Editing Cleveland Guardians (section)

===2011–present: Antonetti/Chernoff/Francona era===
[[file:Mike Chernoff (baseball) 2017-01-27 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Mike Chernoff (baseball)|Mike Chernoff]], who has served as Indians/Guardians' general manager since 2015]]
[[File:Terry Francona on June 26, 2013.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb|Former manager [[Terry Francona]], who in his tenure with the Indians/Guardians (2013–2023) was a three-time AL Manager of the Year (2013, 2016, 2022), led the team to the 2016 AL Championship, and is the all-time franchise leader in wins by a manager]]
On January 18, 2011, longtime popular former first baseman and manager [[Mike Hargrove]] was brought in as a special adviser. The Indians started the 2011 season strong&nbsp;– going 30–15 in their first 45 games and seven games ahead of the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] for first place. Injuries led to a slump where the Indians fell out of first place. Many minor leaguers such as [[Jason Kipnis]] and [[Lonnie Chisenhall]] got opportunities to fill in for the injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20120405_TOR@CLE/blue-jaysindians-preview |title=MLB Preview – Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians – Apr 05, 2012 |work=CBSSports.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091603/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20120405_TOR@CLE/blue-jaysindians-preview |url-status=live }}</ref> The biggest news of the season came on July 30 when the Indians traded four prospects for [[Colorado Rockies]] star pitcher, [[Ubaldo Jiménez]]. The Indians sent their top two pitchers in the minors, [[Alex White (baseball)|Alex White]] and [[Drew Pomeranz]] along with [[Joe Gardner (baseball)|Joe Gardner]] and [[Matt McBride]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/07/ubaldo-jimenez-trades-to-cleveland-indians/1#.T39J-BB5mK0|title=Ubaldo Jimenez traded to Indians for four players|work=USA Today|access-date=September 14, 2014|archive-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804193338/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/07/ubaldo-jimenez-trades-to-cleveland-indians/1#.T39J-BB5mK0|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 25, the Indians signed the team leader in home runs, [[Jim Thome]] off of waivers.<ref>{{cite web |author=AP File |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/cleveland_indians_working_on_d.html |title=Back where he began: Cleveland Indians obtain Jim Thome from Twins for player to be named |date=August 26, 2011 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107132623/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/cleveland_indians_working_on_d.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his first appearance in an Indians uniform since he left Cleveland after the 2002 season. To honor Thome, the Indians placed him at his original position, third base, for one pitch against the Minnesota Twins on September 25. It was his first appearance at third base since 1996, and his last for Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web |author=Northeast Ohio |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/shelley_duncans_2-run_hr_gives.html |title=Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians, 6–4, in 10 innings; Jim Thome makes appearance at 3B |date=September 25, 2011 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729103939/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/shelley_duncans_2-run_hr_gives.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Indians finished the season in 2nd place, 15 games behind the division champion Tigers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/story/2012-04-03/AL-Central-preview/53985226/1 | work=USA Today | title=Most Popular E-mail Newsletter | date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Corey Kluber on June 27, 2013.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Corey Kluber]], who is a two-time AL [[Cy Young Award]] winner with the Indians (2014, 2017)]]
The Indians broke [[Progressive Field]]'s Opening Day attendance record with 43,190 against the [[2012 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] on April 5, 2012. The game went 16 innings, setting the MLB Opening Day record, and lasted 5 hours and 14 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbaltv.com/r/30847185/detail.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209022636/http://www.wbaltv.com/r/30847185/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=Blue Jays Win Longest Opening Day Game In History &#124; WBAL Home – WBAL Home |publisher=Wbaltv.com |date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref>

