With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Guardians' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Travis Bazzana (MLB Pipeline No. 18), 2B -- Columbus (Triple-A)
2. Chase DeLauter (No. 44), OF -- Cleveland (MLB)
3. Angel Genao (<a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/angel-genao-694197"

The countdown to the 2026 season is on, and there's no better place to watch all the action than on CLEGUARDIANS.TV presented by Progressive.

LOS ANGELES -- A lot had to go right for the Guardians to pull off their historic late-season comeback to win the American League Central last year, but Gavin Williams' breakout was high on the list.

The 2021 first-round pick went 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA and 38 strikeouts

The season has just begun, but several pitchers put themselves on the radar with electric debuts.

Whether they are young hurlers that might be taking a step forward, veteran pitchers looking for bounceback seasons or unheralded pitchers potentially flashing a new upside, we had plenty of pitchers with impressive first games.

For

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record.

MLB informed the teams of the updated

LOS ANGELES -- Guardians rookie right fielder Chase DeLauter exited Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers with a left foot contusion after fouling a pitch off the foot in the top of the first inning.

DeLauter was checked on by a trainer but stayed in to finish his at-bat,

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Guardians injury news and transactions.

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

On Tuesday, MLB.com Guardians beat reporter Tim Stebbins held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit with Guardians fans at r/ClevelandGuardians. This mailbag features questions and answers from the AMA, the full version of which can be read here. Questions and responses have been edited for length and clarity.

LOS ANGELES -- Watching Parker Messick hold the two-time defending champion Dodgers scoreless over six strong innings in his season debut Monday, it could be easy to forget that the lefty was making only his eighth big league start.

The 25-year-old punched out five Dodgers and allowed only five hits (four

LOS ANGELES – In a sport with no shortage of numbers, one figure stands out to MLB players as the ultimate benchmark of an accomplished career: 10.

According to the MLB Players Association, fewer than one-tenth of big leaguers have ever reached the 10-year service-time mark. On Monday, Guardians

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SEATTLE -- Given their schedule to begin the 2026 season, the Guardians securing a split in Seattle after Sunday's 8-0 loss is a victory. But they also recognize they had an opportunity for more.

“Obviously, we would have loved to have won the series,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “But

SEATTLE -- The Guardians are taking things day by day with starter Tanner Bibee after he exited his Opening Day start against the Mariners on Thursday with right shoulder inflammation.

Bibee has continued his normal between-starts throwing program since his early departure from the Guardians' 6-4 win

SEATTLE -- If there’s one thing we’ve learned about José Ramírez during his decorated big league career, it’s to never underestimate him. That remains the case in his 14th season, as he continues reaching rarefied air in the Cleveland franchise all-time record books.

Ramírez hit his 400th career double in the

It was a thrilling Opening weekend across baseball, but the fun is just getting started.

In the first full week of the 2026 season, there are several heavyweight matchups, including a battle between two of the top teams in the American League and a pair of other series on the West

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SEATTLE -- None of the circumstances appeared in Chase DeLauter's favor in the 10th inning Saturday night. The Guardians’ prized rookie was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He was locked in a 2-2 count against Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz on a cold night at T-Mobile Park.

Muñoz delivered a 96.6 mph four-seam

SEATTLE -- By his own count, the unread text messages on Chase DeLauter's phone had reached 804 by Friday night. Understandably, the 24-year-old’s cell phone has been buzzing with activity over the past 24-plus hours or so.

“I can't even look at it,” DeLauter said. “I don't think it's ever been

SEATTLE -- Gavin Williams has a rule for himself that he pairs with each of his starts, which boils down to remembering the good and not dwelling on the bad for too long.

Friday, the big right-hander had his share of both, as did the Guardians in their 5-1

SEATTLE -- Guardians reliever Erik Sabrowski has crossed paths with Chase DeLauter at various stops in the team’s farm system over the past few seasons. Along the way, the big lefty has made a bit of a determination.

“He’s not from this planet,” Sabrowski said.

SEATTLE -- Tanner Bibee's second opportunity at his first career Opening Day start came to an abrupt end on Thursday at T-Mobile Park, when the Guardians right-hander exited just before beginning the bottom of the sixth inning with right shoulder inflammation.

Bibee appeared in discomfort after throwing his final warmup pitch