The Cleveland Guardians have promoted shortstop Gabriel Arias as the 29th man for today’s doubleheader.
Arias, 22, will make his major-league debut with the Guardians two years after they acquired him from the Padres in a deal for pitcher Mike Clevinger. The young shortstop finished 2021 with a .284/.348/.454 slash and 13 home runs for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. He was off to a similar start in nine games this season, with a walk rate higher in the double-digits for the first time in his career. Granted, that’s a small sample size, but walking more and striking out less is seen as the one big hurdle for Arias to make it as a major leaguer.