2025 Cleveland Guardians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Progressive Field | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 0–0 (–) | |
Owners | Larry Dolan | |
President of baseball operations | Chris Antonetti | |
General managers | Mike Chernoff | |
Manager | Stephen Vogt | |
Television | MLB.tv (Matt Underwood, Rick Manning, Andre Knott) | |
Radio | English: WTAM · WMMS (Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus) Spanish: WARF (Rafa Hernández-Brito, Carlos Baerga) | |
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The 2025 Cleveland Guardians season will be the 125th season for the franchise, which competes in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB).
On October 24, 2024, the Cincinnati Reds hired hitting coach Chris Valaika away from the team. [1] Valaika was reunited with former Indians/Guardians manager Terry Francona, who was hired by the Reds on October 4. [2] Grant Fink was promoted to replace Valaika on November 13, 2024. [3]
October 1 | Recalled 3B Gabriel Arias; RHP's Peter Strzelecki and Daniel Espino; LHP Logan Allen; RF's Johnathan Rodríguez and George Valera; SS Juan Brito; CF Tyler Freeman; RHP's Triston McKenzie and Connor Gillispie from Columbus Clippers. RHP Alex Cobb roster status changed. |
October 5 | RHP Nick Sandlin and RHP Ben Lively roster status changed. Activated RHP Alex Cobb. RHP Pedro Ávila and CF Myles Straw roster status changed. Activated CF Tyler Freeman. CF Angel Martínez roster status changed. |
October 7 | Activated CF Ángel Martínez. CF Tyler Freeman roster status changed. |
October 14 | CF Ángel Martínez roster status changed. Activated RHP Pedro Ávila. |
October 15 | RHP Alex Cobb roster status changed. Activated RHP Ben Lively. |
October 20 | Activated RHP's Triston McKenzie and Connor Gillispie; CF Ángel Martínez; RF Johnathan Rodríguez; CF Tyler Freeman; RHP Peter Strzelecki; SS Juan Brito; CF Myles Straw; LHP Logan Allen; RHP Nick Sandlin; 3B Gabriel Arias; RF George Valera; RHP Alex Cobb and RHP Daniel Espino. |
October 31 | C Austin Hedges; RHP Alex Cobb; LHP Matthew Boyd; and RHP Shane Bieber elected free agency. |
Source [4]
November 4 | Sent CF Myles Straw; and RHP James Karinchak outright to Columbus Clippers. Activated LHP Sam Hentges; and RHP's Trevor Stephan and James Karinchak from the 60-day IL. |
Source [5]
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40 active, 0 inactive, 5 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list |
2025 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Guardians team member |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 Goryl | Dominican Summer League | Juan De La Cruz |
Rookie | DSL Guardians Mendoza | Dominican Summer League | Jonathan López |
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