2024 Cleveland Guardians season

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2024  Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians cap logo.svg
League American League
Division Central
Ballpark Progressive Field
City Cleveland, Ohio
Record40–21 (.656)
Owners Larry Dolan
President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti
General managers Mike Chernoff
Manager Stephen Vogt
Television Bally Sports Great Lakes
WKYC (home opener)
(Matt Underwood, Rick Manning, Chris Gimenez, Pat Tabler, Andre Knott)
Radio WTAM  · WMMS
(Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus, Tim Belcher, Mike Hargrove, Jason Stanford)
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The 2024 Cleveland Guardians season is the 124th season for the franchise, which competes in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB). This is the franchise's third season using the name "Guardians" and the first season under manager Stephen Vogt after previous manager Terry Francona stepped down at the conclusion of the previous season. The season opened on March 28, 2024 on the road against the Oakland Athletics and is scheduled to end on September 29, 2024 at home against the Houston Astros. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Transactions

October 2023

October 2Activated SS Gabriel Arias from the 10-day IL.
Activated C David Fry from the paternity list.
Activated LHP Logan Allen from the 15-day IL.
Recalled SS's Juan Brito and Ángel Martínez; LHP's Tim Herrin and Joey Cantillo; RHP's Michael Kelly; Cody Morris and Hunter Gaddis; 3B Jhonkensy Noel and OF George Valera from Columbus Clippers.

Source [2]

November 2023

November 2Claimed 1B Alfonso Rivas off waivers from Pittsburgh Pirates.
RHP's Lucas Giolito - (signed a major league contract with Boston Red Sox on January 3) [3] and Reynaldo López - (signed a major league contract with Atlanta Braves on November 20); [4] and RF Kole Calhoun elected free agency.
November 3Selected the contract of OF Johnathan Rodríguez from the Columbus Clippers.
November 6Claimed C Christian Bethancourt off waivers from Tampa Bay Rays.
Activated RHP Tanner Bibee from the 60-day IL.
Designated C Cam Gallagher for assignment.
November 10C Cam Gallagher elected free agency.
November 14Selected the conracts of RHP's Cade Smith from the Columbus Clippers and Daniel Espino from the Akron RubberDucks.
Designated RHP's Michael Kelly and Cal Quantrill for assignment.
Activated RHP's Cade Smith and Daniel Espino.
Signed free agent RHP Adam Oller from the Oakland Athletics to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
November 17 Oakland Athletics claimed RHP Michael Kelly off of waivers.
Acquired RHP Scott Barlow from the San Diego Padres for RHP Enyel De Los Santos.
Acquired C Kody Huff from the Colorado Rockies for RHP Cal Quantrill.
Activated RHP's Gavin Williams; Scott Barlow; Tanner Bibee; and SS Brayan Rocchio.

Source [5]

December 2023

December 1 New York Yankees claimed RF Oscar González off of waivers.
Signed free agent RHP Jaime Barría to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
December 6Drafted 3B Deyvison De Los Santos from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 Rule 5 draft.
Activated 3B Deyvison De Los Santos.
December 10Acquired cash from the Miami Marlins for C Christian Bethancourt.
December 12Signed RHP Ben Lively from the Cincinnati Reds to a one-year, $7.5 million contract. [6]
December 15Signed C Austin Hedges from the Texas Rangers to a one-year, $4 million contract. [7]
December 22 Los Angeles Angels claimed 1B Alfonso Rivas off of waivers.
December 26Acquired CF Estevan Florial from the New York Yankees for RHP Cody Morris.
Activated CF Estevan Florial.

Source [8]

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Guardians 40210.656—21–819–13
Kansas City Royals 37260.587422–1015–16
Minnesota Twins 33290.5327½16–1317–16
Detroit Tigers 31310.5009½14–1517–16
Chicago White Sox 15480.2382610–225–26

American League Wild Card

Division leaders		 W L Pct.
New York Yankees 45190.703
Cleveland Guardians 40210.656
Seattle Mariners 36280.562
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 39220.639+6½
Kansas City Royals 37260.587+3½
Minnesota Twins 33290.532—
Boston Red Sox 32310.5081½
Detroit Tigers 31310.5002
Tampa Bay Rays 31310.5002
Texas Rangers 30320.4843
Toronto Blue Jays 30320.4843
Houston Astros 28350.4445½
Oakland Athletics 25390.3919
Los Angeles Angels 24380.3879
Chicago White Sox 15480.23818½

