Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Jeudy is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Tillman is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Ford are split in the backfield as Flacco takes the snap ... Here we go."
Not if LAD closes out the series. DET/CLE would be at 3:08pm EST.
yeah, I also didn't think there was a chance SD, the Reds, and the Yankees would all win today.
I also don't think there is a chance in hell the Reds will win.
We'll just have to see. I'll find it on TV whatever time it is broadcast. Neither time will make much of a difference to me and probably won't impact very many fans with tickets. It's not like they are switching days like the NFL does or switching totally to a night game from a day game.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Not if LAD closes out the series. DET/CLE would be at 3:08pm EST.
yeah, I also didn't think there was a chance SD, the Reds, and the Yankees would all win today.
I also don't think there is a chance in hell the Reds will win.
We'll just have to see. I'll find it on TV whatever time it is broadcast. Neither time will make much of a difference to me and probably won't impact very many fans with tickets. It's not like they are switching days like the NFL does or switching totally to a night game from a day game.
Three game series is rough. Five game series gives you some leeway Seven game series is definitive. The winner is the best team.
In a seven game series the entire team gets tested.
Baseball can be strange because so many crazy things can enter the results. Every player can have a great game. Go 4 for 4. Drive in 8. Pitchers can have a feel and be on and shut you down.
It's been fun to watch these young guys breakthrough but I can hep but feel if Santana was on the team we'd have swept the Tigers. Win today and the Naylor Brothers series will be awesome.
When it gets cold and snows and the wind blows, you gotta be able to run the ball. - TR
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Jeudy is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Tillman is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Ford are split in the backfield as Flacco takes the snap ... Here we go."
How this team even made the postseason is unreal. Problem is ownership is happy with this, refusal to spend any money for better players is off the table until The Dolan sell.
great run. I think next year we will go deep into the playoffs with an influx of talent.
We have a bunch of young talent who should be around for many years to come. Our starting pitching is deep, our bullpen has been excellent this year, and we have a number of young hitters who look like they have real futures. I think that a couple of solid hitters will really propel this team.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
I agree on young talent .. Front office / coaching , both in the minors and the big club , are excellent.. We are " Pitching U " ... The prob;em is and has been ownership ! All the Dolans have to is spend some $$ on a couple [ two ] legitimate bats.. I just don't think that's a lot for the fan base to ask for ...
They do spend on players. They just can't spend like a team like the Yankees can. The team knows who they are and what they are capable of. They have made the postseason 7 out of the last 10 years, IIRC. Their players are also assets. They re-signed Beiber, and traded him when he was healthy. It sucks, but that's what a smaller market team does.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
They do spend on players. They just can't spend like a team like the Yankees can. The team knows who they are and what they are capable of. They have made the postseason 7 out of the last 10 years, IIRC. Their players are also assets. They re-signed Beiber, and traded him when he was healthy. It sucks, but that's what a smaller market team does.
They do spend on players. They just can't spend like a team like the Yankees can. The team knows who they are and what they are capable of. They have made the postseason 7 out of the last 10 years, IIRC. Their players are also assets. They re-signed Beiber, and traded him when he was healthy. It sucks, but that's what a smaller market team does.
... The prob;em is and has been ownership ! All the Dolans have to is spend some $$ on a couple [ two ] legitimate bats.. I just don't think that's a lot for the fan base to ask for ...
We'd all love it, but who could/should they have signed as a bat this past offseason? I'll listen to keeping Naylor another year before trading. Guardians in a bidding war will likely never work out. They have to sign the Josh Bell's of the world an hope they catch lightening in a bottle.
People loathe the Dolans but they consistently deliver a winning and entertaining product that will make the city and its fans proud.
The Guardians did not deserve to win. They played bad baseball.
Physical and mental mistakes at a time that you cannot make them and expect to win.
I like Vogt. He is a good manager. There are some good core players and young guys in the pipeline.
If the team would spend wisely to add key talent they could make a run.
I agree, we did play bad baseball. I am not pointing fingers, but it is ironic that our best player, Jose, had two bad baserunning errors that proved costly.
The first was the rundown out. He made a bad read on the comebacker. Once he committed, he just needed to keep going. Maybe the pitcher makes a bad, rushed throw to the plate. He would have had a better chance doing that rather than getting in to a rundown.
