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Cleveland Guardians 'hurting' after emotional ALCS loss

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CLEVELAND -- The sound of backslaps filled the Guardians' clubhouse right after Cleveland lost the American League Championship Series to the Yankees Saturday night -- teammates giving each season-ending hugs, silent expressions of thanks for a year of shared accomplishment.

In one corner, teammate Josh Naylor, Austin Hedges and Matthew Boyd talked quietly, and when Steven Kwan walked up to the group, Boyd reached out and offered a fist bump. "Because we were so close," Kwan said, "it makes it sting a little bit more.