Record against opponents

2024 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —5–10–00–00–00–04–24–23–03–11–20–00–00–00–05–4
Boston 1–5—0–02–50–00–00–04–21–20–03–02–20–00–00–07–1
Chicago 0–00–0—1–20–30–01–60–00–70–00–00–03–10–00–03–8
Cleveland 0–05–22–1—1–01–10–02–12–01–26–12–10–00–00–01–2
Detroit 0–00–03–00–1—0–02–10–04–30–31–20–02–11–30–05–3
Houston 0–00–00–01–10–0—0–30–00–00–40–01–20–04–32–13–8
Kansas City 2–40–06–10–01–23–0—0–01–20–00–00–00–01–25–22–2
Los Angeles 2–42–40–01–20–00–00–0—0–31-20–00–03–40–00–04–6
Minnesota 0–32–17–00–23–40–02–13–0—0–00–01–00–00–00–02–3
New York 1–30–03–02–13–06–10–00–06–0—2–22–22–10–03–311–4
Oakland 2–10–30–01–62–10–00–00–00–02–2—0–00–02–40–08–4
Seattle 0–02–20–01–20–02–10–00–00–10–00–0—0–02–11–211–7
Tampa Bay 0–00–01–30–01–20–00–04–30–01–20–00–0—1–22–28–4
Texas 0–00–00–00–03–13–42–10–00–00–04–21–22–1—0–06–5
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–01–22–50–00–03–30–02–12–20–0—6–6

Updated with the results of all games through May 6, 2024.

Current roster

Cleveland Guardians roster
Active rosterInactive rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  • 55 Craig Albernaz (bench)
  • 15 Sandy Alomar Jr. (first base/catching)
  • 64 Armando Camacaro (bullpen catcher/staff assistant)
  • 50 Kai Correa (field coordinator)
  • 85 Jason Esposito (run production coordinator)
  • 81 Brad Goldberg (bullpen)
  • 84 J. T. Maguire (outfield/base running)
  • 53 Rouglas Odor (third base/infield)
  • 82 Ricky Pacione (bullpen catcher/staff assistant)
  • 83 Dan Puente (assistant hitting)
  • 86 Joe Torres (assistant pitching)
  • -- Josh Tubbs (hitting analyst)
  • 45 Chris Valaika (hitting)
  • 51 Carl Willis (pitching)

