Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Completes $106.5 million extension
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Gimenez and the Guardians have agreed on a seven-year, $106.5 million contract extension with a $23 million club option for 2031, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The buyout on the option is $2.5 million, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, so Gimenez is guaranteed at least $109 million and could get as much as $128 million if the option is picked up and he hits all incentives. The long-term deal covers Gimenez's arbitration years as well as four and potentially five free agent years. The 24-year-old made his first All-Star team and won a Gold Glove in 2022 with Cleveland, collecting a .297/.371/.466 batting line with 17 home runs and 20 stolen bases along the way. The Guardians are also discussing a contract extension with Amed Rosario, among others, so they could lock up their middle infield for a while.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Finalizing long-term extension
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Gimenez and the Guardians are finalizing a long-term contract extension, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The particulars of the deal aren't known at this time. Gimenez is coming off a season which saw him bat .297/.371/.466 with 17 home runs and 20 stolen bases, winning a Gold Glove and posting a 7.4 bWAR in the process. The 24-year-old is currently not yet arbitration-eligible and is under team control through 2026.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Solid work at WBC
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Gimenez has gone 4-for-14 (.286) across four games for Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic.
Gimenez also went 3-for-11 over five Cactus League games before leaving for the WBC. The 24-year-old infielder is once again projected to be the Guardians' top second baseman heading into 2023 after slashing .297/.371/.466 with 17 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 69 RBI and 66 runs scored in 146 games during his 2022 breakout season.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Notches 20th steal
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Gimenez went 0-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in Monday's 5-2 extra-inning loss to the Royals.
Gimenez has scuffled a bit lately, going 3-for-19 with a walk and nine strikeouts over his last five contests. That's limited his chances to do damage on the basepaths, but he was plunked in the eighth inning Monday and swiped second before he was left on base. The 24-year-old has put together a breakout year with a .300/.371/.471 slash line, 20 steals, 17 home runs, 68 RBI and 65 runs scored in 144 contests while serving as the Guardians' top second baseman.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Gimenez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Gimenez has an .883 OPS with a home run, six RBI and six runs over his past 10 games but will take a seat for Sunday's matchup with the Royals. Gabriel Arias will step in at the keystone and bat seventh.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Another day off
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Gimenez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rays.
That's two missed games in a row for Gimenez, who is in the midst of a 10-for-24 streak at the dish over his last six games, so perhaps he is a little banged up. Gabriel Arias is starting at the keystone and hitting seventh.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Gimenez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
Gimenez is red-hot at the dish, hitting .417 with one home run and one steal over his last six games. Tyler Freeman gets the start at second base, hitting seventh.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Picks up steal
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Gimenez went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
Gimenez has had a good week, going 8-for-20 with five RBI, four runs and a steal in his last five games. The speedy infielder is up to 19 steals this year, matching his total from the previous two years combined. He's added a .302/.374/.473 slash line with 16 home runs, 67 RBI, 63 runs scored, 25 doubles and three triples in 138 contests.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Drives in two during win
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Gimenez went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Gimenez tallied a pair of RBI singles, both off starter Lance Lynn. The second baseman has recorded multiple hits in four of his last nine games and has a .344/.417/.469 slash line during that stretch.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Takes seat for nightcap
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Gimenez isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.
Gimenez was productive during the first game of the twin bill, going 2-for-3 with a double, a run and a walk. He'll get a breather while Owen Miller starts at the keystone and bats sixth.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Three hits, two runs in win
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Gimenez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Angels.
Gimenez entered Wednesday in a 1-for-17 skid, though that one hit was a home run. The second baseman was able to score in the fifth and seventh innings, with the second of his runs tying the game at 3-3. He's produced four multi-hit efforts in September and is now slashing .300/.370/.475 with 16 home runs, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and 18 stolen bases through 128 contests this year.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Gimenez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Angels.
Gimenez is hitting .250 with one home run and three steals in 11 games this month. Tyler Freeman will start at the keystone and hit seventh.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Launches 16th home run
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Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over Minnesota.
After going hitless in his last two games, Gimenez got back on track with a solo shot in the second inning, his 16th homer on the season. Despite the mini-slump, Gimenez is batting .270 (10-for-37) in the month of September with three stolen bases. He now owns a strong .299/.369/.478 slash line through 125 games.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Logs another steal
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Gimenez went 0-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in Friday's 7-6 win over the Twins.
Gimenez appears to have a green light on the basepaths currently -- he's logged three steals in four attempts over his last five games. For the season, he's 18-for-21 in steals while slashing .302/.370/.478 through 123 contests.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Registers steal in loss
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Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Royals.
Gimenez continued his solid start to September with his third straight multi-hit effort. Over his last seven games, he's gone 9-for-25 (.360) with two steals and three runs scored, though he hasn't hit a home run or recorded an RBI in that span. The second baseman is up to a .305/.372/.483 slash line with 17 steals, 15 homers, 60 RBI and 52 runs scored through 122 contests this season.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Resting against lefty
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Gimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
The Guardians and Padres are playing a day game after a night game and San Diego is starting southpaw Blake Snell, so Cleveland manager Terry Francona likely viewed Wednesday as an opportune time to give the lefty-hitting Gimenez a breather. Rookie Tyler Freeman will spell the All-Star at the keystone.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Smacks 15th homer
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Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Padres.
Gimenez's fifth-inning blast off Mike Clevinger was ultimately all the Guardians needed to win. Through 19 games in August, Gimenez has gone 25-for-67 (.373) with three homers, seven steals, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored. The strong month has lifted his season slash line to .309/.375/.501 with 15 homers, 59 RBI, 49 runs scored and 15 stolen bases through 109 contests.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Swipes bag, drives in two
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Gimenez went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Gimenez knocked a two-run single and swiped second base during Cleveland's four-run seventh inning. The breakout star has now gone 24-for-60 (.400) with eight steals, 12 RBI and eight multi-hit games this month. On the year, he's slashing .313/.378/.500 with 36 extra-base hits and 16 stolen bases through 107 games.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Goes deep in Game 2
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Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a loss during Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against Detroit.
Gimenez knocked a two-run shot during Cleveland's three-run fourth inning. He went 4-for-8 with two home runs, a double and five RBI during Monday's doubleheader, improving his season slash line to an impressive .312/.377/.503 through 104 games. Since the start of August, Gimenez has gone 20-for-48 (.417) with seven steals, five extra-base hits and eight strikeouts through 13 games.
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Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Secures multi-hit game
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Gimenez went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against Detroit.
Gimenez broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh with his 13th homer of the 2022 campaign. He's now batting .431 in August with five RBI, eight runs scored and seven stolen bases (13 games).
