The Cleveland Guardians are your AL Central division champions. Cleveland captured its 11th division title in franchise history Sunday, and first since 2018, downing the Texas Rangers 10-4. It was the Guardians’ seventh straight win and 18th in their past 21 games.
As MLB’s youngest club, very little was expected of Terry Francona’s squad entering 2022, with bettors backing the heavily favored Chicago White Sox (76-77), who are on track to miss the postseason.
“This team’s good. We’re not just young. We’re pretty good,” said starting pitcher Cal Quantrill. “I don’t think anybody’s excited to face us right now.