When the subject is pitchers coming off injuries and the setting is spring training, two words can warm a manager’s heart better than the Arizona sun can: “No restrictions.” Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti gave that heartening update to reporters covering spring training in Goodyear, Ariz., when asked about Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie. Pitchers and catchers have been working out in Goodyear since Feb. 15. The first full-squad workout is set for Feb. 20. The Cactus League opener for the Guardians is Feb. 24 against the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark. “We’ll probably build Triston up a […]
When the subject is pitchers coming off injuries and the setting is spring training, two words can warm a manager’s heart better than the Arizona sun can: “No restrictions.” Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti gave that heartening update to reporters covering spring training in Goodyear, Ariz., when asked about Shane Bieber and Triston […]
The first full-squad workout of spring training for the Guardians is set for Feb. 20 in Goodyear Ariz. The forecast that day on weather.com calls for a high of 80 degrees with a one percent chance of rain. No wonder enthusiasm is so high. No wonder first-time manager Stephen Vogt is eager to hear the […]
The first full-squad workout of spring training for the Guardians is set for Feb. 20 in Goodyear Ariz. The forecast that day on weather.com calls for a high of 80 degrees with a one percent chance of rain. No wonder enthusiasm is so high. No wonder first-time manager Stephen Vogt is eager to hear the crack of the ball meeting bat, ball meeting a catcher’s mitt and be the one in charge of getting the most out of the players management is giving him. “I have to feel my way of how I go about doing this,” Vogt told reporters […]
Triston McKenzie had little to smile about during an injury-plagued 2023 season, but the calendar has flipped and the Guardians’ slender right-hander is eager to get back to his 2022 form when he started 31 games.