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Andrew Walters Andrew Walters Activated from IL
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:44 PM
Walters (lat) was activated from the injured list Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: The move was procedurally required, but Walters is still recovering from lat surgery. It's unclear when he'll be able to return to the mound, but he had not started a rehab appearance prior to the end of the season. |
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Sam Hentges Sam Hentges Activated from IL
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:35 PM
Hentges (shoulder) was activated from the injured list Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Hentges is recovering from a pair of surgeries, the more serious of which was on his shoulder, which cost him the entire 2025 season. He is expected to be ready for spring training, though his timeline may be a bit volatile given the seriousness of the injury. |
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Will Brennan Will Brennan Back from IL
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:27 PM
Brennan (elbow) was activated from the injured list Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Brennan underwent sports hernia surgery in September, amidst his rehab from Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. |
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Will Wilson Will Wilson Booted from 40-man roster
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:12 PM
Wilson was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus and elected free agency Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Wilson made his big-league debut and picked up 91 plate appearances with Cleveland this season. He had only a .511 OPS and will now look for another opportunity around the league. |
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Carlos Hernandez Carlos Hernandez Inks minors deal with Cleveland
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 11:05 AM
The Guardians re-signed Hernandez to a minor-league contract Thursday, Aram Leighton of JustBaseball.com reports.
Analysis: The Guardians were one of three teams Hernandez pitched for in 2025, as he held a 6.23 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 39:22 K:BB over 43.1 innings between Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland. With an average four-seamer velocity of 97.7 mph, Hernandez remains one of the hardest throwers in the game, but he's been an unreliable bullpen arm. |
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Austin Hedges Austin Hedges Re-signs with Guardians
Tue, Oct 14, 2025, 9:16 PM
Hedges signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Guardians on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Analysis: Hedges slashed just .161/.250/.277 with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored across 180 plate appearances in the regular season. However, the 33-year-old is great defensively behind the plate, so Cleveland will keep him around for another year to serve as a backup behind Bo Naylor. |
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Nic Enright Nic Enright Set for Tommy John surgery
Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 2:33 PM
Enright will undergo Tommy John surgery soon, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Enright has been sidelined since early September with an injury to his pitching arm, and it's been determined surgery is the best course of treatment. The right-handed reliever will not be ready to pitch in games again until 2027. Enright held a 2.03 ERA and 30:12 K:BB over 31 innings for the Guardians this season. |
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David Fry David Fry Nasal surgery scheduled
Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 2:28 PM
Fry will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair nasal fractures, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Fry suffered nasal and facial fractures when he was hit by a 99 mph fastball thrown by Tarik Skubal back on Sept. 24. He's expected to be fully recovered by early-to mid-November, so Fry should have a fairly typical offseason. |
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Slade Cecconi Slade Cecconi Records seven outs in Game 3
Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 6:25 PM
Cecconi didn't factor into the decision during Thursday's loss to the Tigers, giving up one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out three batters across 2.1 innings.
Analysis: Cecconi kept the Tigers off the board through the first two innings of the game with little trouble, but back-to-back singles from the Tigers in the third were all manager Stephen Vogt needed to see to take his starter out of the game after just 47 pitches. Reliever Tim Herrin allowed one of the inherited runners to score, preventing Cecconi from finishing his Guardians postseason debut unblemished. With Cleveland now shifting its focus to the 2026 campaign, Cecconi should have a good chance at cracking the Opening Day rotation after turning in a 4.30 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 132 innings in the regular season. |
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Bo Naylor Bo Naylor Pops first career playoff homer
Wed, Oct 1, 2025, 4:07 PM
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's victory over the Tigers.
Analysis: Brayan Rocchio broke a tie with a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning and Daniel Schneemann tacked on an additional run with an RBI double. Naylor then added some big insurance runs with a three-run blast off lefty reliever Brant Hurter. It was the first hit of the wild-card series and the first career postseason home run for Naylor, who hit a career-high 14 out of the yard during the regular season. |
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Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio Go-ahead homer as Guardians survive
Wed, Oct 1, 2025, 3:49 PM
Rocchio smashed a go-ahead, solo home run in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 6-1 victory over the Tigers in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.
Analysis: Rocchio was in a 0-2 hole against Troy Melton with one out and no one on, but he got a center-cut fastball and didn't miss it, putting the pitch over the right-field wall to send the crowd at Progressive Field into a frenzy. The Guardians tacked on an additional four runs in the frame and forced a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday. It was the second career postseason homer for Rocchio, who slashed .306/.390/.444 during the 2024 playoffs. |
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Tanner Bibee Tanner Bibee Holds Tigers to one run in Game 2
Wed, Oct 1, 2025, 3:41 PM
Bibee yielded one run on five hits and three walks over 4.2 frames Wednesday, taking a no-decision in a win over the Tigers in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series. He struck out six.