On September 27, 2012, with six games left in the Indians' 2012 season, [[Manny Acta]] was fired; [[Sandy Alomar Jr.]] was named interim manager for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland Indians fire manager Manny Acta|date=September 27, 2012|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8432168/cleveland-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-6-games-remaining-season|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-date=January 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102055129/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8432168/cleveland-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-6-games-remaining-season|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 6, the Indians announced that [[Terry Francona]], who managed the Boston Red Sox to five playoff appearances and two World Series between 2004 and 2011, would take over as manager for 2013.<ref name="foxsports">{{cite web|title=Francona Hired as Indians manager|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/terry-francona-cleveland-indians-manager-opening-100612|work=Fox Sports|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305084343/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/terry-francona-cleveland-indians-manager-opening-100612|archive-date=March 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Indians entered the 2013 season following an active offseason of dramatic roster turnover. Key acquisitions included free agent 1B/OF [[Nick Swisher]] and CF [[Michael Bourn]].<ref name="rosenthal">{{cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Ken|title=Bourn makes Tribe relevant again|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/michael-bourn-deal-makes-cleveland-indians-relevant-again-terry-francona-nick-swisher-drew-stubbs-michael-brantley-021113|work=Fox Sports|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329103626/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/michael-bourn-deal-makes-cleveland-indians-relevant-again-terry-francona-nick-swisher-drew-stubbs-michael-brantley-021113|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team added prized right-handed pitching prospect [[Trevor Bauer]], OF [[Drew Stubbs]], and relief pitchers [[Bryan Shaw (baseball)|Bryan Shaw]] and [[Matt Albers]] in a three-way trade with the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]] that sent RF [[Shin-Soo Choo]] to the Reds, and [[Tony Sipp]] to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Baskin|first=Andy|title=Getting to know your 2013 Indians: Trevor Bauer|url=http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/baseball/indians/getting-to-know-your-2013-indians-trevor-bauer|access-date=March 31, 2013|newspaper=News Net 5|date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508202938/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/baseball/indians/getting-to-know-your-2013-indians-trevor-bauer|archive-date=May 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other notable additions included utility man [[Mike Avilés]], catcher [[Yan Gomes]], designated hitter [[Jason Giambi]], and starting pitcher [[Scott Kazmir]].<ref name=rosenthal/><ref name="hoynes">{{cite web|last=Hoynes|first=Paul|title=Cleveland Indians 2013: A look back at their significant offseason moves|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2013/03/cleveland_indians_2013_a_look.html|work=Cleveland.com|date=March 31, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-date=April 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403093120/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2013/03/cleveland_indians_2013_a_look.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2013 Indians increased their win total by 24 over 2012 (from 68 to 92), finishing in second place, one game behind Detroit in the Central division, but securing the number one seed in the American League Wild Card Standings. In their first postseason appearance since 2007, Cleveland lost the [[2013 American League Wild Card Game]] 4–0 at home to Tampa Bay. Francona was recognized for the turnaround with the 2013 [[American League Manager of the Year]] Award.

With an 85–77 record, the 2014 Indians had consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1999–2001, but they were eliminated from playoff contention during the last week of the season and finished third in the AL Central.

[[file:Shane Bieber February 1, 2020 (49488948046).jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|right|[[Shane Bieber]], who won the 2020 AL Cy Young Award, giving the team five winners in 14 seasons]]
In 2015, after struggling through the first half of the season, the Indians finished 81–80 for their third consecutive winning season, which the team had not done since 1999–2001. For the second straight year, the Tribe finished third in the Central and was eliminated from the Wild Card race during the last week of the season. Following the departure of longtime team executive [[Mark Shapiro (sports executive)|Mark Shapiro]] on October 6, the Indians promoted GM [[Chris Antonetti]] to President of Baseball Operations, assistant general manager [[Mike Chernoff (baseball)|Mike Chernoff]] to GM, and named [[Derek Falvey]] as assistant GM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wkyc.com/story/sports/mlb/indians/2015/10/06/indians-promote-chris-antonetti-to-president/73451268/|title=Cleveland Indians promote Chris Antonetti to President|last=TEGNA}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Falvey was later hired by the [[Minnesota Twins]] in 2016, becoming their President of Baseball Operations.

The Indians set what was then a franchise record for longest winning streak when they won their 14th consecutive game, a 2–1 win over the [[2016 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in 19 innings on July 1, 2016, at [[Rogers Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360701114|title=Indians' streak hits 14 after 19-inning win vs. Jays|access-date=July 2, 2016|archive-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705162950/http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360701114|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/15/cleveland-indians-win-streak-ends-royals|title=Cleveland Indians' record win streak ended at 22 by Kansas City Royals|agency=Associated Press|date=September 16, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 19, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919005608/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/15/cleveland-indians-win-streak-ends-royals|url-status=live}}</ref> The team clinched the Central Division pennant on September 26, their eighth division title overall and first since 2007, as well as returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2013. They finished the regular season at 94–67, marking their fourth straight winning season, a feat not accomplished since the 1990s and early 2000s.

