Cleveland Indians

On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians had another former player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with the election of former longtime ace CC Sabathia. The Guardians have had an abundance of talented players over the years, some of whom will also be newly eligible for the Hall of Fame next year. With this in mind, here are three notable former Cleveland players who will be first-year eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot in 2026. Primarily a right fielder, Choo spent parts of seven seasons with Cleveland.

The Cleveland Guardians have made many moves this offseason, and the 2025 roster is destined to look much different from what it did at the end of 2024. Last year, the Guardians had the best reliever core in baseball, but that was with a relatively young group. Per Pat Ragazzo of On SI, the Guardians were in attendance for a workout Trivion did in Palm Beach on Tuesday morning.

The offseason dialogue surrounding the Cleveland Guardians has focused on their trades and the proven big-league players they parted ways with. Angel Martinez is one player who hasn't received much attention this offseason but could play a key role on the Guardians in 2025. Martinez, 22, made his big league debut on June 22. Yes, Cleveland does have a void to fill at second base following the Andres Gimenez trade.

Tanner Bibee has established himself as one of the best pitchers in the Cleveland Guardians rotation. The 25-year-old is coming off of a solid sophomore season in which he finished with a 3.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 117 ERA+. Bibee recently did an interview with Pitching Ninja and was asked what he's been working on this offseason. The starter revealed that most of his work has been on increasing the effectiveness of his fastball.

The Cleveland Guardians have had many managers in their franchise's history. From Terry Francona, to Mike Hargrove, to reigning American League Manager of the Year Stephen Vogt, the Guardians have a rich managerial history that has lasted over a century. On Sunday, the team announced that former manager Jeff Torborg passed away at the age of 83. Torborg managed Cleveland for parts of three seasons from 1977 through 1979.

The Cleveland Guardians' front office is clearly not done making moves this offseason. If the Guardians want to add another veteran to their roster before Opening Day, they still have options on the free agency market. Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report identified Cleveland's biggest hole as their rotation depth. One veteran he's urging the Guardians to sign to fill this need is LHP Ryan Yarbrough.

Cleveland agreed to a long-term deal in April 2022 with Straw, but he hit just .221 with no homers, 32 RBIs and 21 stolen bases that year, then batted .238 with one homer, 29 RBIs and 20 steals in 2023.

The Cleveland Guardians still have some questions to answer as they prepare for Spring Training to begin out in Goodyear, Arizona. One of those unknowns is who will be Cleveland's second baseman for the upcoming season. The Guardians have several internal options, such as Juan Brito, Tyler Freeman, or Gabriel Arias, to start the season there.

Cleveland's Major League franchise helped give Bob Uecker a cult following as "Harry Doyle." Read the MLB club's statement after Uecker death.

For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an offseason break from throwing.

Outfielders Steven Kwan and Lane Thomas, who hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal in ALDS Game 5, have signed one-year deals with the Guardians for 2025.

Beaver Dam native Ray Chapman has long been known as the only player in Major League Baseball history to die directly from an injury received during a game. Chapman, a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, was hit in the head on Aug. 16, 1920, by a pitch thrown by New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and died the next day. But while most baseball fans have some knowledge of Chapman’s tragic ...

Guardians announcers Matt Underwood and Jim Rosenhaus came to Youngstown for a Q&A and meet and great at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica Tuesday.

The deals include invitations to Major League Spring Training camp.

Tom Hamilton, the pitch-by-pitch announcer for Indians/Guardians games for 35 years, in 2024 received baseball’s highest honor given to radio broadcasters. Hamilton on Dec. 11 was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award by a vote of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 16-member Frick Award Committee. Only one broadcaster nationwide annually receives the award. Hamilton will be honored July 26 ...

The Boston Red Sox continued to rebuild their pitching staff, acquiring left-hander Jovani Morán on Tuesday from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher and infielder Mickey Gasper.