The question for next season is whether this team will hit enough to be a contender. A low batting average and no power isn't sustainable.

The Cleveland Guardians' late-season surge to the AL Central Division title after trailing Detroit by 15½ games in early July and by 11 games in early September didn't carry over into the playoffs.

The Detroit Tigers responded from a disastrous end to the regular season to eliminate the Cleveland Guardians in October.

CLEVELAND — There were times in June, July and August when it would have made sense to think about the upcoming Guardians offseason. As the club sputtered through lengthy losing streaks and suffered off-the-field letdowns, it appeared they would spend September auditioning young players.

The second day of the 2025 MLB playoffs is in the books and three out of four series are headed to a do-or-die Game 3. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the lone team to wrap up their Wild Card Series, sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in dominating fashion.

The New York Yankees are projected to start next year with an All-Star at leadoff after a blockbuster Cleveland Guardians trade.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians’ new locker room, baptized by champagne celebrations on the last two days of the regular season — a playoff clincher and an AL Central clincher — looked like an airport carousel on Thursday evening.