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AL Central Preview: Guards try defending lackluster division

Mar. 24, 2023 13:41 PM EDT

Guardians ace Shane Bieber was musing about Cleveland manager Terry Francona's importance to the club earlier this spring when he made a somewhat surprising acknowledgement of what baseball's youngest team had done a year ago. “We kind of maximized our input,” Bieber said, “and...

American League Central Preview Capsules

Mar. 24, 2023 08:07 AM EDT

Capsules of American League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 2022: 92-70, first place, lost to New York Yankees in Division Series. Manager: Terry Francona (11th season). Opening...

Guardians' Francona feeling good after recent health issues

Feb. 19, 2023 22:04 PM EST

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is feeling much better these days. He has a rod in his left foot that bothers him when he wears his beloved flip-flops, but that's a breeze compared with what he experienced in the past. The former big league...

33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreements

Jan. 14, 2023 14:01 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A total of 170 major league players agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday night's arbitration deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams, and just one reached a multiyear deal: Minnesota right-hander Chris Paddack. After agreeing to a $2.4 million,...

Bieber, Guards reach $10.01 million contract for '23 season

Jan. 13, 2023 22:12 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians reached agreement Friday on contracts with all seven of their arbitration eligible players, including starter Shane Bieber, who agreed to a $10.01 million deal for next season. Bieber made $6 million last season while going 13-8 and leading...