California Penal League Podcast

A podcast about all things #Guardians baseball and the rest of MLB. Your hosts: @chrisslocombe, @steve_dimatteo and @fabsdirector.

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

Kyle Manzardo (?) spotted in the family deck!??

[Cleveland Scene @ClevelandScene]

Scene's Best of Cleveland 2026 finalist voting is now open https://t.co/jjOmAEx0RA

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

@CleGuardians

[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

Heckuva month for Agent 36. 😤

Cade Smith has been named the American League Reliever of the Month.

#GuardsBall

[Cleveland Scene @ClevelandScene]

Scene's Best of Cleveland 2026 finalist voting is now open https://t.co/jjOmAEx0RA

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

1) Option Fry
2) move Hedges to #3 catcher
3) promote Ingle. Ride Bailey and Ingle to a WS win
4) Hedges retires and joins coaching staff
5) Cleveland dynasty begins

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

Cooper Ingle crushed his eighth homer of the season tonight 💣

The @GuardsInsider No. 4 prospect is slashing .330/.485/.610 with a 1.095 OPS through 32 games at Triple-A.

He’s making big jumps in 2026 📈

(🎥@CLBClippers)

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

There are 10 qualified hitters with more walks than strikeouts this season.

The Guardians are the only team with multiple - and they have 3 😳

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

Friendly reminder, Ralphy is only 21 - dude will be a top-20 prospect later this summer

[Columbus Clippers @CLBClippers]

Happy Birthday, Ralphy!

#ClipShow

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

Hey Trav let's get a @drinkgaragebeer stand or four in the stadium!

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

News: Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is buying a minority stake in his hometown Cleveland Guardians, he tells ESPN.

“I have so much love for this city. … I credit every good thing in my life to Cleveland.” Story free at ESPN: https://t.co/Z8pHKGwCa5

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Only 3 SP in MLB history have achieved the following in the first 18 starts of their career:

ERA below 2.50
More than 100 K’s
Fewer than 30 Walks

Paul Skenes. Stephen Strasburg. Parker Messick. 🤯

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

Highball Wilson was criminally underrated

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

This list of Cleveland Spiders player names is unreal 😂

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

🌛 shot 🇦🇺🦘

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

This Travis Bazzana home run 🤯

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, tonight's @CleGuardians - @Phillies game is the only MLB game where both starting pitchers:

pitched 8.0+ innings
allowed 0 runs
struck out 6+ batters
threw under 100 pitches

[California Penal League Podcast @CalPenalPod]

@ZackMeisel