The second error was the bad throw to first. I get that to a degree because he probably thought was was going to be out. None the less, you still need to breakdown after hitting the bag and glance over your right shoulder to see if the ball is loose. Then even worse, after taking off for second on a wide angle, he looked back twice. Every time you look back it costs you a step. Turns out he was thrown out by half a step.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
They dropped balls. They turned singles into doubles with misplays.
Hell the infield didn't call for an infield popups twice. Had four guys on the mound getting in the way of each other. They did the same thing in the outfield on a ball to right center.
Jose made those mistakes and knew it. So, uncharacteristic of him.
Playoff baseball is unforgiving. Mistakes cost.
I applaud the way they fought back during the season.
Hopefully they will build up on their success and get back to post season baseball on a mission.
Hell the infield didn't call for an infield popups twice. Had four guys on the mound getting in the way of each other. They did the same thing in the outfield on a ball to right center.
Don't forget about DeLaughter and Valera running into each other in the outfield.
With the infield pop-ups, the pitcher is supposed to call out someones name.
Is buttcheeks one word? Or should I spread them apart?
If you cant afford to own an MLB Team ( small market ) then get out.. Always a brides maid , never the bride . just dose not get for me any more. At 77 I am running out of time.
If you cant afford to own an MLB Team ( small market ) then get out.. Always a brides maid , never the bride . just dose not get for me any more. At 77 I am running out of time.
While I get the frustration, I’m frustrated also by the lack of World Series trophies in my lifetime (54).
However, the Indians/Guardians have made the post season 7 out of the last 10 seasons.. I don’t know how you can “blame” ownership with those results.
The Dodgers have a 13 season streak going, then the next closest is the Astros with 9. Yankees 9, Braves 8, then the Guardians with 7.
They are at the upper echelon of MLB clubs. It’s hard to argue their means of doing business.
IMO if you are good enough to get to the post season.
You are good enough to win the WS.
I don't agree with this at all. The way baseball is (# of teams and # of games) a team can look competitive during the season and be completely overmatched in the playoffs. I keep remembering back to last playoff series between us and the Yankees. It was like the teams were playing two different games. Guardians had absolutely zero margin for error, while the Yankees had a stacked roster of hitters... a fielding error wasn't back-breaking because you knew they were going to get hits eventually.
Supposedly, as well as the whole Moneyball approach works in-season, the math completely changes in the playoffs. There is a large disparity between the high-payroll/major-market teams and "everyone else".
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Jeudy is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Tillman is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Ford are split in the backfield as Flacco takes the snap ... Here we go."
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Jeudy is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Tillman is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Ford are split in the backfield as Flacco takes the snap ... Here we go."
Cleveland #Guardians Jose Ramirez (7) has appeared in more World Series games than New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge (5) in their careers.
Both are currently 33 years old. Ramirez and the Guardians have been to the playoffs 7 times while Judge and the Yankees have 8 times in their careers.
I think all Guardians fans would love for the team to increase payroll, but it doesn't guarantee anything.
I totally agree with you and have been saying it for years.
Free agency contracts are strategic moves that are necessary. The Guardians have done little to help.
They are good at player development. But some key moves need to happen at times.
It has been frustrating because they have looked close but always seem a little short in areas.
It's rare when you have the perfect team but when you have a bunch of .220 hitters, you need to do something.
Our best hitter is Kwan, but he is a slap hitter, a table setter, which is great if he is scoring 100 runs a season, but he isn't because people aren't clearing the table behind him.
Kwan should be scoring 100+ runs a season.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
As a former catcher, Vogt probably loves what he brings to the team, even if he doesn't bring a bat to the plate.
I think it would be great if Dolan and Haslam traded teams. I think Jimmy would be a great baseball owner where he had no limits on what he could spend. Dolan on the other hand would be very happy to be in a structured salary situation with salary caps.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Just incredible. I am kinda rooting for Toronto. (because of former Guardians, mainly)
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Vogt is AL winner again Steven Vogt of the Guardians has repeated as AL Manager of the Year, as he won the balloting over his fellow finalists John Schneider of the Blue Jays and Dan Wilson of the Mariners.
