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• Guardians 6, White Sox 5 (10 innings): Not enough comebacks to go around

Chase Meidroth can find no answers for the flat White Sox offense, striking out in the ninth inning. | Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The South Siders lose in extra innings after fighting back in throughout the game A long, back-and-forth game between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox ends in a 6-5 win for the Guardians in 10 innings, as they walk into the All-Star break with a ser...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2346: Send in the Clones

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rich Hill–Dallas Keuchel competition for the Royals rotation and give José Ramírez his due, then (17:45) answer listener emails about when to fire a GM, an all-star spot for elite defenders, teams composed of clones of Aaron Judge, Daulton Varsho, or Zack Wheeler, moving the mound back […]...2025
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• MLB trends: Luis Arraez won't strike out, Ceddanne Rafaela levels up and how the Guardians failed José Ramírez

What's new around the league with just a week until the All-Star break?...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. snubbed for All-Star starter nod

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Jacob Wilson gets the AL start at shortstop. Maybe Bobby Witt Jr. shouldn’t have set expectation so high last year? In 2024, Witt put together one of the best non-MVP seasons in recent history. This year he is merely “very good”, and yet that wasn’t enough to gain the support of All-Star voters at shortstop, who went with Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson. Wilso...2025
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• 3B Ramírez out of Guardians' lineup after HBP
Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was not in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Cardinals due to a bruised right forearm....2025
• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Javier Báez is El Mago again. A Brewers rookie has an impressive debut. A look ahead to the trade deadline and the draft. And other baseball news. Let’s go surfing now. Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me. I’m leading with this one because it’s the one that will bring the most joy to your heart. Jesse Rogers tells of how the Tigers’ Javier ...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Guardians

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers continue long stretch of interleague matchups in Cleveland The Milwaukee Brewers will wrap up their six-game road trip in Cleveland against the Guardians this week, also marking their third of five consecutive series against interleague opponents. The Crew had another up-and-down week, winning their first two against the Astros before dropping the series fin...2025
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• Guardians series preview: The start of a challenging road trip

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Royals have a ten-game road trip against 2024 playoff teams. The Royals will again face the division rival Cleveland Guardians, the team that took two of three in the opening series in Kansas City. This time they’ll face off in Cleveland, where the Royals took four of six last year. Kansas City Royals (7-6) vs. Cleveland Guardians (6-6) at Progressiv...2025
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• RISP-y business: White Sox fail to capitalize in heartbreaking loss to Guardians

Mike Tauchman pulls up lame while trying to score the tying run. | Nick Cammett/Getty Images Chicago’s woes continue in Cleveland The Chicago White Sox (2-9) lost to the Cleveland Guardians (5-6) by a narrow 3-2 margin and have now dropped seven straight. It was a game filled with missed opportunities and, of course, the perfect dose of bad luck. Going 3-for-12 with RISP certainly doesn’t ...2025
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Guardians

Shane Smith is looking to help the Sox find some winning ways. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Seeking solace in Cleveland, Chicago aims to snap five-game losing streak The South Siders made a couple of moves prior to this afternoon's contest. First off, we've got Tyler Gilbert coming up and Brandon Eisert going down. Prior to today’s series opener at Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox retur...2025
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals gets Gatorade dumped on him following the game | Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images The Royals go for their first series victory of the season The Royals attempted and failed a comeback Thursday afternoon, then tried again yesterday and managed to finish it off. Perhaps today, they can just win without ever trailing! Of course, if they’re go...2025
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• Guardians series preview: Let’s get it started!

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals and Guardians are both looking to return to the post-season. Observers around baseball thumbed their nose at the American League Central at the outset of the season, figuring the small market clubs would not be able to keep pace with the high-spending coastal teams. But four of the five Central teams ended up in the post-season, including the Guardians ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12

On this day 44 years ago, Steve Stone got the honor of his baseball life. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A former South Side hurler and future broadcaster caps off the season of his life 1920 As a response to the Black Sox scandal that saw members of the White Sox throw the World Series in 1919, baseball owners unanimously elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first baseball commissioner. ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25

Happy birthday, Mike Harkey! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Mike Harkey, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of ...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend

Kyle Schwarber should lead off for the Phillies for their third straight postseason | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images There’s a lot of David and Goliath in these matchups They don’t call it the Wild Card for nothing, folks. It’s’ already been a few ridiculous days of baseball. It started with the Mets bonkers comeback against Atlanta in the first game of a doubleheader to make the post...2024
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Brett Favre to Deshaun Watson to Jerry Jones

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Things on my mind Friday of Week 4 is upon us with the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders looking to right their collective ships. Injuries are a big storyline in the game with major names on both sides on the injury report Thursday. There are so many other things going on in and around football as well as some other sports including the Cleveland Gua...2024
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"With an RBI single, the Guardians tacked on another run and kept the bases loaded, this time for José Ramírez."

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"José Ramírez then blooped one down the left field line that Melendez initially misread, breaking in late."