60-day injured list


Game log


2024 Game Log: 40–21 (Home: 21–8; Away: 19–13)
March/April: 19–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 11–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28@ Athletics 8–0 Bieber (1–0) Wood (0–1)—13,5221–0W1
2March 29@ Athletics 6–4 Allen (1–0) Stripling (0–1) Clase (1)3,8372–0W2
3March 30@ Athletics 12–3 Sandlin (1–0) Sears (0–1)—5,4253–0W3
4March 31@ Athletics 3–4 Jiménez (1–0) Barlow (0–1)—4,1183–1L1
5April 1@ Mariners 4–5 Hancock (1–0) McKenzie (0–1) Stanek (1)21,3223–2L2
6April 2@ Mariners 5–2 Bieber (2–0) Castillo (0–2) Clase (2)20,6464–2W1
7April 3@ Mariners 8–0 Allen (2–0) Kirby (1–1)—22,5835–2W2
8April 4@ Twins 4–2 Bibee (1–0) López (1–1) Clase (3)35,5956–2W3
9April 6@ Twins 3–1 Sandlin (2–0) Ryan (0–1) Clase (4)25,8067–2W4
—April 7@ Twins Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 9
10April 8 White Sox 4–0 McKenzie (1–1) Banks (0–1)—35,7358–2W5
11April 9 White Sox 5–7 Wilson (1–1) Barlow (0–2) Kopech (2)14,8878–3L1
12April 10 White Sox 7–6 (10) Morgan (1–0) Shaw (0–1)—12,4059–3W1
—April 12 Yankees Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 13
13April 13 (1) Yankees 2–3 Schmidt (1–0) Carrasco (0–1) Holmes (6)17,0899–4L1
14April 13 (2) Yankees 2–8 Poteet (1–0) McKenzie (1–2)—31,0669–5L2
15April 14 Yankees 8–7 (10) Beede (1–0) Ferguson (0–2)—28,11910–5W1
16April 15@ Red Sox 6–0 Herrin (1–0) Bernardino (0–1)—33,00811–5W2
17April 16@ Red Sox 10–7 (11) Clase (1–0) Winckowski (1–1) Barlow (1)30,13312–5W3
18April 17@ Red Sox 0–2 Houck (3–1) Lively (0–1)—32,02412–6L1
19April 18@ Red Sox 5–4 Carrasco (1–1) Criswell (0–1) Clase (5)35,49413–6W1
20April 19 Athletics 10–2 McKenzie (2–2) Boyle (1–3)—16,26214–6W2
21April 20 Athletics 6–3 Allen (3–0) Wood (0–2) Clase (6)19,48715–6W3
22April 21 Athletics 6–2 Bibee (2–0) Stripling (0–5)—16,90516–6W4
23April 23 Red Sox 4–1 Barlow (1–2) Houck (3–2) Clase (7)13,54317–6W5
24April 24 Red Sox 0–8 Criswell (1–1) Carrasco (1–2)—13,91617–7L1
25April 25 Red Sox 6–4 Gaddis (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Clase (8)16,08218–7W1
26April 26@ Braves 2–6 Sale (3–1) Allen (3–1)—40,21018–8L1
27April 27@ Braves 4–2 (11) Barlow (2–2) Lee (0–1) Sandlin (1)41,69619–8W1
28April 28@ Braves 3–4 (10) Minter (5–1) Clase (1–1)—40,75819–9L1
29April 30@ Astros 9–10 (10) Hader (1–2) Gaddis (1–1)—29,71119–10L2
May: 19–9 (Home: 11–2; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
30May 1@ Astros 3–2 (10) Smith (1–0) Dubin (0–1) Clase (9)25,73320–10W1
31May 2@ Astros 2–8 Scott (1–1) Allen (3–2)—26,60020–11L1
32May 3 Angels 0–6 Soriano (1–4) Bibee (2–1)—19,69820–12L2
33May 4 Angels 7–1 Lively (1–1) Detmers (3–3)—26,29221–12W1
34May 5 Angels 4–1 Carrasco (2–2) Canning (1–4) Clase (10)19,57922–12W2
35May 6 Tigers 2–1 Sandlin (3–0) Flaherty (0–2) Clase (11)15,02923–12W3
36May 7 Tigers 7–11 Holton (3–0) Ávila (1–1)—15,53123–13L1
37May 8 Tigers 5–4 (10) Clase (2–1) Lange (0–2)—20,78824–13W1
38May 9@ White Sox 2–3 Fedde (3–0) Lively (1–2) Kopech (4)10,49524–14L1
39May 10@ White Sox 3–6 Crochet (3–4) Carrasco (2–3) Leasure (2)17,31924–15L2
40May 11@ White Sox 1–3 Hill (1–0) McKenzie (2–3) Brebbia (1)26,15224–16L3
41May 12@ White Sox 7–0 Allen (4–2) Soroka (0–5)—15,52925–16W1
42May 13@ Rangers 7–0 Gaddis (2–1) Leclerc (3–3)—27,10026–16W2
43May 14@ Rangers 7–4 Lively (2–2) Leiter (0–1) Clase (12)33,88527–16W3
44May 15@ Rangers 0–4 Gray (2–1) Carrasco (2–4)—29,27627–17L1
45May 17 Twins 3–2 Herrin (2–0) Durán (0–1) Clase (13)30,12128–17W1
46May 18 Twins 11–4 Allen (5–2) Ober (4–2)—35,54529–17W2
47May 19 Twins 5–2 Clase (3–1) Durán (0–2)—25,13630–17W3
48May 20 Mets 3–1 Lively (3–2) Megill (0–2) Clase (14)20,04631–17W4
49May 21 Mets 7–6 Sandlin (4–0) Houser (0–4) Clase (15)20,97732–17W5
50May 22 Mets 6–3 Gaddis (3–1) Garrett (5–1) Smith (1)22,32233–17W6
51May 24@ Angels 10–4 Allen (6–2) Sandoval (2–7)—37,61834–17W7
52May 25@ Angels 4–3 Bibee (3–1) Soriano (2–5) Clase (16)35,86135–17W8
53May 26@ Angels 5–4 Lively (4–2) Detmers (3–5) Clase (17)38,74136–17W9
