Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs
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Laureano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Laureano is on the bench for the second game in a row, with both of his absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers (Tanner Houck and Cooper Criswell). Guardians manager Stephen Vogt hasn't indicated that Laureano is dealing with an injury, so the consecutive absences from the lineup would seemingly signal that the 29-year-old is losing playing time after hitting just .174 through his first 46 at-bats of the season. Estevan Florial is included in the lineup at designated hitter for the second straight contest and seems set to benefit the most if Laureano's role continues to shrink.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Laureano is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Boston.
Laureano is mired in a 2-for-20 slump over his past six games and will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Will Brennan will man right field and bat fifth.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Absent from lineup
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Laureano is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Athletics.
Laureano's playing time has slipped a bit of late, as he's now started every other game over the last five contests. Will Brennan is in right field and Estevan Florial will be the designated hitter Friday.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Moves to bench Wednesday
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Laureano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Laureano will hit the bench for the second time in three games while Cleveland runs out a starting outfield of Steven Kwan, Gabriel Arias and Estevan Florial from left to right. Through nine games in April thus far, Laureano is hitting just .125 with two stolen bases.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Out of Monday's lineup
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Laureano is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Boston.
It looks to be a routine day off for Laureano, who had started five of the previous five games. Estevan Florial will handle right field and Tyler Freeman will be in center Monday.
Laureano isn't in the Guardians' lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
Laureano went 1-for-3 with a run scored during the Guardians' last game Wednesday and could still see playing time during the nightcap Saturday. Steven Kwan, Tyler Freeman and Will Brennan will start across the outfield to begin Game 1, and Estevan Florial will serve as Cleveland's designated hitter.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Records two steals in loss
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Laureano went 0-for-2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, two stolen bases and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the White Sox.
Laureano continues to get plunked -- he's been hit by as many pitches (four) as he has hits through seven games this season. He is up to three steals while batting just .200 with two runs scored and a 3:8 BB:K. Laureano is seeing a large share of the time in right field and can cover center. His main competitors for playing time are also off to slow starts, as Tyler Freeman is hitting .200 and Estevan Florial is batting .167.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Sitting out again Wednesday
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Laureano is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Seattle.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Laureano, who could still be a little sore after being hit by two pitches Monday. The Guardians are going with Will Brennan in right field and Estevan Florial in center.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Day off Tuesday
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Laureano isn't in the Guardinas' lineup Tuesday against Seattle.
Laureano will get a breather Tuesday after getting hit by two pitches during Monday's loss. Will Brennan will start in right field while Bo Naylor serves as the DH, allowing Austin Hedges to start behind the dish.
Laureano went 1-for-2 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Athletics.
Laureano has started in right field against both left-handed pitchers the Guardians have faced this season. His double was his first hit of the campaign, and he's added a walk, two strikeouts and a steal. It's still early, but it appears Laureano and Will Brennan are in a strict platoon in right field. It's also possible Laureano could see some games as the designated hitter versus right-handers if his bat warms up.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Will sit Friday vs. Oakland
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Laureano is not in the Guardians' lineup Friday against the Athletics.
Laureano drew the start in right field Opening Day and finished 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a walk. With the Athletics turning to right-hander Ross Stripling for Friday's game, Will Brennan will start in right field and bat fifth.
Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Dialed in early in spring
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Laureano has gone 2-for-7 with four walks over his first four Cactus League games.
Laureano is in a pivotal season at age 29. He was designated for assignment by Oakland last year and revitalized his career with the Guardians to an extent. Laureano is an option for the outfield, either in center or right, as well as designated hitter. Estevan Florial, Myles Straw (illness) and Will Brennan are also in the mix to join Steven Kwan in Cleveland's outfield on a regular basis.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Avoids arbitration at $5.15M
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Laureano signed a one-year, $5.15 million contract with the Guardians on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Laureano was designated for assignment by the Athletics this past August, but Cleveland quickly scooped him up and he went on to post a decent .724 OPS over 41 games with his new team while drawing regular starts in the outfield. The 29-year-old gets a nice raise here over his $3.55 million salary from 2023.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Three walks, steal in win
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Laureano went 1-for-2 with three walks, one stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Laureano is batting .297 (11-for-37) with seven walks over his last 12 contests. The outfielder logged a steal for the second game in a row, and he's up to 11 thefts this season, though he was also caught stealing for the first time this year. He's slashing .228/.308/.376 with nine home runs, 35 RBI, 45 runs scored, 18 doubles and four triples over 103 games between Cleveland and Oakland in 2023.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Picks up 10th steal
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Laureano went 1-for-4 with a stolen base,a run scored and three strikeouts in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Reds.
The steal was Laureano's first since Aug. 10. The outfielder is hitting .250 with six extra-base hits and five RBI over 19 contests in September while serving as a fourth outfielder. He's at a .226/.302/.376 slash line with 10 steals, nine home runs, 35 RBI and 43 runs scored through 102 contests this season.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Sitting out Monday
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Laureano is not in the lineup Monday's game in Kansas City.
Laureano has now started just three times across the Guardians' last eight games and could be moving into a fourth-outfield role. With Laureano on the bench Monday, the Guardians will deploy a starting outfield trio of Steven Kwan, Myles Straw and Will Brennan from left to right.
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Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing playing time
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Laureano is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.
Laureano has been an inconsistent presence in the Guardians' lineup, starting only two of the team's last six games. He did manage to reach base four times Friday against the Rangers, but Myles Straw will take over in center field while hitting eighth.
