The Milwaukee Brewers are one game closer to the World Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays are set to open their ALCS series on Monday. In the American League, it will be a smaller market representing the league in the World Series. There is the potential […]
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The beating heart of Cleveland baseball is ready to take them somewhere they haven't been in 78 years.
Accustomed to the role of the favorites throughout their history, the Yankees were not favored against Tampa Bay in the ALDS and indeed bounced out early from the 2026 postseason, leaving the Rays, Guardians, Dodgers, and Brewers as the four clubs still battling for a championship. Finding a rooting interest after your team is eliminated […]
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Saturday. Gavin Williams and Cleveland’s pitching was tremendous. Jose Ramirez led the way on offense with an improbable two-run home run on a pitch that almost hit the ground. JOSÉ RAMÍREZ! GUARDIANS TAKE THE FIRST LEAD […]
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The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox in five games to earn an American League Division Series victory. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays took care of business against the New York Yankees by sweeping them in their ALDS matchup. Now, the Rays and the Guardians are set to go head-to-head in the American League […]
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The championship series are set, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers battling for the right to represent the National League and the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays competing for the American League pennant, but for the rest of MLB front offices, bolstering teams via free agency takes precedent.
The Rays and Guardians on Monday announced their rosters for the forthcoming American League Championship Series, which begins tonight when the 98-win Rays host the 85-win Guardians at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay will hand the ball to Cy Young candidate Drew Rasmussen, who pitched 172 innings of 2.67 ERA ball during the regular […]
On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians finished off the upstart Chicago White Sox to advance to the American League Championship Series, where they will face the Tampa Bay Rays. As with the NLCS, we want to know, how do you think this series will turn out? Cast your vote below…
As I sat down to write about the Rays triumphant return to the ALCS, I was beset by a nagging question. The Rays have a nasty habit of playing up to some opponents and down to others. Will that tradition rear its ugly head in the American League Championship Series? I recognize the absurdity of […]
Two high-contact, low-budget teams square off in a matchup that could feature a lot of small ball.
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Good morning, Purple Row! The Championship Series is in full swing and the Brewers are up 1-0 on the Dodgers after last night’s victory. They will remain in Milwaukee for one more game, while the ALDS kicks off in Tampa Bay tonight between the Rays and the Guardians. The Arizona Fall League is also in […]
Kevin Cash helped build the Guardians before he built the Rays. Now he has to beat them in the ALCS. His time in Cleveland’s dugout taught him what makes the organization special, and that connection goes beyond the field. “Just a ton of respect for that organization, whether from Stephen Vogt to Chris Antonetti, Mike […]
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Cleveland has a chance in this one, but only if Drew Rasmussen allows it.
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The futility of the Chicago White Sox in their 2-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night made me think of a night in Baltimore in 1962. It was the September night when the Washington Senators’ Tom Cheney struck out 21 Orioles in a 2-1 win. One notable difference: It took the White Sox […]
A 0-2 series deficit. A 27-year-old reliever in his first postseason save. A mother watching from home. Sometimes, the biggest moments in baseball are best captured not by the players on the field, but by the loved ones watching nervously from the stands. And when Cade Smith sealed the Cleveland Guardians’ dramatic ALDS Game 5 […]
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The Cleveland Guardians may have been down, but they sure as hell aren’t out — not after winning Game 5 of their ALDS matchup against the Chicago White Sox, 2-0, to complete their comeback from 2-0 down in the series. It did not look very promising for the Guardians after they lost both of the […]
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On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays finally knew for certain which team they’ll be facing in the 2026 ALCS, with the Cleveland Guardians having completed the comeback from 2-0 down in the ALDS to send their division rival Chicago White Sox home. That series will begin on Monday at 8:00 PM E.T. However, prior to […]
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José Ramírez golfed a knuckle-curve off his shins for a 348-foot homer in Game 5, turning the ALDS and sparking statue talks. The Cleveland Guardians pulled off a stunning comeback against the Chicago White Sox, erasing a 0-2 deficit to clinch the ALDS, but it was Ramírez’s redemption story that has stolen the spotlight. A […]
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The Guardians completed the come from behind victory to eliminate this year’s version of 2023’s D-backs, and also prove that the Pope is not, in fact, infallible. So we are down to the final four. In the American League, the Rays host the Guardians, with that series getting under way tomorrow. But we begin with […]
The Cleveland Guardians are done celebrating their victory over the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series. It’s on to the American League Championship Series and a date with the Tampa Bay Rays. The series will get underway at the Tropicana Dome Monday night, and Guardians manager Stephen Vogt will send left-handed pitcher […]
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Mark P Just before Game 1 gets underway, let’s open the floor to the Weekend Chat. The chatter will begin in a minute or two…. Guards Fan Give me the Guardians path to getting past the Rays. Mark P Some key hits in big moments, more hitting in general since the lineup as a whole […]
The American League’s top two seeds will face off in the Championship Series. The Rays play host to the Guardians in the seven-game set, which begins tomorrow at 7pm CT. Tampa has tabbed their ace Drew Rasmussen for Game 1. The Guards, who just wrapped up a five-game Division Series with the White Sox, haven’t announced […]
Forget the Super Bowl, it's the Junior Bowl.
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Major League Baseball announced the umpire crews for the 2026 American League and National League Championship Series on Sunday.
Guardians minority owner Jason Kelce called José Ramírez's Game 5 home run "one of the coolest moments of my life" after Cleveland's ALCS comeback.