News and Notes for Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Cleveland Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz interviewed with the Miami Marlins for their vacant manager position. While it would be sad to see a coaching talent like Albernez leave the Cleveland organization so soon, you can’t help but be excited for him to have this opportunity.
Off season reflections are in full swing. GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) posted a great video about Brayan Rocchio and his path to the show.
“He has acted older than his age. He has studied the game. He has always wanted to be a Major League player, and he has put that in day in and day out.”
Brayan Rocchio has always been a student of the game, and his Minor League experiences prepared him for his moment on… pic.twitter.com/O8GKNc4Yxs
— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) October 25, 2024
CLE Inspires (@CLEInspires) highlighted the community work Josh Naylor did during the season. Josh has been involved with the Cleveland community practically since he arrived in Cleveland.
We had such an incredible season with so many ways that the Cleveland Guardians players gave back! We miss all of our player programs already!
Cooking with Naylor, presented by Meijer, was a way that Josh Naylor could get out into the community and cook for the Ronald McDonald… pic.twitter.com/V7BV2eKbCr
— CLE Inspires (@CLEInspires) October 25, 2024
Cleveland Baseball hall of famer CC Sabathia joined the Kelce brothers on their podcast, New Heights, and spoke about his time in Cleveland.
From the Arizona League:
Catcher Kody Huff, who spent the 2024 season in double-A Akron, speaks about his experience playing in the Arizona League.
World Series News:
Reddit user Scottstark1210 posted a video that highlights the umpiring staff for this World Series and how they rank amongst the 90 qualified umps. Spoiler alert, its not great.
Game 1 goes to the Dodgers after Aaron Boone intentionally walked Mookie Betts to load the bases, forcing left handed pitcher Nestor Cortes to match up against lefty Freddie Freeman. This was Nestor’s first appearance in the 2024 playoffs.
IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
IT’S GONE
FREDDIE FREEMAN #WALKOFF GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/LlVU1ZGyGx— MLB (@MLB) October 26, 2024
aaron boone intentionally walked betts to load the bases for freddie freeman.
and here are his stats w/ the bases loaded vs. lefty pitchers the last 2 years pic.twitter.com/m5lrIC0vi7
— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) October 26, 2024