For the Guardians to do the impossible, it took a village. It took contributions from the usual suspects and from the most unlikely heroes.
Behind the scenes of a crazy clinch day for a team that’s savoring this moment:
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Behind the scenes of a crazy clinch day for a team that’s savoring this moment:
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Guardians complete implausible run, clinch playoff spot: ‘Our group was never daunted’
Jakob Junis has waited for this. And he wants his teammates — many of them younger — to savor this moment.
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September 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
For the Guardians to do the impossible, it took a village. It took contributions from the usual suspects and from the most unlikely heroes.
Behind the scenes of a crazy clinch day for a team that’s savoring this moment:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
Behind the scenes of a crazy clinch day for a team that’s savoring this moment:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
You know what José Ramírez can do on the field. But it’s his comedy behind the scenes (in multiple languages) that has kept the Guardians loose through a summer of adversity.
On the funniest man in Cleveland:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
On the funniest man in Cleveland:
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The provocative comedy of José Ramírez, the star guiding the Guardians back from the brink
José Ramírez likes to poke, prod, needle and nudge his teammates. It has helped keep them ready for anything in this roller-coaster season.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
You know what José Ramírez can do on the field. But it’s his comedy behind the scenes (in multiple languages) that has kept the Guardians loose through a summer of adversity.
On the funniest man in Cleveland:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
On the funniest man in Cleveland:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
Get to know Gavin Williams, the goofiest member of the Guardians’ roster and a guy angling to break out as the team’s next ace: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
Fun-loving Gavin Williams bids to be Guardians' next great ace
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September 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Get to know Gavin Williams, the goofiest member of the Guardians’ roster and a guy angling to break out as the team’s next ace: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
A lot has changed since Terry Francona left Cleveland. What hasn’t changed: Francona’s love of baseball and the people in the game, and his comedy routine.
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As Terry Francona makes his Cleveland return, the relationships he’s built ‘never change’
He missed the steady beat of the 162-game schedule. He missed the camaraderie. Most of all, he missed the people.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A lot has changed since Terry Francona left Cleveland. What hasn’t changed: Francona’s love of baseball and the people in the game, and his comedy routine.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Guardians need one of their patented, dominant rotations, and they might soon have one
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Guardians need one of their patented, dominant rotations, and they might soon have one
Cleveland's starters have flashed hints of a forthcoming breakout, and with the possible return of Shane Bieber, they could be formidable.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Guardians need one of their patented, dominant rotations, and they might soon have one
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/638... Presenting the Guardians’ All-Quarter Century Team, the best in Cleveland since 2000
Presenting the Guardians’ All-Quarter Century Team, the best in Cleveland since 2000
Here are the players who made the biggest contributions for a franchise that has made the postseason nine times since 2001.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/638... Presenting the Guardians’ All-Quarter Century Team, the best in Cleveland since 2000
Carlos Santana: “Hey, Hedgey, can you believe that I hit an inside-the-park home run?”
Austin Hedges: “When? Your rookie year, 35 years ago? Did all the outfielders die?”
Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues:
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Austin Hedges: “When? Your rookie year, 35 years ago? Did all the outfielders die?”
Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues:
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‘OK, I feel old now’: Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues
Santana made his big-league debut against the Washington Nationals on June 11, 2010. His teammates often call him “Grandpa.”
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May 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Carlos Santana: “Hey, Hedgey, can you believe that I hit an inside-the-park home run?”
Austin Hedges: “When? Your rookie year, 35 years ago? Did all the outfielders die?”
Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...
Austin Hedges: “When? Your rookie year, 35 years ago? Did all the outfielders die?”
Quizzing Carlos Santana about his 15 years in the big leagues:
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Baseball and family pulled Nic Enright out of the darkness. Now, after two and a half years of pain and exhaustion and torment, he’s a big-league pitcher. And his debut, with his family present, was perfect.
“That was everything I wanted it to be.”
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“That was everything I wanted it to be.”
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Baseball pulled Nic Enright out of the darkness. Now, finally, he's a big-league pitcher
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May 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Baseball and family pulled Nic Enright out of the darkness. Now, after two and a half years of pain and exhaustion and torment, he’s a big-league pitcher. And his debut, with his family present, was perfect.
“That was everything I wanted it to be.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
“That was everything I wanted it to be.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Really soon…
Soon, you'll see Nic Enright pitch for Cleveland. He's been on the doorstep of the majors for two years as he battles cancer. Even while receiving debilitating treatment, he's kept pitching. He has to – to realize his dream, to inspire others, to survive.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
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‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Guardians prospect, pitching through cancer treatment, on verge of majors
In 2022, pitcher Nic Enright was well on the road to his major-league dream. A cancer diagnosis changed — but did not stop — his plans.
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May 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Really soon…
Reposted by Zack Meisel
Soon, you'll see Nic Enright pitch for Cleveland. He's been on the doorstep of the majors for two years as he battles cancer. Even while receiving debilitating treatment, he's kept pitching. He has to – to realize his dream, to inspire others, to survive.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Guardians prospect, pitching through cancer treatment, on verge of majors
In 2022, pitcher Nic Enright was well on the road to his major-league dream. A cancer diagnosis changed — but did not stop — his plans.