Analysis: Bibee had to pitch out of a jam right away, with the first two batters of the game reaching on a single and an error. He was up to the challenge, fanning the next three hitters. He permitted one run in the fourth on a Javier Baez RBI single and was spared from being charged with another when Zach McKinstry ran into an out on the bases. Bibee was unable to get through the fifth inning after issuing a two-out walk to put a second runner on, but the Guardians' bullpen then shut things down the rest of the way in a 6-1 win. The righty was trending in the right direction late in the regular season with a 1.30 ERA in September, and he kept it going in his first outing of the postseason. |
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Gavin Williams Gavin Williams Tough-luck loss in Game 1
Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 2:57 PM
Williams permitted just two unearned runs on five hits and one walk over six-plus innings but was saddled with a loss in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat to the Tigers. He struck out eight batters.
Analysis: The Tigers plated their first run in the top of the first inning thanks to a pair of two-out singles and an error, and they added another in the top of the seventh on a squeeze bunt after Williams was pulled from the game. That turned out to be enough, as Tarik Skubal and the Tigers' bullpen kept the Guardians in check. Williams accrued up 19 whiffs on his 88 pitches, picking up where he left off after closing out the regular season on a high note. He would likely pitch Game 2 of the ALDS versus the Mariners on Sunday, should the Guardians advance. |
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Bo Naylor Bo Naylor Taking seat in Game 1
Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 9:43 AM
Naylor is absent from the lineup Tuesday in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series versus the Tigers.
Analysis: With lefty ace Tarik Skubal toeing the slab for the Tigers, the left-handed-hitting Naylor will begin the contest on the bench. The Guardians are going with Austin Hedges at catcher Tuesday. |
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Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio Slugs walk-off homer
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 6:00 PM
Rocchio went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and an additional RBI in Sunday's 9-8 extra-inning victory over Texas.
Analysis: The Cleveland infielder played hero in this contest with a 380-foot, three-run blast to walk off the Rangers and clinch the division for his club. Rocchio concludes a relatively productive second half that saw him hit .257 (56-for-218) with four homers, six steals, 32 RBI and 23 runs scored across 66 games after the All-Star break. Overall, the 24-year-old slashed .233/.290/.340 with five homers, eight steals, 44 RBI and 34 runs scored across 383 total plate appearances this regular season. |
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Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez Swipes trio of bases in win
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 5:54 PM
Ramirez went 2-for-5 with three steals in Sunday's 9-8 extra-inning win against the Rangers.
Analysis: Ramirez drew the start at designated hitter and tallied three stolen bases in a contest for the third time this season. The Cleveland star pilfered both second and third off Texas starter Patrick Corbin in the third before tallying his last steal off Jose Corniell in the ninth. Ramirez wraps another stellar fantasy season in which he reached the 30-homer/40-steal mark for the second consecutive campaign and slashed .282/.360/.503 with 103 runs and 85 RBI in 667 plate appearances. |
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Logan Allen Logan Allen Coughs up four runs in no-decision
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 5:44 PM
Allen took a no-decision in Sunday's 9-8 extra-inning victory over the Rangers, conceding four runs on five hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out four.
Analysis: Allen struggled once again in this 88-pitch appearance, generating only eight whiffs. The 27-year-old gave up two runs on an Alejandro Osuna double in the second before allowing two additional tallies via a Jake Burger single in the third. Allen slogged through the second half, pitching to a 4.59 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 52:24 K:BB in 66.2 innings after the All-Star break. Overall, the Cleveland southpaw concludes his regular season with a 4.25 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 122:62 K:BB across 156.2 total frames. |
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CJ Kayfus CJ Kayfus Sitting for regular-season finale
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 2:11 PM
Kayfus is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Analysis: Southpaw Patrick Corbin is on the hill for Texas, so Kayfus and fellow left-handed hitters Kyle Manzardo and George Valera will head to the bench. Jhonkensy Noel will fill in at first base for Kayfus. |
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George Valera George Valera Taking seat against lefty
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 2:09 PM
Valera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Analysis: Southpaw Patrick Corbin is on the hill for Texas, so Valera and fellow left-handed hitters Kyle Manzardo and C.J. Kayfus will head to the bench. Johnathan Rodriguez will receive the start in right field in Valera's stead. |
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Kyle Manzardo Kyle Manzardo Idle against southpaw
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 2:08 PM
Manzardo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Analysis: Southpaw Patrick Corbin is on the hill for Texas, so Manzardo and fellow left-handed hitters George Valera and C.J. Kayfus will head to the bench. With Manzardo sitting, Jose Ramirez will get a day off from playing the field and will serve as Cleveland's designated hitter. |
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