Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced that six different Cleveland Guardians player programs will be hosted at each Wild Card game at ...

Cal and Eastin Quantrill have been collecting letters to send to foster children for Letters with Love all season long. McKenzie visits with the class several times throughout the year and discusses career pathways, strengths, values and the decision-making process, ultimately guiding students as they make their high school decision. All expenses are covered by the Cleveland Guardians.

One of the last orders of business on Friday morning was the official announcement of the postseason rosters, including which tough decisions would have to be ...

Plesac will be available out of the bullpen. if the team gets through this opening weekend, but they've elected to keep an extra position player for this weekend's Wild Card Series. "We went back and forth a ton," Francona said. [Are The Cleveland Guardians Primed For A World Series Run?](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/are-the-cleveland-guardians-primed-for-a-world-series-run) [Guardians Fans Will See A Few Familiar Faces In The Wild Card Series Against The Rays](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/guardians-fans-will-see-a-few-familiar-faces-in-the-wild-card-series-against-the-rays) [Shane Bieber Recalls Lessons From Corey Kluber As He Prepares For Wild Card Start](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/shane-bieber-recalls-lessons-from-corey-kluber-as-he-prepares-for-wild-card-start) [Josh Naylor Reflects On 2022 Season, Return From Injury, Time With Brother Bo](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/josh-naylor-reflects-on-2022-season-return-from-injury-time-with-brother-bo-naylor) [Terry Francona Loves Managing Guardians, Excited for Playoffs To Start](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/terry-francona-loves-managing-cleveland-guardians-excited-for-playoffs-to-start) Rookie position players Will Brennan, Bo Naylor, Gabriel Arias and Will Benson will all be on the active playoff roster - all of whom joined the team towards the end of the season. [Cleveland Guardians](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/cleveland-guardians) and [Tampa Bay Rays](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/tampa-bay-rays) are just about ready to open the 2022 American League Wild Card Series on Friday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Cleveland Guardians' Amed Rosario and Myles Straw jump between Oscar Gonzalez, left, Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez after the Guardians defeated the Minnesota ...

The fans who have watched this year were treated to a style of play focused on pitching, defense, contact hitting and baserunning. Not only is Cleveland the youngest team in Major League Baseball, with an average age of about 26, but they’re also younger than any of the minor league Triple A clubs. Despite the exciting young club, attendance continued to be sparse at Progressive Field. Seventeen Guardians made their major league debut this year, tied for the most in franchise history. Many on this young team lost a full year of experience playing games, as the pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor league season. Kwan, Gonzalez and many of their current Guardians teammates did just that for the Akron Rubber Ducks, who won the 2021 Double A championship.

The Guardians won the Central handily, but how far can their top-heavy lineup and deep pitching staff take them?

With a couple of stars at the front of the lineup, and a deep talented pitching staff, Cleveland is certainly capable of making an impressive run in the postseason. There are a couple of league-average bats in their everyday lineup, but they are also consistently running out Austin Hedges and Myles Straw, two of the worst hitters in all of baseball this season. So was Oscar Gonzalez, who has done a nice job in 91 games in the outfield and at DH. FanGraphs had them projected as the third best-team in the AL Central, with a 7.5 percent chance to win the division and 15.2 percent to make the playoffs. Second baseman Andrés Giménez blossomed as a six-win player in the Guardians infield, reaching new heights in virtually every category and hitting to the tune of a 140 wRC+. The Cleveland Guardians entered the 2022 season as underdogs, having lost much of the core that brought them to the postseason in four of five years from 2016-20.

Jose Ramirez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Cleveland Guardians played with poise in their ...

"I wasn't blind to the fact that there were a lot of people there pulling for us, pulling for us to come out of there with a victory. "I know he was hitting on 29 (in the regular season), and everybody was wanting it -- and I understand why they want him to get 30," Terry Francona said. "It was just a lot of fun out there," Bieber stated. "Yeah, that (responding) came through my mind, but we have a really good team, so I knew we were capable to come back," Ramirez said through the team interpreter. The best player on the Guardians hit 29 regular season home runs but his manager is most impressed when he's not trying to hit them. "To do it right away, that was huge.

Tampa Bay has a variety of left handed pitcher that could give Cleveland trouble.

In game one the Guardians will see Cy Young candidate Shane McClanahan who's posted a 2.54 ERA this season. Wild Card Series](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/cleveland-guardians-progressive-field-prepares-to-host-american-league-wild-card-series) The Guardians have a .240 batting average, and only a .646 OPS when going up against southpaws. But how many lefties will they see against the Rays? So clearly, this hasn't been one of the team's strengths this year. Welcome to the playoffs where nothing comes easy and only perfect will help you move on.

The Cleveland Guardians win Game 1 of the best-of-three Wild Card series behind Shane Bieber's pitching and a big home run by Jose Ramirez.

The lanky right-hander went 2-0 with a 2.09 ERA in his last six starts, striking out 41 in 38 2/3 innings. Siri flew out to deep center in his first at-bat in third before driving a 1-0 pitch over the fence. The left-hander threw 64 pitches in his last outing and Cash will add one inning “and 15 to 20 more pitches" to Glasnow's workload. Aaron Judge belted a two-run homer off him in the first. As a rookie last season, McClanahan pitched five scoreless innings in Game 1 of the ALDS against Boston. Rays: LHP Tyler Glasnow will be on a pitch count in his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery. Jose Siri homered for the Rays, who dropped their sixth straight game overall and must win Game 2 on Saturday to force a decisive Game 3. The streets were empty, six hours ahead of the 12:07 first pitch. Guardians: McKenzie makes his first postseason start. With 17 players making MLB debuts, the Guardians entered lacking playoff experience. Jose ... While the umpires waited for an official ruling, the crowd spontaneously sang “Jose ...

Despite attendance being among the lowest in baseball during the regular season, Cleveland Guardians fans came out in full force at Progressive Field on ...

The rookie outfielder has been using the theme song since he was in the minors.

[Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal](https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/2022/06/02/spongebob-walk-up-music-oscar-gonzalez-cleveland-guardians-rookie-outfielder-franmil-reyes-injury/7464617001/). González, along with left fielder Steven Kwan and infielders Amed Rosario and Andrés Giménez, help Cleveland make up the youngest team in MLB this season. [via Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/09/oscar-gonzalez-finding-his-september-groove-at-the-right-time-guardians-takeaways.html). “And he has such good hands that he can still hit with some force, even when he’s shortening up.” As for why this was his choice, González wanted his walk-up song to represent the fact that he is just playing a game. Right before he sets up to hit, the rookie outfielder uses the theme song to Spongebob Squarepants.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – There was a video of John Adams playing his drum from his nursing home to fire up the fans. There was Guardians super-fan Peter Knab not ...

What an amazing story!](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/09/central-champion-cleveland-guardians-can-you-believe-what-has-happened-this-season-terry-pluto.html) [Fans booing, players complaining, what’s the deal?](https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2022/09/about-fans-booing-players-and-players-lashing-back-at-fans-terry-pluto.html) He was the forgotten man in the Francisco Lindor deal with the Mets. He had homered off Bieber earlier in the game. He was in control, as if he had waited all season for this moment – and made the most of it. Clase boldly strolled in from the bullpen. A few came with two, as in the two-run homer by Ramirez – a 389-foot moon shot to right-center field. What about Amed Rosario](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/10/guardians-going-deep-in-playoffs-ignored-by-national-media-keeping-amed-rosario-hey-terry.html) [What is the bottom line about Myles Garrett and his driving?](https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2022/10/what-is-the-bottom-line-for-myles-garrett-after-his-accident-terrys-talkin-browns.html) [What has been the best Cleveland franchise over the last 10 years?](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/09/the-best-run-sports-franchise-in-cleveland-over-the-last-10-years-is-terry-pluto.html) [Guardians Central Champs? That’s the award won by Bieber in 2020 and it’s the Shane Bieber who was on the mound Friday. If HO-SAY, HO-SAY is the heart of this team, Rosario is the soul. The [Guardians](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians) have a 1-0 lead in best-of-three wild card series! Guardians manager Terry Francona quietly decided before the series that he’d use his star closer more than one inning if needed – something he avoided all season. Bieber was working the corners.

Jose Ramirez says Guardians were not overwhelmed by the AL Wild Card pressure: 'With the talent we're very capable of competing with anybody'

There may be a lot of deep breaths if the Guardians reach Yankee Stadium. Just continue to get the job done.” None of the Guardians are looking ahead. “I understand that's the messaging, but we have to remember that despite being young it's a very talented team. Sunday, barring potential sweeps in other series. Third baseman Ramirez, 30, who finished in the top three in AL Most Valuable Player voting three times in a four-year span from 2017-20, is the Guardians’ leader. “I'm really happy with how they showed up today.” But the pressure of the postseason is a different animal. “I understand why we have to answer those questions because they haven't done it before. They spoiled the Rays’ perfect record in wild-card play that was 5-0 coming in. “All the things we try to live by, they do, and hopefully that will carry us awhile longer,” Francona said. On Opening Day, the Guardians’ outfield was a cast of unknowns.

