The Guardians made quite a name for themselves this season.
New York Yankees fans shout as Cleveland Guardians Josh Naylor walks back to the dugout after lining out during the sixth inning of Game 5 of an American League Division baseball series against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York. – The Guardians made quite a name for themselves this season — from outcasts to October contenders.
“We can definitely build from this,” rookie outfielder Steven Kwan said Tuesday night in a somber clubhouse inside Yankee Stadium, still rumbling from the home team's 5-1 win to advance to the AL Championship Series. Nobody, and that includes some inside the organization, envisioned the Guardians putting together this season. But by embracing their youth and not using it as an excuse, manager Terry Francona's team defied odds and came within a couple errant pitches and timely hit or two of being one of the last four teams standing.
Ramírez's commitment set the tone off the field, and he led the way on it with a season worthy of MVP consideration, if not for Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani's brilliance. Kwan emerged as one of the game's best leadoff hitters while embodying the team's offensive ethos: slash over smash. Although he's won two World Series, this was one of Francona's best managing jobs as he and his staff got the most out of a team lacking experience. Francona was also in a better way physically after having his two previous seasons cut short by health issues.Cleveland outhit New York but got outhomered by the AL East champions in the five-game series.
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