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"There is nothing José Ramírez can't do."

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"José Ramírez, Guardians reach agreement on five-year contract extension, per report"

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"and José Ramírez may also join the 30-30 club this season"

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"Cleveland’s José Ramírez was the first to reach the 30-30 club this season with 38 homers and 33 steals, but it’s the first time since 2012 — Ryan Braun (Brewers) and Mike Trout (Angels) — that a player put up those numbers."

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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Is the offense turning things around? Jaylon Thompson writes about last night’s offensive explosion. KC finished with 11 hits. The increased scoring chances could bode well for the offense finding a rhythm moving forward. “I wasn’t concerned with the at-bats,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I mean, we are going to have stretches throughout the season where t...2025
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals
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• Guardians series preview: Let’s get it started!
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• Eight Royals predictions for 2025

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images These will probably be wrong...but they might be right! We are nearing the end of 2024, and what a remarkable year it was for the Royals. I tried to be optimistic in my predictions a year ago, but I don’t think even the most positive Royals fan could have thought the team would improve by 30 games and make the playoffs. As for my other predictions last time...2024
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• A look at some other players with multiple 30-30 MLB seasons

Alfonso Soriano #12 of the New York Yankees bats against the Boston Red Sox during an Major League Baseball game circa 2002 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Soriano played for the Yankees from 1999-03 and 2013-14. | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Who has Witt joined? Power and speed generally exist on a spectrum. If you’re very strong or very fast, you likely don’t have the o...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• Guardians 6, White Sox 5 (10 innings): Not enough comebacks to go around
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• Guardians series preview: The start of a challenging road trip
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025
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• Guardians series preview: Let’s get it started!
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• Eight Royals predictions for 2025
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• A look at some other players with multiple 30-30 MLB seasons
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• MLB Announces Silver Slugger Winners
MLB and Louisville Slugger announced the 2024 Silver Slugger award winners. MLB had announced the list of finalists last week. The results are as follows: American League Catcher: Salvador Perez, Royals (5th Silver Slugger) First Base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (2nd) Second base: Jose Altuve, Astros (7th) Third base: José Ramírez, Guardians (5th) Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (1st)̷...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12
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• MLB Playoffs: ALDS Preview

The AL Central takes center stage in the ALDS! The Royals and Yankees renew an old playoff rivalry while the upstart Tigers and Guardians duke it out. The American League Central doesn’t get much respect. Some of this is due to its history as one of baseball’s “newer” divisions. The AL Central’s only two World Series champions in 30 seasons of play are the 2005 White Sox and 2015 Royals. Neither w...2024
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• Royals baserunning miscues overshadow storylines of Opening Day

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Baseball is back, including TOOTBLANS. The Royals took on the Guardians on Opening Day and lost 7-4 in extra innings. Here are some of the highlights and storylines from the game. Roster Roles Take Shape Offense The starting lineup from yesterday was mostly as expected. Vinnie Pasquantino hit DH due to his tender hamstring (didn’t seem to affect him much ...2025
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• MLB Trade Deadline 2024: Grading all 30 teams’ moves

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The dust has settled after a frenzied final few hours of trade activity. How did your team fare? The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. There will be waiver claims, minor signings, injury returns, and other internal promotions from this point onward, but in general, each team’s roster now features the primary players who wi...2024
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• White Sox 7, Guardians 5: Moncada falls, Kopech rises

Michael Kopech brought the heat in victory! | Dustin Bradford/Getty Images South Siders overcome Cleveland, and themselves, to earn their second win of the season The White Sox offense went from drought to deluge early in this one, as nine batters came to the plate in the first, scoring five runs on five hits and a walk. White Sox are up 5-0 in a game?! Did the rapture really happen and...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 6, 2024

The Knights were trounced again on Saturday, but nonetheless were winners with their Negro Leagues tribute to the Charlotte Black Hornets. Knights bench coach Pat Listach, whose grandfather Nora played in the Negro Leagues, brought out the lineup card pregame. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Three wins! A starter with 10 Ks! A leadoff man with five hits! A starter with five no-hit innings...2024
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• 2024 AL Central preview: The search for signs of life beyond Minnesota

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Twins needed only 87 wins to take the division title in 2023. The ceiling probably won’t be much higher. In 2023, the AL Central was easily the worst division in baseball. It wasn’t in danger of going full 1994 AL West or anything, but at the All-Star break, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place at a dead-even 45-45. All four...2024
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• Royals almost lose on a straight steal, but walk it off instead, winning 4-3 over Cleveland
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Freddy Fermin, our hero Entering today’s game, the Royals boasted the 3rd worst 80-game start in MLB history and with a loss, would secure the 3rd worst half-season start in history. Lowest winning% in a team's first 80 games in the expansion era. Royals tied for third worst (squeaking out an additional win more than the A's this y...2023
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• Soroka slides in and out of trouble as Braves bash Guardians, 8-1
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Michael Soroka was not dominant by any stretch of the imagination. He still managed to finish his night without giving up any runs through nearly five innings. Michael Soroka kept his composure as he was consistently in tough situations against the Cleveland Guardians this evening. He pitched into the fifth inning and kept Cleveland off the scoreboard, w...2023
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• White Sox's Tim Anderson and Guardians' José Ramírez trade punches during brawl at Progressive Field