54May 27@ Rockies 6–8 Rogers (1–0) Curry (0–1) Beeks (5)35,12236–18L1
55May 28@ Rockies 13–7 Smith (2–0) Lambert (2–4)—21,00937–18W1
56May 29@ Rockies 4–7 Blach (2–2) Allen (6–3)—21,37437–19L1
57May 31 Nationals 7–1 Bibee (4–1) Corbin (1–6)—35,52638–19W1
June: 2–2 (Home: 2–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
58June 1 Nationals 3–2 Lively (5–2) Parker (4–3) Clase (18)36,72539–19W2
59June 2 Nationals 2–5 Irvin (3–5) Carrasco (2–5) Finnegan (16)25,52139–20L1
60June 4 Royals 8–5 Smith (3–0) Long (0–1) Clase (19)23.26040–20W1
—June 5 Royals Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26
61June 6 Royals 3–4 Long (1–1) Gaddis (3–2) McArthur (12)26,34440–21L1
62June 7@ Marlins –—–
63June 8@ Marlins –—–
64June 9@ Marlins –—–
65June 11@ Reds –—–
66June 12@ Reds –—–
67June 14@ Blue Jays –—–
68June 15@ Blue Jays –—–
69June 16@ Blue Jays –—–
70June 18 Mariners –—–
71June 19 Mariners –—–
72June 20 Mariners –—–
73June 21 Blue Jays –—–
74June 22 Blue Jays –—–
75June 23 Blue Jays –—–
76June 24@ Orioles –—–
77June 25@ Orioles –—–
78June 26@ Orioles –—–
79June 27@ Royals –—–
80June 28@ Royals –—–
81June 29@ Royals –—–
82June 30@ Royals –—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
83July 2 White Sox –—–
84July 3 White Sox –—–
85July 4 White Sox –—–
86July 5 Giants –—–
87July 6 Giants –—–
88July 7 Giants –—–
89July 8@ Tigers –—–
90July 9@ Tigers –—–
91July 10@ Tigers –—–
92July 11@ Tigers –—–
93July 12@ Rays –—–
94July 13@ Rays –—–
95July 14@ Rays –—–
94th All-Star Game: Arlington, TX
96July 19 Padres –—–
97July 20 Padres –—–
98July 21 Padres –—–
99July 22 Tigers –—–
100July 23 Tigers –—–
101July 24 Tigers –—–
102July 25 Tigers –—–
103July 26@ Phillies –—–
104July 27@ Phillies –—–
105July 28@ Phillies –—–
106July 29@ Tigers –—–
107July 30@ Tigers –—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
108August 1 Orioles –—–
109August 2 Orioles –—–
110August 3 Orioles –—–
111August 4 Orioles –—–
112August 5 Diamondbacks –—–
113August 6 Diamondbacks –—–
114August 7 Diamondbacks –—–
115August 9 (1)@ Twins –—–
116August 9 (2)@ Twins –—–
117August 10@ Twins –—–
118August 11@ Twins –—–
119August 12 Cubs –—–
120August 13 Cubs –—–
121August 14 Cubs –—–
122August 16@ Brewers –—–
123August 17@ Brewers –—–
124August 18@ Brewers –—–
125August 20@ Yankees –—–
126August 21@ Yankees –—–
127August 22@ Yankees –—–
128August 23 Rangers –—–
129August 24 Rangers –—–
130August 25 Rangers –—–
131August 26 (1) Royals –—–
132August 26 (2) Royals –—–
133August 27 Royals –—–
134August 28 Royals –—–
135August 30 Pirates –—–
136August 31 Pirates –—–
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
137September 1 Pirates –—–
138September 2@ Royals –—–
139September 3@ Royals –—–
140September 4@ Royals –—–
141September 6@ Dodgers –—–
142September 7@ Dodgers –—–
143September 8@ Dodgers –—–
144September 9@ White Sox –—–
145September 10@ White Sox –—–
146September 11@ White Sox –—–
147September 12 Rays –—–
148September 13 Rays –—–
149September 14 Rays –—–
150September 15 Rays –—–
151September 16 Twins –—–
152September 17 Twins –—–
153September 18 Twins –—–
154September 19 Twins –—–
155September 20@ Cardinals –—–
156September 21@ Cardinals –—–
157September 22@ Cardinals –—–
158September 24 Reds –—–
159September 25 Reds –—–
160September 27 Astros –—–
161September 28 Astros –—–
162September 29 Astros –—–
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Guardians team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Gabriel Arias 38115112461110.2094
Pedro Avila 10000000—0
Will Brennan 54164203951519.2383
Estevan Florial 3698111762311.1732
Tyler Freeman 551883341110524.2188
David Fry 43113273860827.3364
Andrés Giménez 56223346091433.2699
Austin Hedges 1852461017.1151
Steven Kwan 36148345472312.3653
Ramón Laureano 31707103014.1433
Kyle Manzardo 24694159006.2170
Bo Naylor 45135142330312.1701
Josh Naylor 582143448901645.2243
José Ramírez 6023947661311760.2769
Brayan Rocchio 5316126349009.2117
Johnathan Rodríguez 823331003.1300
Daniel Schneemann 38031002.3750
Totals612020309481100867284.23857

