Daniel Kramer

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians have played at drastically opposite ends of the spectrum in this American League Division Series against the Tigers, creating quite the quandary on how they’ll show up for a winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday at Progressive Field. The Guards ran away to a dominant victory in

CLEVELAND -- As Lane Thomas' punctuating grand slam was sailing into the left-field bleachers on Saturday afternoon, Guardians fan Matt Coleman saw it all the way through and into the glove that he borrowed from his son earlier in the day. And with zero hesitation, the Progressive Field season-ticket holder

CLEVELAND -- Emmanuel Clase kept the receipts. The Guardians’ All-Star closer had seethed at himself in the days after surrendering a decisive homer to red-hot Kerry Carpenter in Game 2 of this American League Division Series vs. the Tigers -- and he allowed all the outside noise in, leveraging it

There have been 37 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from each league. The 2024 postseason gifted us with two of them; the Dodgers bested the Padres in

CLEVELAND -- As Lane Thomas' punctuating grand slam was sailing into the left-field bleachers on Saturday afternoon, Guardians fan Matt Coleman saw it all the way through and into the glove that he borrowed from his son earlier in the day. And with zero hesitation, the Progressive Field season-ticket holder

CLEVELAND -- Emmanuel Clase kept the receipts. The Guardians’ All-Star closer had seethed at himself in the days after surrendering a decisive homer to red-hot Kerry Carpenter in Game 2 of this American League Division Series vs. the Tigers -- and he allowed all the outside noise in, leveraging it

The Rangers played their first 51 seasons in Texas without winning the World Series, following the franchise’s 11 fruitless seasons as the Washington Senators. But now, that long quest for a title is over. Texas won Game 5 of the World Series in Arizona and hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy, an

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh finally earned the well-deserved recognition of his status as one of the best defensive catchers in today’s game, while Dylan Moore was honored for his elite defensive versatility, as each was named a Gold Glove Award winner for 2024 on Sunday. It’s the first such recognition

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh finally earned the well-deserved recognition of his status as one of the best defensive catchers in today’s game, while Dylan Moore was honored for his elite defensive versatility, as each was named a Gold Glove Award winner for 2024 on Sunday. It’s the first such recognition

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