Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Guardians’ Biggest One-Year Wonder, Revealed
Sometimes, baseball players have one terrific season in the middle of a largely ordinary—or even subpar—career. They are known as one-year wonders, and every team has them at some point. The Cleveland Guardians are no exception.
Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer has put together a very interesting piece detailing each MLB team’s biggest one-year wonder since 2010, and for the Guardians, outfielder Oscar Gonzalez takes the cake.
Cleveland signed Gonzalez as an international free agent back in 2014, but the Dominican native was never able to establish himself as a top prospect.
However, in 2022, Gonzalez made his big-league debut and was a very pleasant surprise, slashing .296/.327/.461 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI over 382 plate appearances.
Gonzalez played a significant role in helping the Guardians exceed expectations and win the American League Central that season. Cleveland then went on to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wild Card Series before falling to the New York Yankees in five games in the ALDS.
At that point, it appeared that Gonzalez was on his way to becoming a part of the Guardians’ core, but his success was very short lived.
The following year, Gonzalez slashed just .214/.239/.312 with two homers and 12 RBI across 180 trips to the dish. He was claimed off waivers by the Yankees last December and hasn’t returned to the majors since.
The 26-year-old was fairly impressive in New York’s minor-league system in 2024, though, slashing .292/.331/.469 with eight long balls and 41 RBI through 296 plate appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy customers are experiencing power outages during Wednesday’s excessive heat.
The majority of the outages are located in Lakewood, Berea, Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township.
Check for the latest information on FirstEnergy’s power outage website by clicking here.
FirstEnergy release the following statement about the outages:
We understand how disruptive and frustrating a power outage can be — especially during a heat wave — and we sincerely appreciate our customers’ patience as crews work to restore service. The outages in the Olmsted Falls area were caused by a pole fire, along with an equipment issue at a nearby substation. We have restored power to about half of the customers impacted and our crews will be working around the clock to restore power to the remaining customers.
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Cleveland, OH
Cleveland councilman warns of planned outages coming to city’s west side during high heat
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland City Councilman Charles Slife warned of a planned and temporary power outage from First Energy on Wednesday afternoon amid dangerously high temperatures.
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According to the post, First Energy is working to install two new poles, one in Lakewood and one on Rocky River Drive near St. Joseph Academy.
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“This work is being done to bolster the electrical grid, which is being strained by heavy use due to high temperatures, and to avoid widespread and long-lasting outages,” the post said.
Slife emphasizes that Wednesday’s outages are temporary and intentional.
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The outages are expected to impact the northern half of Ward 15 and may last up to an hour.
Slife said he would provide more details when available.
19 News has reached out to First Energy for more information.
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Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a bone-headed play by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle on Tuesday night to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
With a runner at second and one out, Ingle caught a routine fly ball hit by Rangers left fielder Alejandro Osuna for the second out. Thinking it was the third out, Ingle looked at the ball in his glove before throwing it over the protective netting to fans.
The umpires immediately ruled the ball was dead, and Ezequiel Duran was awarded home plate.
Pederson connected for his 14th homer — and 11th since May 26 — off Tanner Bibee (2-9) to tie it 2-all in the third.
Jung’s ninth homer made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Manzardo gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead in the first with his 10th homer.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was pulled before his at-bat in the first inning because of back discomfort. The five-time All-Star missed 19 games earlier this season with back spasms.
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