#Class AA Akron

CHICAGO -- It's safe to say the Guardians are in scramble mode following their second COVID outbreak in less than three weeks. One of their biggest concerns, outside of the health of those who tested positive on Wednesday before MLB postponed their series finale against the White Sox, is putting together a coaching staff. Manager Terry Francona and…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Terry Francona called Andres Gimenez "dangerous" after Tuesday's game against San Diego was postponed and rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. at Progressive Field. Dangerous is a good adjective for someone who gets paid to hit a baseball. Gimenez did a lot of that on the just completed 10-game trip.…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Myles Straw wants to make one thing clear. He's here to play 162 games this season. "No days off, baby," said the Guardians center fielder. "All 162 this year. That's the goal." Straw, however, wasn't in the starting lineup Wednesday against Kansas City after appearing in the first 45 games of the season. He did enter the game as…

BALTIMORE -- The Guardians are being careful with catcher Austin Hedges. It's the reason he wasn't in the lineup Sunday in the series finale against Baltimore at Camden Yards after tweaking his left hip beating out an infield hit in the eighth inning on Friday. Luke Maile replaced him Saturday. Initially manager Terry Francona and Hedges felt he'd…

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cleveland claimed right-hander Luis Oviedo off waivers from Pittsburgh on Tuesday and added him to the club's 40-man roster. Familiar face: If Oviedo's name sounds familiar, it's because the 22-year-old Venezuelan was a member of Cleveland's 2016 international signing class and spent five seasons with the organization before being…

The 34-year-old Lynn - who finished third in AL Cy Young Award balloting in 2021 - missed the first two-plus months of the season after an MRI revealed a slight tear in a knee tendon. Since his return in mid-June, the South Siders have gone 10-7 with the big right-hander on the bump. He's tossed eight quality starts, including four in a row and…