CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians leaned into what they know best Saturday, opening the 2026 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by selecting a pair of high-upside pitchers before adding an athletic center fielder and one of college baseball’s most accomplished hitters to cap Day 1.

LSU baseball is likely losing a talented left-handed pitcher to the MLB Draft with the Guardians taking a LSU commit on Saturday.

Jeff Passan shares the Cleveland Guardians' potential moves and what their needs and dreams are ahead of the deadline.

LSU baseball signee Logan Schmidt was selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 59 overall pick in the second round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, July 11. Schmidt, a lefthanded pitcher from Ganesha,

The Guardians are a team that values defense, game management, and run prevention from their backstops. That’s still the case with the Bailey-Hedges duo, but the tandem is also giving Cleveland an unexpected boost in offensive production.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my notebook as the Guardians head into the All-Star break: 1. A year ago, the Guardians were 46-49 at the All-Star break. Starting pitcher Luis Ortiz had already been placed on leave due to the MLB’s sports gambling investigation.