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
Logan Allen 635.831212058.239382051
Pedro Avila 013.54110020.1108322
Scott Barlow 223.81300126.011111436
Tyler Beede 108.36130014.01413918
Tanner Bibee 413.731313070.030291976
Shane Bieber 200.0022012.000120
Carlos Carrasco 255.661010049.133311939
Emmanuel Clase 310.303101930.141331
Xzavion Curry 015.6833012.29838
Hunter Gaddis 321.84300029.165526
Sam Hentges 003.6090010.04419
Tim Herrin 201.07280025.1431023
Ben Lively 522.8499050.216161547
Triston McKenzie 234.161212062.232293661
Eli Morgan 101.64100011.03257
Wes Parsons 000.002004.00005
Nick Sandlin 402.73300126.188929
Cade Smith 301.57270128.255738
Peter Strzelecki 000.004005.20013
Totals40213.49616122547.0229212180549

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Andy Tracy
AA Akron Rubberducks Eastern League Greg DiCenzo
High-A Lake County Captains Midwest League Omir Santos
Low–A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Jordan Smith
Rookie ACL Guardians Arizona Complex League Yan Rivera
Rookie DSL Guardians Blue Dominican Summer League Jonathan López
Rookie DSL Guardians Red Dominican Summer League Juan De La Cruz

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The 2021 Atlanta Braves season was the 151st season of the Atlanta Braves franchise, the 56th Season in Atlanta, and the Braves' 5th season at Truist Park. The Braves were managed by Brian Snitker, in his sixth season as the team’s manager. The Braves clinched their fourth consecutive National League East title. They defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS and faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS for the second straight year. They defeated the Dodgers in six games to reach the World Series for the first time since 1999. They would go on to defeat the Houston Astros in six games, winning their first World Series since 1995, their second since moving to Atlanta, and their fourth in franchise history. Jorge Soler won the Most Valuable Player award in the World Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Cleveland Guardians season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2022 Cleveland Guardians season was the 122nd season for the franchise. This was the team's first season as the Cleveland Guardians, following the franchise's name change in light of the Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy. The team opened their regular season on April 7, 2022, on the road against the Kansas City Royals, and finished the season on October 5 at home, also against the Royals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 San Francisco Giants season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2022 San Francisco Giants season was the 140th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 65th year in San Francisco, and their 23rd at Oracle Park. This was the third season under manager Gabe Kapler and also the first season since 2008 without longtime catcher Buster Posey, who retired the previous November.

The 2023 Texas Rangers season was the 63rd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 52nd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the fourth season at Globe Life Field. It was also the team's first season under the management of Bruce Bochy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 San Francisco Giants season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2023 San Francisco Giants season was the 141st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 66th year in San Francisco, and their 24th at Oracle Park. The team was managed by Gabe Kapler until September where with three games remaining, the Giants relieved Kapler of his duties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Cleveland Guardians season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2023 Cleveland Guardians season was the 123rd season for the franchise, which competed in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB). This was the franchise's second season using the "Guardians" nickname, and 11th and final season under manager Terry Francona, the longest-tenured manager in MLB entering the 2023 season. They entered the season as the defending American League Central champions. The team opened the regular season on March 30, losing on the road against the Seattle Mariners, and concluded the regular season on October 1, losing on the road against the Detroit Tigers. They failed to improve on their 92–70 record from the 2022 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

The 2024 Seattle Mariners season is the 48th season in franchise history. The Mariners are playing their 25th full season at T-Mobile Park, their home ballpark in Seattle, Washington. The season opened on March 28, 2024 at home against the Boston Red Sox and is scheduled to end on September 29, 2024 at home against the Oakland Athletics.

References

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  2. ↑ "Transactions". MLB.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Browne, Ian (January 3, 2024). "Red Sox finalize deal with Giolito to add starting depth". MLB.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bowman, Mark. "Braves bolster 'pen, sign RHP Reynaldo López to 3-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Guardians sign RHP Ben Lively". MLB.com (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Bell, Mandy (December 17, 2023). "For Hedges, return to Guardians feels like 'coming home'". MLB.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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