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Worst Games with RISP

July 24, 2026

The Guardians went 0-17 with runners in scoring position in Thursday’s 12-inning loss to the Twins, tying a franchise record for the worst 0-for with RISP and setting the mark for the worst performance at home.

The other two 0-17 incidents:

  • September 8, 1981 at BAL
  • May 2, 1970 at KC (17 innings)

There have only been four other instances of going 0-15 or worse:

  • October 3, 2022 vs KC (0-15)
  • April 5, 2004 at Minnesota (0-15)
  • July 30, 1972 vs MIL (0-15)
  • May 20, 1965 vs BAL (0-15)

And here’s a breakdown of all the 0-17 performances by player:

2026 vs Minnesota

1981 at Baltimore

1970 at Kansas City

Rookie All-Stars

July 14, 2026

With the selections to the 2026 All-Star team, and became the fourth and fifth rookies in team history to make the roster, joining:

Bazzana also joins Stigman and Score as the only ones to do so in their first season in the majors.

Messick and Bazzana are also just the fifth pair of rookie teammates selected to an All-Star game, the first since Dellin Betances and Masahiro Tanaka represented the Yankees in 2014.

And they’re the first pair of teammates not involving a Japanese veteran coming to MLB since the 1960 Orioles sent three rookies to the All-Star game.

It’s also worth mentioning Stigman’s selection was bizarre and undeserved by any objective metric.

He was added to the team by White Sox manager “because he can come in from the bullpen and get a left-hand hitter good. He as good control and more baseball experience than [Steve] Barber.”

Barber was a rookie starter for the Orioles who was more deserving (he received MVP votes that year) and would later make two all-star games.

It’s also possible Lopez already knew Stigman from their time in Cleveland together (though I was unable to confirm this as a factor). Lopez was the Indians manager during Stigman’s first three years in Cleveland’s minor league system.

Stigman entered the break with a 3.80 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP in eight starts and 15 relief appearances.

3 Hits and a HR from Leadoff Spot

May 25, 2026

In just his 24th career game, went 3-4 with a homer on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.

He’s the fifth fastest in franchise history to post that stat line from the leadoff spot, trailing only:

Glynn did so in his fourth game in Cleveland, but had previously played 8 games for the Phillies in 1949.

Travis Bazzana Selected First Overall

July 15, 2024

The Guardians selected Oregon State’s with the first overall selection in this year’s MLB draft.

Bazzana was born in Australia and, if he makes it to the majors with Cleveland, will be just the second Australian-born player in team history.

, a lefty pitcher, appeared in 15 games for the Tribe during the 2000 season.

There have also been only three players from Oregon State to play for Cleveland:

That number could rise to four if (currently on the IL) appears in a game later this season.