CLEVELAND -- The chants were so loud that they were echoing through Progressive Field. There was a pause in the action on the field for a replay review.

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CLEVELAND -- The Guardians' American League Wild Card Series roster was nearly set on Wednesday afternoon as the team wrapped up the regular season.

Follow her on Twitter at [@MandyBell02](http://twitter.com/MandyBell02). Listen to her on the [Ballpark Dimensions](https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ENTDM9357413584) podcast with Sarah Langs. That left one more player to trim in order to hit the required 26-man roster for this weekend’s series at Progressive Field against the Rays.

Cleveland players don't care that they haven't been here before - and their tenacity on Friday afternoon proved it.

Tampa Bay Rays](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/cleveland-guardians-announce-playoff-roster-vs-tampa-bay-rays) [Are The Cleveland Guardians Primed For A World Series Run?](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/are-the-cleveland-guardians-primed-for-a-world-series-run) [Guardians Fans Will See A Few Familiar Faces In The Wild Card Series Against The Rays](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/guardians-fans-will-see-a-few-familiar-faces-in-the-wild-card-series-against-the-rays) [Shane Bieber Recalls Lessons From Corey Kluber As He Prepares For Wild Card Start](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/shane-bieber-recalls-lessons-from-corey-kluber-as-he-prepares-for-wild-card-start) Tampa Bay](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/watch-jose-ramirez-hit-go-ahead-home-run-cleveland-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-rays) [Bieber Dominates Rays as Guardians Take Game 1 in Wild Card Series, 2-1](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/shane-bieber-dominates-rays-as-guardians-take-game-1-in-wild-card-series) [Cleveland Guardians Announce Playoff Roster vs. Baseball is a funny game and who knows how long this will last. So I feel with the talent we're very capable of competing with anybody." [who's 2-run homer lifted the team to a Game 1 win](https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/watch-jose-ramirez-hit-go-ahead-home-run-cleveland-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-rays). Bieber blinked just once, allowing a solo homer to Jose Siri, but Jose Ramirez answered in the bottom of that same sixth inning with a 2-run shot to take the lead. "That's what we try and represent. We try and represent youthful exuberance, the city of Cleveland. It's something that is great, it's something that has energized us all year. At this point we're dealing with what we got in that clubhouse. "We don't really feel that way. [Cleveland Guardians](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/cleveland-guardians) are the youngest team in baseball, and one of the youngest teams in the sport over the last 30 years.

CLEVELAND -- When Shane Bieber's work was done, 7 2/3 innings after it began, manager Terry Francona clapped his hands as he walked toward the mound to take ...

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Find out when and where to watch the Guardians host the Rays in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card series for free if you don't have cable.

“Do I want to do well? He struck out eight and walked one in the longest postseason start since Fausto Carmona, whose real name was Roberto Hernandez, battled the Yankees and midges for nine innings in Game 2 of the ALDS on Oct. I feel today was more of an opportunity to just go out there and enjoy it.” Do I want to win? To feel healthy. Do I want to dominate? To feel good. Also, [Sling TV](https://www.sling.com/programming/sports/mlb) has promotional offers. It limited him to 16 starts and put him on the injured list for 90 days. Make no mistake, he has thought more than once about what the Yankees did to him in 2020 in another opener of a wild card series. I’m a different player, a different person. It left a sour taste in my mouth in what was a pretty good season.

Triston McKenzie and the Guardians take on the Rays in game two of the wild card series.

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Cool temperatures across Northeast Ohio, but sunshine has made a return.

Check back often on Saturday for live updates from Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series between the Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays.

The game will also be streaming on the ESPN+ app. Louis Cardinals will play the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will play the San Diego Padres in Wild Card round. The Guardians have unveiled their lineup for Game 2. Glasnow has been just as effective, limiting the Guardians to just one hit. It was also the first ball in play that wasn't an out to center field. Emmanuel Clase is entering for the top of the ninth. Guardians have two on with nobody out and the middle of their lineup due up. Somehow, the game is still scoreless. Guardians and Rays have been terrific on the mound. The Guardians are headed to New York. Guardians and Rays are headed to extra innings. Top 12th: Josh Ramirez and Josh Naylor just put together the play of the season.

Kevin Cash gave Cleveland fans a huge compliment before game two of the Wild Card series between the Rays and the Guardians.

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The Cleveland Guardians will host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series at Progressive Field on Saturday.