Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero’s lengthy home run celebration sparked debate after his decisive blast against Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith helped send Tampa Bay to the World Series. Caminero crushed a first-pitch splitter off the left-field foul pole in the seventh inning of Monday’s American League Championship Series Game 6 […] The post Why Joey Votto was fine with Rays superstar Junior Caminero ‘dunking’ on Cade Smith with extreme celebration appeared first on ClutchPoi

More pitchers should take that approach.

We live in an era of Major League Baseball where people often have two different opinions on flashy home run celebrations. Old-school players and fans are often completely against them, suggesting that showing up another player has no place in the game. Meanwhile, there is another group of players and fans who completely support them, arguing that […] The post Guardians star Cade Smith’s classy response to Junior Caminero’s extreme Game 6 showboating appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Cade Smith trotted out of the Cleveland Guardians‘ bullpen on Sunday night with four outs to get. That’s not unusual for Cleveland’s closer in the playoffs, but it wasn’t a normal circumstance. The Guardians were down 3-1 at the time he entered. It threatens to be a big mistake in ALCS Game 5 for the […] The post Guardians’ Cade Smith Decision Might Be a Mistake appeared first on HEAVY.

The Guardians and Rays are sticking to their pitching plans for Game 4, now a day later. But after that, the rainout might have an impact. Here's how.

When one looks at Cade Smith’s elite numbers or his stoic facial expressions, they might assume that nothing can bring down the first-class Cleveland Guardians closer . Even the cold weather is not slowing him down, as he posted a perfect 1 1/3 innings of work to clinch Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Progressive Field. A […] The post How Guardians’ Cade Smith deals with pitching in brutal October cold weather appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Cleveland Guardians are currently battling the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2026 American League Championship Series. Stephen Vogt shared insight into the team's bullpen usage ahead of Game 4 in Cleveland.

Let's see how this could go

On Thursday, Oct. 15, closer Cade Smith helped guide the Guardians along to a Game 3 win in the AL Championship Series, with the team downing the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in a close-knit affair. He gunned down the top part of the Rays' lineup.