Vogt piloted Cleveland to 88 wins and an AL Central title over the heavily favored Tigers. Vogt's case for the award gained steam down the stretch thanks to a miracle comeback by the Guardians. Cleveland fought back from 15 ½ games out in the AL Central, which made it the largest comeback in the divisional era (i.e., since MLB split into divisions in 1969). As well, Vogt's Guardians trailed the Tigers by 14 games as late as July 9 and by 9 ½ games as late as Sept. 10. Cleveland's 20-7 record in September played a leading role in that comeback and, thus, Vogt's winning of the award. This, of course, is to say nothing of the Guardians' low payroll and very limited commitment to winning from ownership.
Vogt has now won the hardware in each of his first two seasons as an MLB manager.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
There is no competitive balance within the constraints of the pay structure. That couldn't be any more obvious.
What you have is a bunch of billionaires who appear not to want that balance or players fighting against that balance. Possibly both. I don't know enough about the situation to say.
There are examples like the NFL who have salary caps. That may not be totally fair to owners in smaller markets but it's as close as they have been able to come.
Either owners don't want that in MLB or the players union doesn't.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
Trial coming up in May; we're starting to get more details...
Guardians' Clase allegedly rigged pitches in 48 games, document says
David Purdum Feb 5, 2026, 06:47 PM ET
Indicted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is accused of throwing suspicious pitches to benefit bettors in at least 48 games over two years, significantly more than was initially revealed by federal prosecutors, according to a court document filed Thursday.
Federal prosecutors listed nine games in which Clase allegedly threw rigged pitches in the indictment unsealed in November, but teammate and alleged co-conspirator Luis Ortiz's attorney wrote in a filing that the government is accusing Clase of manipulating his performance in dozens of games.
ESPN has reached out to attorneys for Clase and Ortiz, as well as the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, which is prosecuting the case. Major League Baseball referred ESPN to its initial statement in which it said it was cooperating with federal prosecutors and declined further comment.
Ortiz's attorney, Christos N. Georgalis, asked in the filing for his client's case to be severed from Clase's, arguing that Ortiz and Clase have "markedly different levels of culpability" and his client could not receive a fair trial otherwise.
Federal prosecutors accused Ortiz of rigging pitches in two games in June 2025, while Clase allegedly conspired with bettors from 2023 to 2025, according to the indictment. In Thursday's filing, Ortiz's attorney pointed to this difference in scale and emphasized that the indictment did not contain evidence of Ortiz communicating directly with bettors.
Georgalis argued that a jury presented "with 26 months of alleged criminal conduct by Mr. Clase -- including suspect pitches during 48 games, dozens of communications with [a bettor], cash transfers and coordination of illegal wagers" could find Ortiz guilty by association.
Clase appeared in 197 regular-season games from 2023 to July 2025, when he was put on non-disciplinary leave by MLB over the gambling inquiry. If the allegations are true, Clase would have manipulated his performance in a quarter of those games.
A separate court record shows that a judge asked the government to provide Clase's attorneys with evidence regarding suspicious pitches so they can prepare for trial.
A record of the court proceeding states that Clase "has identified at least 250 pitches on which bets were placed, so the Court encouraged the government to disclose discovery to [Clase] as to any additional pitches that it alleges were included in the conspiracy."
Clase and Ortiz both pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sporting events by bribery. The top charges carry a potential punishment of up to 20 years in prison.
According to prosecutors, the two accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to help two unnamed gamblers in their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on bets placed on the speed and outcome of their pitches.
Clase, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League Reliever of the Year, was on the fourth season of a $20 million, five-year contract. Ortiz played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates before joining the Guardians in 2025, where he appeared in 16 games. MLB also placed him on non-disciplinary leave in July.
The case is scheduled for trial on May 4, though Ortiz's attorney has asked for additional time.
I am not worried about our pitching. We are one of the better staffs in the American League. Our weakness is we are left handed bat heavy. We need more from the right side that can drive the ball on a regular basis.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
If your moving your 4-time gold glover from LF to CF, why is he still getting reps in LF??? Wouldn’t you want him to get all the reps in CF when he plays? I sure hope they don’t move him day to day, one day in CF then back to LF then back to CF.
LF: George Valera CF: Steven Kwan RF: Chase Delauter
Thats the everyday OF. If you gotta play Angel Martinez in the OF, he’s gotta play LF or RF. Kwan should never be moved.
Once baseball begins there is balance in the world.
MLB is a release from the crud.
The season is like a series of Flash Gordon where each night is another episode.
Turn on the game and all is ok.