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Soon, you'll see Nic Enright pitch for Cleveland. He's been on the doorstep of the majors for two years as he battles cancer. Even while receiving debilitating treatment, he's kept pitching. He has to – to realize his dream, to inspire others, to survive.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
Soon, you'll see Nic Enright pitch for Cleveland. He's been on the doorstep of the majors for two years as he battles cancer. Even while receiving debilitating treatment, he's kept pitching. He has to – to realize his dream, to inspire others, to survive.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Guardians prospect, pitching through cancer treatment, on verge of majors
In 2022, pitcher Nic Enright was well on the road to his major-league dream. A cancer diagnosis changed — but did not stop — his plans.
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Soon, you'll see Nic Enright pitch for Cleveland. He's been on the doorstep of the majors for two years as he battles cancer. Even while receiving debilitating treatment, he's kept pitching. He has to – to realize his dream, to inspire others, to survive.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
Inside Steven Kwan’s journey to burgeoning stardom:
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The rise of Steven Kwan: How a ‘mental edge’ has helped unlock an undersized MLB star
Cleveland outfielder Steven Kwan has compensated for physical limitations by pursuing competitive advantages mentally.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Inside Steven Kwan’s journey to burgeoning stardom:
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Terry Francona spent a year golfing, being a fan, babysitting his grandkids. He relaxed in Hawaii and Mexico.
But it wasn’t enough. He needed baseball. He always does.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
But it wasn’t enough. He needed baseball. He always does.
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Why Terry Francona just couldn’t stay away from baseball: ‘I probably love it too much’
Francona has tried to escape the sport many times, yet he keeps coming back, baseball’s most reliable boomerang, unable to resist the grind.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Terry Francona spent a year golfing, being a fan, babysitting his grandkids. He relaxed in Hawaii and Mexico.
But it wasn’t enough. He needed baseball. He always does.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
But it wasn’t enough. He needed baseball. He always does.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
2024 was the worst year of Nolan Jones’ life. It was also the best year of Nolan Jones’ life. The Guardians’ outfielder opened up about failure, death threats and the birth of his daughter:
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The best and worst year of Nolan Jones’ life, and what the public doesn’t see
After a difficult year on and off the field in 2024, Jones returned to the game in 2025 with a stronger sense of perspective.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
2024 was the worst year of Nolan Jones’ life. It was also the best year of Nolan Jones’ life. The Guardians’ outfielder opened up about failure, death threats and the birth of his daughter:
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
Quality control coach? Pitching strategist? In MLB, title inflation is the new norm (stay for Stephen Vogt’s impersonation of Creed Bratton)
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Quality control coach? Pitching strategist? In baseball, title inflation is the new norm
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April 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Quality control coach? Pitching strategist? In MLB, title inflation is the new norm (stay for Stephen Vogt’s impersonation of Creed Bratton)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Why I kept Octavio Dotel's baseball card in my wallet: Meisel
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April 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
For some Cleveland fans, the home opener is a chance to honor the die-hard fans who are no longer here
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Another Cleveland home opener, another reason to honor die-hard fans who aren’t here
It’s a day to celebrate a new season and a day to remember those who are no longer able to join them for the journey ahead.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For some Cleveland fans, the home opener is a chance to honor the die-hard fans who are no longer here
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
Long before torpedo bats, the maple bat craze — which started in one man’s garage, after a friendly wager at a bar — took over baseball
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Long before torpedo bats, the maple bat craze took over baseball
In the late 1990s, an Ottawa man changed bat technology with the creation of maple bats. Soon, almost every major leaguer wanted one.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Long before torpedo bats, the maple bat craze — which started in one man’s garage, after a friendly wager at a bar — took over baseball
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
Moon shots and mob movies: Jhonkensy Noel’s bid to be Guardians’ next big home run hitter
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Moon shots and mob movies: Jhonkensy Noel’s bid to be Guardians’ next big home run hitter
After a legendary moment in last year's ALCS, Noel is looking to prove he belongs as a reliable hitter in the Guardians' lineup.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Moon shots and mob movies: Jhonkensy Noel’s bid to be Guardians’ next big home run hitter
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
The Guardians got a taste of it last year. Now they want the whole thing. Buckle up for another unpredictable journey.
"It’s been 76 years — there’s pretty much no one alive in Cleveland who has experienced it. Once you do it once, that’s all they need.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
"It’s been 76 years — there’s pretty much no one alive in Cleveland who has experienced it. Once you do it once, that’s all they need.”
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Last year, the Guardians could taste the World Series. Now, they’re ravenous to end a drought
Catcher Austin Hedges put it like this: "Last year was for convincing. Now there’s no convincing. We know exactly how good we are."
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March 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Guardians got a taste of it last year. Now they want the whole thing. Buckle up for another unpredictable journey.
"It’s been 76 years — there’s pretty much no one alive in Cleveland who has experienced it. Once you do it once, that’s all they need.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
"It’s been 76 years — there’s pretty much no one alive in Cleveland who has experienced it. Once you do it once, that’s all they need.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
Reposted by Zack Meisel
Congrats to Joe Danneman and @zackmeisel.bsky.social on being voted Ohio's Sportscaster and Sportswriter of the Year. Two unbelievably deserving choices nationalsportsmedia.org/news/nsma-el...
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congrats to Joe Danneman and @zackmeisel.bsky.social on being voted Ohio's Sportscaster and Sportswriter of the Year. Two unbelievably deserving choices nationalsportsmedia.org/news/nsma-el...