The landscape in college baseball is changing. With the 34-player limit, Division I schools are turning more to junior college players for immediate impact. And no school embodies that more than Kansas. Free at ESPN: How juco turned KU into a powerhouse. https://t.co/lT0Kdy7OmR
Guardians Game 2 lineup:
1. LF Steven Kwan
2. RF George Valera
3. 3B José Ramírez
4. DH Kyle Manzardo
5. C Bo Naylor
6. SS Gabriel Arias
7. CF Chase DeLauter
8. 1B CJ Kayfus
9. 2B Brayan Rocchio
SP Tanner Bibee
DeLauter will be the sixth player ever to debut in the playoffs.
The Cleveland Guardians are AL Central champions.
Their comeback from 15 1/2 games out in the division is the largest by any team in major-league history.
On Aug. 25, FanGraphs assigned the Guardians a 0.0% chance to win the AL Central.
On Sept. 10, FanGraphs assigned the Guardians a 0.1% chance to win the AL Central.
The Guardians now sit alone atop the AL Central and own the tiebreaker over Detroit with four games remaining.
1st Team & Co-Player of the Year OHSBCA. PoY in the Federal League. 10-0 & 109Ks both school records. 0.25 ERA (2nd school history). Career 0.471 ERA 107innings school record. 3rd All time in Ks (182). 5th All time in wins (16) & led the 2025 team with a school record of 322Ks 😈