Guardians will be a fun watch. Lots of young upcoming talent.
My Braves are being disregarded because of early injuries to the pitching staff. Three starters on the IL. They will have to limp along until guys return or trades are made.
I am hoping they can make their run in the second half.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Went out to lunch, saw the beginning of the Pirates/Mets game. Rough start for the Pirates. Skenes didn't make it out of the first. Center fielder let one get over his head, lost another fly ball in sun. First pitch from the relief pitcher, the catcher misses it and the runners advance.
It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!
DeLauter with his 2nd career HR in his regular season 1st game.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Chase with HR #4 in the 10th inning to give the Guardians a 7-4 lead.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
What a start for Delauter! Maybe, just maybe we have finally found our everyday RF! Haven’t really cared for the early prime time games, miss the regular Guardian announcers.
Going to go to a few Clipper games, to catch Bazzana before he gets called up.
C'mon now! That looked like he was changing his mind halfway through the swing and it was not on the sweet spot. That is an incredible amount of strength to power that out to the opposite field. Wowza.
Good thing I locked in my bet for DeLauter ROY (+1200) before yesterday's game!
It is now at +700 as of this morning.
+550
+320
Damn, I'm not up on all the new gambling options. My nephews are always talking about "cashing out" on bets early. Do they do that with future bets?
Not sure, but I don't have that option yet as of today. And of course it's super early but just think it is wild to have fallen so fast just after 3 games in a 162 game season. Seems silly, to be honest.
At DT, context and meaning are a scarecrow kicking at moving goalposts.
Good thing I locked in my bet for DeLauter ROY (+1200) before yesterday's game!
It is now at +700 as of this morning.
+550
+320
Damn, I'm not up on all the new gambling options. My nephews are always talking about "cashing out" on bets early. Do they do that with future bets?
Not sure, but I don't have that option yet as of today. And of course it's super early but just think it is wild to have fallen so fast just after 3 games in a 162 game season. Seems silly, to be honest.
Maybe just a case of too much early action posting on him? I mean, what are the other prospects doing to earn wagers after two games? They probably want to stop the flow of action if nobody else has ripped out of the gate like he has.
What a start for Delauter! Maybe, just maybe we have finally found our everyday RF! Haven’t really cared for the early prime time games, miss the regular Guardian announcers.
Going to go to a few Clipper games, to catch Bazzana before he gets called up.
Maybe. I hope so. I do worry about his injury history. At some point I might try to limit his time in the field and play him at DH to see if he can operate in that role. Not everybody can. For some players it takes them out of a rhythm only going up to swing the bat every 2-3 innings.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Man, I didn't realize all these rooks were doing so well!
The six MLB rookies off to the hottest starts in 2026
Buster Olney Mar 31, 2026, 07:00 AM ET
To say MLB's touted 2026 rookies are thriving would be an understatement.
The Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter, with his quick, powerful swing, has more home runs (four) than 12 teams in the majors. The Detroit Tigers' Kevin McGonigle has batted in as many runs (four) as the entire San Francisco Giants team has scored. JJ Wetherholt already has a curtain call and walk-off for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Carson Benge, who played just a handful of games above Double-A before the New York Mets' opener, is already being feted in Citi Field. The Cincinnati Reds' Sal Stewart compiled your basic .769 on-base percentage through the first weekend. Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox homered in each of his first three major league games, joining DeLauter as only the third and fourth rookies in history to do so.
The common denominator between these six -- and some of the other young players in the sport -- seems to be this unusual poise.
"Watching them, you can tell they believe they belong," one high-ranked MLB executive said. "They are not surprised. They are not in awe. They expect to do well."
Said another: "I don't know what to attribute it to, but you don't see the kind of anxiety that you would expect with guys so young."
These six rookies, with their early offense and poise at the plate, have made immediate impacts on their teams days into the new season. Here's a breakdown of what each has done so far -- and how they got to this point.
Chase DeLauter, RF, Cleveland Guardians The Guardians opened the season with a series in Seattle, and DeLauter hit two homers in the opener, another in the second game and a fourth in the third. He hit those home runs off starters Logan Gilbert and George Kirby and closer Andres Munoz -- and DeLauter is the only player to homer off all three of those pitchers, ESPN researcher Paul Hembekides noted.
