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2023 Cleveland Guardians Season
The 2023 Cleveland Guardians season is the 123rd season for the franchise, which competes in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB). This is the franchise's second season using the "Guardians" nickname, and 11th season under manager Terry Francona, the longest-tenured manager in MLB entering the 2023 season. The team opened the regular season on March 30, losing on the road against the Seattle Mariners, and is scheduled to conclude the regular season on October 1, on the road against the Detroit Tigers. Offseason Rule changes Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season: * institution of a pitch clock between pitches; * limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance; * limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and * larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares); Season standings American League Central American League Wild Card Regular season Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League Central
The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all located in the Midwestern United States. Along with the National League East, the AL Central is one of two divisions in the Major Leagues in which all of its members have won a World Series title. In fact, each team has captured at least two World Series championships. The Kansas City Royals were the most recent team from the division to win the World Series. Division membership Current members *Chicago White Sox – Founding member; formerly of the AL West *Cleveland Guardians – Founding member; formerly of the AL East; known as the Cleveland Indians until 2021 *Detroit Tigers – Joined in 1998; formerly of the AL East *Kansas City Royals – Founding member; formerly of the AL West *Minnesota Twins – Founding member; formerly of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction. Managers are typically assisted by a staff of assistant coaches whose responsibilities are specialized. Field managers are typically not involved in off-field personnel decisions or long-term club planning, responsibilities that are instead held by a team's general manager. Duties The manager chooses the batting order and starting pitcher before each game, and makes substitutions throughout the game – among the most significant being those decisions regarding when to bring in a relief pitcher. How much control a manager takes in a game's strategy varies from manager to manager and from game to game. Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt, steal, pitch out, etc., while others desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Murfee
William Penn Murfee (born May 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Career Amateur career Murfee attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Undrafted out of high school in 2013, Murfree attended Vanderbilt University. Murfee redshirted his freshman season, and played college baseball for the Commodores for three seasons. Murfee was an infielder his first two seasons, before converting to pitching for his final year at Vanderbilt. Murfee transferred to Santa Clara University for his redshirt senior season. Seattle Mariners Murfee was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 33rd round, with the 988th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League baseball (MLB) draft. He spent the 2018 season with the Everett AquaSox, going 3–2 with a 6.55 ERA over 33 innings. In 2019, he split between the Modesto Nuts, Arkansas Travelers, and Tacoma Rainiers, going a combined 6– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyel De Los Santos
Enyel De Los Santos Polanco (born December 25, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Seattle Mariners signed him as an international free agent on in 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2018. He previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Early life De Los Santos was born in San Pedro de Macoris, in the Dominican Republic. He attended Liceo Gastón Fernández de Lino. Career Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners signed him as an international free agent on July 17, 2014. De Los Santos made his professional debut in 2015, and spent the season with both the AZL Mariners and the Everett AquaSox, posting a combined 6–0 record and 3.47 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 62.1 innings between both teams. San Diego Padres After the 2015 season, the Mariners traded him and Nelson Ward to the San Diego Padres for Joaquín Benoit. The Padres assigned him to the Class A Fort Wayne TinC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Clase
Emmanuel Clase (; born March 18, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Texas Rangers. Career Clase signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on February 11, 2015 for a $125,000 signing bonus. He played for the DSL Padres in 2015, going 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA in 54 innings. In 2016 he played for the AZL Padres, going 2–0 with a 4.01 ERA in innings. In 2017 he played for the AZL Padres (2), going 2–4 with a 5.30 ERA in innings, and in one game with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, allowing 5 runs in innings. Texas Rangers On May 7, 2018, the Padres traded Clase to the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for Brett Nicholas. Clase was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Gilbert
Logan Keith Gilbert (born May 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Gilbert attended Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida. He was not drafted out of high school and played college baseball at Stetson University. As a freshman in 2016, Gilbert appeared in 21 games with five starts, going 2–1 with a 2.74 earned run average (ERA) and 43 strikeouts in 49 innings. After his freshman season, he pitched for the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, posting a 1.70 ERA with 28 strikeouts over innings. As a sophomore in 2017, he appeared in 15 games with 12 starts, and went 10–0 with a 2.02 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 89 innings and was named the ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year. After the 2017 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. As a junior in 2018, he pitched to an 11- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Civale
Aaron James Civale ( ; born June 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Northeastern University, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career A native of East Windsor, Connecticut, Civale attended Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut. He played college baseball at Northeastern University. He was honored as Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association after going 9–3 with a 1.73 ERA for the Northeastern Huskies, Huskies. While playing for the Huskies, Civale pitched an exhibition game in Florida against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Before this start, he was a relief pitcher for the Huskies for two years. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a league all-star, and received the Outstanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Ray
Robert Glenn Ray (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays. Ray was an MLB All-Star in 2017 and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2021, when he led the league in earned run average and strikeouts. Early life Ray was born on October 1, 1991, in Brentwood, Tennessee. Growing up in the Nashville area, Ray often played youth baseball on travel teams alongside future Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Mookie Betts. Although he and Betts were on the same travel teams, they played against each other at their respective high schools, with Ray attending Brentwood and Betts at John Overton. During his senior year of high school, Ray posted a 7–1 win–loss record and a 0.50 earned run average (ERA), striking out 95 batters while walking only 13. He also pitched three no-hitters that year, including one pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Sandlin
Nick Howard Sandlin (born January 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Sandlin - a sidearm style pitcher - attended Greenbrier High School in Evans, Georgia. He enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi and played college baseball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2018, his junior year, Sandlin won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, given to the best collegiate baseball player in Mississippi. and was named Conference USA's Baseball Pitcher of the Year and the National Pitcher of the Year Award from Perfect Game/Rawlings. Professional career The Cleveland Indians selected Sandlin in the second round, with the 67th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft. He signed with Cleveland, receiving a $750,000 signing bonus. He spent the 2018 season w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Muñoz
Andrés Clemente Muñoz (born January 16, 1999) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2019. Career San Diego Padres Muñoz signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 1–1 with a 5.49 ERA in 16 games, mostly in relief, averaging 7.3 walks per nine innings. In 2017, he played for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League where he was 3–0 with a 3.81 ERA in 24 relief appearances between both teams, averaging 6.2 walks per nine innings. After the season, he played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, where he was the youngest player. Muñoz started 2018 with Tri-City and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Karinchak
James Stephen Karinchak (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Bryant University, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, 2017 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career Karinchak attended Valley Central High School in Montgomery, New York. Undrafted out of high school, he attended Bryant University, where he played college baseball for the Bryant Bulldogs baseball, Bulldogs. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Karinchak was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, 2017 MLB draft. Professional career Minor League Career Karinchak made his professional debut in 2017 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, going 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA over 23 innings. He split 2018 season bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sewald
Paul Stanton Sewald (born May 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Sewald played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. Amateur career Sewald attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada. In 2008, his senior year, he went 7–0 with a 1.57 ERA, earning All-State honors. Undrafted out of high school in the 2008 MLB draft, he enrolled at the University of San Diego and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. As a senior in 2012, he pitched to an 8–4 record with a 3.09 ERA in 15 games (14 starts). Professional career New York Mets The New York Mets selected Sewald in the tenth round of the 2012 MLB draft. They gave him a $1,000 signing bonus. After signing, Sewald made his professional debut that same season with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League where he was 0–2 with a 1.88 ERA in 28.2 relie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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