with 25 AB) - José Ramírez (.200 with 35 AB) - Yu Chang (.342 with 36 AB) - Bobby Bradley (.211 with 38 AB) - Austin Hedges (.250 with 16 AB)

Keeping up with current events? Take the cleveland.com news quiz for Friday, April 8, 2022.

Shane Bieber says you can't dwell on one play following season-opening loss to Royals.

Rosario got under the ball, but the wind pushed it toward the gap and it fell to the ground in front of him for a double. In the spring of 2021, the Indians decided to try newly acquired shortstop Amed Rosario in center field. He handled the first two fly balls to come his way -- a line drive by Michael A. Taylor and a fly ball by Andrew Benintendi -- with no problem. Rosario eventually moved back to shortstop and turned in a solid season. One or two just happened to fall. Rosario got through the spring without incident, but in his big-league debut on Thursday, 30 to 40 mph winds, mixed with sleet and rain, awaited him in a season-opening 3-1 loss to the Royals.

Anthony Castro was an international free agent signing by the Tigers in 2011 and spent nine seasons with the organization.

Castro made his organizational debut with the Tigers in 2017 as a member of the West Michigan Whitecaps and posted a 10-6 record with a 2.49 ERA as a starter. He garnered interest as a prospect following the 2019 season, as he allowed a career-low .207 batting average at the AA level and quickly became a Top 20 prospect in the Tigers organization. He was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec. 7, 2020, and was designated for assignment by the organization on January 27 of 2021. In 25 games with the Blue Jays last season, Castro posted a 4.74 ERA with 32 strikeouts and eight walks in 24 and two-thirds innings of work. The 26-year-old began the season with AAA Buffalo, Toronto’s top farm club, where he registered a 1.80 ERA in 10 relief appearances with a 1-2 overall record and one recorded save. His career took off in 2018 as a member of the Lakeland Flying Tigers when he went 9-4 overall with an ERA of 2.93 and a career-high 101 strikeouts.