Despite being listed at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds, DeLauter has never been a prolific home run hitter -- he never reached double-digit homer totals in any season in college and accumulated 20 total in his first three professional seasons. He does not like to strike out, Guardians hitting coach Grant Fink noted, and at each level DeLauter has played at, he has typically had more walks than strikeouts. He's served well in this aspect by his swing, which is short and quick, with his hands close to his body, a little like former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley's swing.
"When you watch it, it looks at times like he doesn't finish it," said Fink. "But it has unbelievable force in it."
There's an ease and comfort to DeLauter's game that first appeared last October. He had lost a lot of time to foot and core injuries after the Guardians drafted him with the No. 16 pick in 2022, accumulating just 138 games in the minors over the past three years. But Cleveland, desperate for hitters to complement Jose Ramirez in its lineup, promoted DeLauter to make his major league debut in last year's wild-card series against Detroit. Grant Fink, the Guardians' hitting coach, remembers watching DeLauter and how calm he was under highly unusual circumstances.
"There are not a lot of people he gets intimidated by," Fink said.
Following his performance over the weekend, DeLauter was named American League Player of the Week on Monday.
Sal Stewart, 3B, Cincinnati Reds The Reds drafted Stewart 16 picks after DeLauter was selected. Stewart had 58 plate appearances for Cincinnati late last season and was sent into the winter with this advice: Work on becoming more athletic. And he took that seriously. When the team asked him about playing winter ball, Stewart declined, saying he wanted to focus on improving his body by working out in his hometown of Miami. He arrived at camp 22 pounds lighter, moving better and showing more of the athleticism that the Reds' staff knew he possessed. In fact, Stewart ended up winning a free throwing shooting contest the Reds held during spring training.
Through Cincinnati's first four games, he is 8-for-12 with five walks and one strikeout, never looking more comfortable than when he's in the batter's box, focused and making adjustments from pitch to pitch.
"He knows how to hit with two strikes," Nick Krall, the Reds' head of baseball operations, said.
Kevin McGonigle, SS, Detroit Tigers McGonigle, 21, had four hits in the Tigers' opener in San Diego, becoming the third-youngest player with four or more hits on Opening Day in the past 100 major league seasons. Then, in the second game, he came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning against Wandy Peralta, the veteran lefty who has made a career of cutting down left-handed hitters like McGonigle in the late innings. But McGonigle kept fighting off tough pitches against Peralta. The pitcher turned his head in some frustration at one point, after McGonigle fouled off a pitch that Peralta thought would finish off the rookie.
"He was locked in," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch wrote in a text, "and just competing. He didn't look overmatched and he didn't look overwhelmed."
On the 10th pitch of the plate appearance against Peralta, McGonigle ripped a two-run single into right field, driving in two runs. "This young man," Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti exclaimed, "is totally unfazed by these lights in the show!"
McGonigle's manager agreed with that sentiment: "One of the takeaways was he doesn't overthink at the plate, and trusts himself. It was an epic at-bat at the perfect time," Hinch added.
Munetaka Murakami, 3B, Chicago White Sox MLB teams had a lot of questions about Murakami -- surrounding his swing and his defense -- despite the big power he showed in Japan's NPB. Some evaluators wondered privately if he would be overwhelmed by high velocity. In the end, he signed a two-year, $34 million contract with the White Sox -- far, far below some media expectations.
"He is super determined," White Sox head of baseball operation Chris Getz said of Murakami. "It's very clear he wants to prove to someone that he's real. He's very serious."
And very dangerous for pitchers: Murakami homered in each of Chicago's three games against the Milwaukee Brewers. "Put the home runs aside -- the quality of his at-bats really stood out," Getz said, mentioning how his rookie faced some of the Brewers' hard throwers, such as Jacob Misiorowski.
It's clear to Getz that Murakami is not just an all-or-nothing slugger, with how he adapts throughout the ball-strike count, and Getz expects that as the 26-year-old faces more major league pitching he'll continue to make adjustments.
Carson Benge, RF, New York Mets Of these six rookies, Benge might have been the closest to starting the season in the minors, due to his relatively short tenure as a professional. The No. 19 pick in 2024, Benge reached Double-A by the end of that year, and he had just 24 games in Triple-A at the end of 2025. He was told at the outset of camp this year that he'd be given a chance to make the Mets, and he did everything they asked. He turned out to be everything they had hoped for, too, with an .874 OPS in spring training, and eventually won the right-field job to appear in New York's Opening Day lineup.
