Guardians open the season with a nine-game road trip through KC, SD and LA, before finally hosting its home opener on Tuesday, April 8.

After an up-and down training camp that saw him give up 21 earned runs in six starts, Ortiz fell victim to the big inning again in his regular season debut against the Padres on Monday. Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga break down Ortiz’s outing on Tuesday’s podcast and look at how long the Guardians can afford to keep him in the rotation.

Members of our newsroom give their thoughts on the upcoming baseball season, and if the Guards can give us another special ride in October.

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

Cleveland’s chief decision-makers have every finger and toe crossed that the club’s batch of young players will take steps forward. The performance of Brayan Rocchio, Gavin Williams, Kyle Manzardo and Bo Naylor could dictate whether this team has any shot of repeating its wild journey to the ALCS.

Former Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco will be on the New York Yankees opening day roster, according to general manager Brian Cashman. Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt was placed on the injured list,

Right-hander Carlos Carrasco has nine-lives as a pitcher, as it appears he has made the New York Yankees starting rotation.

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"When it was first introduced to us, I didn’t know how widespread this thought process was, but it’s getting around pretty quick."

Padres DH Gavin Sheets has a big game to offset two early Guardians home runs in San Diego win over Cleveland late Monday night.

The AL Central is a wide-open pick’em. The Over/Under for wins this season for the four contenders (the White Sox will be eliminated before the Fourth of July) range from 82.5 to 84.5. That’s tighter than grandma’s girdle. Cleveland is in Kansas City this weekend. The Guards’ Gavin Williams went 3-10 last year. The Royals’ Seth Lugo went 16-9.