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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	B. NaylorBo Naylor	A. Hedges Guardians' Austin Hedges: Re-signing with Cleveland Austin Hedges Guardians' Austin Hedges: Re-signing with Cleveland	D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025
First Base	J. NaylorJosh Naylor	J. NoelJhonkensy Noel	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Absent from Game 5 lineup Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Absent from Game 5 lineup D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025
Second Base	A. GimenezAndres Gimenez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Shortstop	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Third Base	J. RamirezJose Ramirez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025
Left Field	S. KwanSteven Kwan	A. MartinezAngel Martinez	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann J. NoelJhonkensy Noel D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025
Center Field	L. ThomasLane Thomas	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Right Field	J. NoelJhonkensy Noel	—	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 L. ThomasLane Thomas A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025
Designated Hitter	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Absent from Game 5 lineup Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Absent from Game 5 lineup	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5 Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting for Game 5	J. RamirezJose Ramirez J. NoelJhonkensy Noel J. NaylorJosh Naylor B. NaylorBo Naylor S. KwanSteven Kwan L. ThomasLane Thomas A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025 David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Undergoes UCL surgery on elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2025

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. Bibee Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Named Game 5 starter Tanner Bibee Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Named Game 5 starter	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	B. Lively Guardians' Ben Lively: Inks new deal with Guardians Ben Lively Guardians' Ben Lively: Inks new deal with Guardians	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo	—

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	C. SmithCade Smith	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis T. HerrinTim Herrin N. SandlinNick Sandlin A. WaltersAndrew Walters P. AvilaPedro Avila E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski F. Aleman Guardians' Franco Aleman: Joins 40-man Franco Aleman Guardians' Franco Aleman: Joins 40-man T. Stephan Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2025 Trevor Stephan Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2025 S. Hentges Guardians' Sam Hentges: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Shoulder: Out for the season Sam Hentges Guardians' Sam Hentges: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Shoulder: Out for the season