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Posts tagged as “Carlos Santana”

5 Players with a HR at Home

May 18, 2026

The Guardians hit six home runs in Sunday’s win over the Reds by five different players.

It was just the sixth time since moving into Jacobs Field in 1994 that the team had five different players homer in the same game:

3 Hits and a HR from the Leadoff Spot

July 21, 2025

On Sunday against the A’s, collected three hits and a home run while filling in for as the leadoff hitter. He’s the third different leadoff hitter to collect three hits including a homer this year, joining Kwan (twice) and .

It’s the 10th season in team history in which three or more different leadoff hitters have accomplished the feat. The others:

Extra-Inning Grand Slam

July 9, 2025

The Guardians beat the Astros 10-6 on Tuesday thanks to a 10th-inning grand slam by off of Josh Hader that barely snuck into the Crawford Boxes in Houston.

It was the eighth go-ahead extra-inning grand slam in team history. The others:

*indicates walk-off

Carlos Santana 22 RBI in May

May 31, 2025

With his solo home run on Saturday, closed out the month of May with 22 RBI.

He’s the second player in team history with at least 20 RBI in a month at the age of 39 or older, joining (23 in June 1995).

The most recent players across MLB with 20+ RBI in one month at age 39 or older:

  • Albert Pujols
  • Carlos Beltran x2
  • David Ortiz x6
  • Torii Hunter
  • Raul Ibanez x2
  • Chipper Jones
  • Jeff Kent
  • Frank Thomas

HR vs. Defending Champs

May 29, 2025

On Wednesday, hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the 8th inning of the Guardians 7-4 win over the Dodgers, the team’s first go-ahead home run in the 8th inning or later against the defending champs since 2019.

Here are the rest of the go-ahead HR in 8th or later vs defending World Series champs since 2000:

A Single Shy of the Cycle

March 29, 2025

Kyle Manzardo fell a single shy of the cycle on Opening Day against the Royals.

Falling one hit shy of the cycle is not a rare event, but missing out on the single is almost as uncommon as the cycle itself.

Here are the last five instances of a Cleveland hitter collecting a double, triple, home run but no single:

Josh Bell’s Multi-HR Game

August 8, 2024

Josh Bell belted two home runs for the Diamondbacks against the Guardians on Wednesday. Dating back to 1990, its the 15th time a former member of the team had a multi-home run game against Cleveland.

Miller’s multi-homer performance is perhaps the most unique on the list as it occurred in the same season in which he played for Cleveland.

Jose Tena Debut

August 7, 2023

Following the brawl between and Tim Anderson, was called upon to make his MLB debut as a pinch-runner for Ramirez.

Here are the most recent Cleveland players to make their debut as a pinch-runner: