Cade Smith aspired to become an eye surgeon before baseball became his career path. Now he's handling pressure-packed ...

Smith allowed one hit and one run while striking out one over 1.1 innings, picking up a blown save in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to Arizona. Smith was unable to close the door in the bottom of ...

The Guardians are flirting with the MLB Postseason, and odd circumstance have made one player more critical than the rest ...

"Smith leads the Guardians with three saves during Clase's leave," Ulrich writes, "and Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt ...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, Adrian Del Castillo had a broken-bat RBI single in the 10th ...

When the Cleveland Guardians learned that Emmanuel Clase would be placed on administrative leave amid an MLB investigation, Stephen Vogt initially said the team would go "closer by committee" instead ...

Smith allowed one run on a hit and a walk while striking out two over one inning to earn the save in Monday's 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Smith entered Monday on a 10-inning scoreless streak, but ...

The difference between pitching in the seventh inning and closing out a baseball game in the ninth might seem negligible on paper – three outs are still three outs. But Guardians manager Stephen Vogt ...

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt discusses relief pitcher Cade Smith and what it takes to be a closer in MLB.

Reliever Matt Festa (3-2) tossed a perfect sixth for the Guardians, whose pitchers combined to retire the final 14 Mets in order. Cade Smith got the last three outs to earn his fourth save.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches this week, here are the relief pitchers and closers to keep an eye on in fantasy ...

Guardians prospect Parker Messick shined in his MLB debut on the mound, but the Cleveland bullpen let him down in an extra-inning loss.