"What stands out right away is how composed and calm he is," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza wrote in a text following Benge's opening weekend. "Nothing really seems to speed him up. He's got a really mature approach for a player his age, especially in big moments. You can see the confidence, but it's not forced."
Benge, who also drew two walks and stole one base on Opening Day, connected for his first career home run in his fourth at-bat in the seventh inning. He drove the ball 385 feet, jumping for joy after seeing the ball disappear over the right-field wall.
"Physically," Mendoza wrote, "the tools are there. He's got the arm, the athleticism. But it's the instincts that have really jumped out to me. He reads the game well, and makes smart decisions."
JJ Wetherholt, SS, St. Louis Cardinals In his major league debut, Wetherholt smashed a ball into the grass beyond the center-field wall in St. Louis, 425 feet from home plate. The next day, he hit the walk-off single to beat Tampa 6-5, before getting buckets of ice water thrown on him from teammates.
"Calm demeanor," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol wrote in a text. "Not phased [sic] by anything, and a gamer. The guys love him."
Randy Mazey -- who coached Wetherholt in his last year at the University of West Virginia, before Wetherholt was drafted and Mazey retired -- relished the replays of Wetherholt's home run, walk-off hit and toothy grin, as well as how the other Cardinals reacted to him. Mazey coached for decades and has seen the evolution and steady improvement in young players climbing through amateur baseball, so he's not at all surprised to see Wetherholt, as well as all the other rookies, excelling.
"The kids these days are so talented," Mazey said. "I think you're going to see more of that. This is going to start being a trend."
If Kwan starts 81 games in LF, and 81 games in CF, would he be eligible for a gold glove at either position?
Yes, but, they need 713 innings which is an out over 79 games. The qualifying states, they count the innings towards the position they use the most, so it is nearly impossible. He would have to have the same amount of innings at both positions AND have the minimum number of innings played at each position. It would be an anomaly that would never be repeated if he did it.
Edit: Never mind, I just saw you said either position, not both positions. That is a little more likely actually.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Messick has been an ace so far this year. 3-0 with a 0.51 ERA. Just awesome.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Welp .... ugly day all around for the Guards. I don't understand pulling 2-2 DeLauter in favor of Bo Naylor ... who is hitting .115 or so.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hit bid broken up in 9th inning of 4-2 win over Orioles
ByAP Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 11:19 pm
CLEVELAND -- — Parker Messick took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, José Ramírez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
Making his 11th major league start, Messick (3-0) faced one batter more than the minimum through eight innings before Leody Taveras led off the ninth with a grounder that just eluded diving second baseman Juan Brito and went into right field for a single.
Blaze Alexander followed with a line-drive single to center before the rookie left-hander was removed to a standing ovation from the crowd of 14,748.
Taylor Ward's single off closer Cade Smith loaded the bases, and Gunnar Henderson's sacrifice fly drove in Taveras. Pete Alonso hit an RBI double that put runners at second and third with one out.
Smith then retired pinch-hitter Colton Cowser on a fly to center and Samuel Basallo on a grounder for his fourth save.
The 25-year-old Messick walked two and equaled a career best with nine strikeouts. He was charged with two runs in eight-plus innings, his longest outing in the majors. He threw 112 pitches, 78 for strikes.
The most recent no-hitter in the majors was Sept. 4, 2024, when Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 at Wrigley Field.
Cleveland has the longest current gap between no-hitters. The team’s last one was Len Barker’s perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chase DeLauter walked in the first and Ramírez drove a first-pitch fastball from Shane Baz (0-2) into the right-center stands to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.
Steven Kwan hit an RBI single in the fifth and George Valera added a run-scoring single in the sixth.
The Cleveland Guardians are calling up their top prospect, second baseman Travis Bazzana, ESPN reports.
Bazzana, 23, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Oregon State. Coming into the 2026 season, CBS Sports ranked Bazzana as the No. 16 prospect in all of baseball. Here's part of our write-up:
"The No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft, Bazzana is now positioned to debut sometime in 2026. He split his first full professional season between Double- and Triple-A, hitting .245/.389/.424 with nine home runs and 12 stolen bases in 84 games. The book on him remains the same as when he was drafted: he combines a disciplined approach with above-average contact chops and power output. Indeed, Bazzana atones for pedestrian exit velocities by lifting and pulling the ball at high rates, a combination that ought to play well in Cleveland's ballpark. His comfort with deep counts will ensure he strikes out a fair amount, and he's not going to win a Gold Glove award anytime soon. Even so, Bazzana is a heady player who should justify the Guardians' selection for years to come."