Ramírez appeared to be upset with Anderson after sliding into second base...2023
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• Seth’s stellar start stems skid, series stopper salvaged 4-1

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Pham’s homer powered the offense. Seth Lugo threw a seven-inning gem and Tommy Pham delivered the decisive blow with his first homer for the Royals as Kansas City defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 tonight. The first inning featured a couple baserunners but not result. In the top of the second, MJ Melendez turned a single into a double when he got caught in...2024
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• White Sox 5, Guardians 3: Comeback in Cleveland

Today’s hero Elvis Andrus and Yoán Moncada celebrate after coming back to win, 5-3, in the ninth inning. | Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Ah, dang. What a tough break for the vanquished. Keep respecting the game, though The Chicago White Sox have silenced the Cleveland Guardians and their fans after taking the series and the game this afternoon, 5-3. This came after a crazy ninth inning. Alth...2023
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• The Guardians complete the sweep, as the White Sox continue to play subpar baseball

@gregestasad Nothing went right for Chicago in the first series with Cleveland, dropping the finale, 6-1 The Guardians pulled off an easy sweep, pushing the White Sox down even more in the division. It might only be April, but it’s going to be a brutal season for Our Guys in the American League Central. Let’s get into the gritty details. Nick Maton got a bloop single leading off the game,...2025
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• José Ramírez, Guardians reach agreement on five-year contract extension, per report
Ramírez, one of the top players in the sport, had set an Opening Day deadline for a new deal...2022
• Rafael Devers Declined Extension Offer From Red Sox This Spring
Red Sox star third baseman Rafael Devers recently rejected an extension offer from the team, reports Héctor Gómez of Z101 (Twitter link). Gómez adds that Boston’s offer to Devers topped the $124MM deal José Ramírez signed with the Guardians. Further specifics of the offer aren’t known, but Chris Cotillo of MassLive characterizes the sides as being “very far”…...2022
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 19, 2024

Juan Carela pitched five innings of one-hit ball for Winston-Salem. | Salina Rae Silver/South Side Sox Danny Mendick cannot be stopped, Juan Carela’s offspeed baffles, and Ryan Galanie locks in Charlotte Knights 5, Syracuse Mets 1 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)For the second straight night, the Charlotte Knights posted five runs en route to a win against the Syracuse Mets. And for the fourt...2024
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• Jose Ramirez

José Ramírez has established himself as one of the premier players in Major League Baseball, known for his offensive prowess, defensive versatility, and consistent production for the Cleveland Guardians. Born on September 17, 1992, in Baní, Dominican Republic, Ramírez’s journey to baseball stardom is one of perseverance and determination. Unlike many highly touted international prospects, [&...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Guardians
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• Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Series Preview

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images A look at the Nationals matchup with the always solid Cleveland Guardians Guardians Bring Clutch Wins and Questionable Pitching to D.C. The Cleveland Guardians roll into D.C. sitting second in the American League Central at 20-14. Each of their last nine victories has come by two runs or fewer. That’s especially funky considering their bullpen hasn’t exactly been...2025
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• The Royals should give Steven Cruz a real shot

Photo by Grace Hoppel/MLB Photos via Getty Images What is there to lose? See if the young man can be of help Steven Cruz has bounced between Omaha and Kansas City the last two seasons. In limited action, typically low leverage, the big right-hander has looked impressive. Which begs the question, why not give him a real opportunity? What exactly does that mean? Cruz has only been on the tea...2025
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Guardians
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• The rebuild is officially on: Tim Anderson is cut loose

Tim Anderson may never have turned his back on the White Sox, but on Saturday, the White Sox turned their backs on him. | Justin Casterline/Getty Images White Sox line up imaginary shortstop options, send the face of the club packing with $1 million in his pocket Yes, of course, it’s hard to lament the loss of a player coming off of the (tied for) third-worst season by a White Sox hitter ...2023
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• Anderson suspended six games amid day of chaos for White Sox organization

Tim Anderson, restrained by teammates during Saturday’s brawl. | Ron Schwane/Getty Images The shortstop’s suspension ranked only as a minor item in a flat-out embarrassing Monday for the White Sox Tim Anderson has been suspended for six games for his role in Saturday’s bench-clearing brawl, MLB announced on Monday. José Ramírez, who instigated the exchange that led Anderson to make the un...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12
In a rare if not unprecedented vote, three members of the 1959 White Sox finished 1-2-3 in MVP voting that year. A potpourri of MVPs 1920 As a response to the Black Sox scandal that saw members of the White Sox throw the World Series in 1919, baseball owners unanimously elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first baseball commissioner. Landis, a White Sox fan, took the job while insisting...2022
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