The Cleveland Guardians enjoyed 13 home runs and a solid, above-average 118 wRC+ from young slugger Jhonkensy Noel last year. He also hit one of the most important homers in recent franchise history in the postseason against the New York Yankees.

The parallels between Noel and former Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez are striking. Both young sluggers made significant postseason impacts before they were fully developed, creating outsized expectations. And both subsequently faced similar struggles adjusting to inconsistent playing time at the major league level.

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David Fry hit his first home run of the season, but the Guardians ultimately fell to the Astros Friday night at Progressive Field.

Austin Hedges is in his 11th Major League season — five of those in two stints with the Indians/Guardians. He has a career batting average of .185. He is batting .113 in 22 games with the

In the last 50 years, only seven Cleveland hitting streaks have lasted longer: 30: Sandy Alomar, 1997 26: Casey Blake, 2007 24: Matt Williams, 1997 23: Mike Hargrove, 1980 22: Michael Brantley, 2012 22: Marty Cordova, 2001 22: Julio Franco, 1988

Steven Kwan’s smart injury management and steady play make him indispensable to the Guardians—and a rare MLB model of reliability.

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 20th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 on Tuesday night.

The Cleveland Guardians are known to be a pretty conservative franchise when it comes to swinging big trades to land top-tier talent. Last year, the Guardians did make a couple of significant moves at the MLB trade deadline,