This season, Bazzana has been at Triple-A Columbus, and in 24 games he's slashed .287/.422/.511 with two home runs, 21 walks, and eight stolen bases. As well, Bazzana presently leads all the minor leagues in doubles with 11. For his minor-league career, the Oregon State product has an OPS of .826 across parts of three pro seasons with 14 home runs and 25 steals in 135 games.
Bazzana will join a Guardians team that's 15-15 after losing three straight and four of their last five. Not surprisingly, Cleveland has again struggled offensively, as they rank 19th in MLB in both runs scored and OPS. As for Bazzana's future position, a job-share at second base in Cleveland has yielded a .202/.312/.330 line from the position thus far in 2026.
Bazzana is not yet on the 40-player roster, but the Guardians have an open slot. They will, however, have to make a roster move in order to add him to the active roster.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Looks like the Guardians have traded for a 2-time gold glove C, that also can’t hit! Naylor optioned to AAA. Hate losing Tugboat, the 2nd 1st round pick was okey to lose. Would have rather sent Naylor down, called up Ingle before the trade, to see what he has first.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
I kinda feel like this team is mirroring the 90’s teams. Alot of young players, that in 1 more year will be completely ready to compete for a World Series year in and year out for quite a few years.
…yea, I’m surprised the Braves are playing well. Just like it’s been shocking the Dodgers have won the past couple World Series. How did they do it? lol
Guards win again. Bazzana is as advertised. The Guards may just find some hitting and power to go along with their pitching.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
The Braves have not yet played their starting lineup. Three starting pitchers who have just begun to throw will return by July. Right now two catchers who both DH and catch are out.
See what happens in July if they are really healthy.
The Braves have not yet played their starting lineup. Three starting pitchers who have just begun to throw will return by July. Right now two catchers who both DH and catch are out.
See what happens in July if they are really healthy.
Your team has scored the second most runs in ALL of MLB…
My opinion: the Braves are the equivalent of somebody coming on here and talking about the Denver Broncos and gosh dang how tough they have it.
Also: With Blake Snell going under the knife — er, arthroscopic needle — the Dodgers now have 12 pitchers on the injured list.
I do want to point out Bone. (It’s taken years) but I am warming up to the Braves. Mainly because ATL is my next assignment.
I’ve went to 4 games this year. First game they beat the hell out of Guards. The next three was fun as hell rooting for them. I did get to see Mike Yastrzemski hit a walk off. On a personal note is cool as hell. When I was a little kid, my grandpa, and family dad took me to my first Tribe game against the Red Sox. I got to see Carl’s last HR before his retirement.
The Truist Park is one of my favorites. Easy to get to a game, parking is super easy and so is the whole game scene. Great environment. That offense is just fire. I went last week because they were giving out Hawaiian Braves shirts. I’ll go to another the first or second week of June.
I’m hooked. The last four years in Hawai’i, I forgot how much I missed going to the ballpark.However, I would trade it to be back at my home in Ala Moana/Waikiki. This is a good secondary reason to be happy.
When I was a boy my first glove was a Warren Spahn model.
Hank Aaron was one of my favorite players.
I moved to Atlanta in 1978 and became a huge fan. TBS, Ted Turner, and the Braves as a super station brought fans from all over the country. Braves baseball is a whole culture. My roots are the Indians and now Guardians.
I love baseball and follow both teams. But I watch the Braves play damn near every night.
The Braves don't have near the payroll of the Dodgers, and Mets. They are around 7th to 9th in team salary.
The organization is very well run. They are usually in the hunt.
This year and last year they have had a lot of injuries. I figured they would hang in there till the trade deadline and then put on a run.
No way did I expect them to have their record and lead all of baseball in batting average and ERA.
Drake Baldwin won the ROY last season. He has been unreal. Olson leading in RBI's. Guys who were depth players have been playing big roles.
The real surprise has been pitching. I did not see them doing what they are doing at all. Both starters and the bullpen.
At the same time I really love this young Guardians team. They are building a team that will compete well for years.
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