The Indians began the 2016 postseason by sweeping the [[2016 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in the best-of-five [[2016 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]], then defeated the Blue Jays in five games in the [[2016 American League Championship Series]] to claim their sixth American League pennant and advance to the [[2016 World Series|World Series]] against the [[2016 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]. It marked the first appearance for the Indians in the World Series since 1997 and first for the Cubs since 1945. The Indians took a 3–1 series lead following a victory in Game 4 at [[Wrigley Field]], but the Cubs rallied to take the final three games and won the series 4 games to 3. The Indians' 2016 success led to Francona winning his second AL Manager of the Year Award with the club.

From August 24 through September 15 during the 2017 season, the Indians set a new American League record by winning 22 games in a row.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/here-are-22-stats-and-facts-about-the-indians-record-22-game-winning-streak |title=22 stats & facts about the Indians' 22 game winning streak – CBS Sports.com |date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928145924/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/here-are-22-stats-and-facts-about-the-indians-record-22-game-winning-streak/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 28, the Indians won their 100th game of the season, marking only the third time in history the team has reached that milestone. They finished the regular season with 102 wins, second-most in team history (behind 1954's 111 win team). The Indians earned the AL Central title for the second consecutive year, along with home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs, but they lost the [[2017 ALDS]] to the [[2017 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] 3–2 after being up 2–0.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/10/cleveland_indians_2017_a_great.html|title=Cleveland Indians 2017: A great regular season that turned oh so bad in the postseason|work=cleveland.com|access-date=January 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122072124/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/10/cleveland_indians_2017_a_great.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, the Indians won their third consecutive AL Central crown with a 91–71 record, but were swept in the [[2018 American League Division Series]] by the [[2018 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]], who outscored Cleveland 21–6. In 2019, despite a two-game improvement, the Indians missed the playoffs as they trailed three games behind the [[2019 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]] for the second AL Wild Card berth. During the 2020 season (shortened to 60 games because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]), the Indians were 35–25, finishing second behind the [[Minnesota Twins]] in the AL Central, but qualified for the expanded playoffs. In the best-of-three [[2020 MLB playoffs|AL Wild Card Series]], the Indians were swept by the [[2020 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]], ending their season.

In February 2025, [[Larry Dolan|Larry J. Dolan]], who owned the team since the year 2000 and served as the longest owner in the history of the Cleveland franchise, died.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/guardians-owner-dolan-dies-obit-428005e9ad5b435aa41127547a4a7e2a|title=Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence J. Dolan dies at 94|publisher=Associated Press|date=February 24, 2025|accessdate=February 25, 2025}}</ref> His son [[Paul Dolan (baseball)|Paul]], who is listed as the team's "Owner/CEO/Chairman," has held ownership duties over the team since 2013, and is also the only of Larry J. Dolan's children who has held major leadership roles over the Guardians.<ref name=dolaninheritance>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/larry-dolan-dies|title=Guardians owner Larry Dolan, a true fan at heart, dies at 94|first=Mandy|last=Bell|work=MLB.com|date=February 24, 2025|accessdate=February 25, 2025}}</ref>

====Guardians rebranding====
[[File:Stephen Vogt (53479720675).jpg|thumb|Current manager [[Stephen Vogt]]]]
On December 18, 2020, the team announced that the Indians name and logo would be dropped after the 2021 season, later revealing the replacement to be the Guardians.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hanna|first1=Jason|last2=De La Fuente|first2=Homero|last3=Dotson|first3=|title=Cleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/us/cleveland-major-league-baseball-name/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723174915/https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/us/cleveland-major-league-baseball-name/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTimesDropTeamname" /><ref name="ClevelandGuardians"/><ref name="Cleveland Indians choose Guardians"/> In their first season as the Guardians, the team won the 2022 AL Central Division crown, marking the 11th division title in franchise history. In the best-of-three [[2022 American League Wild Card Series|AL Wild Card Series]], the Guardians won the series against the [[2022 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]] 2–0, to advance to the [[2022 American League Division Series|AL Division Series]]. The Guardians lost the series to the [[2022 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] 3–2, ending their season. In June 2022, sports investor [[David Blitzer]] bought a 25% stake in the franchise with an option to acquire controlling interest in 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blitzer purchases 25% stake in Guardians |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/david-blitzer-guardians-minority-owner |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627161908/https://www.mlb.com/news/david-blitzer-guardians-minority-owner |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Noga |first=Joe |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Cleveland Guardians reach agreement with David Blitzer-led investment group for minority stake in club |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/06/cleveland-guardians-reach-agreement-with-david-blitzer-led-investment-group-for-minority-stake-in-club.html |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=Cleveland.com |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627162250/https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/06/cleveland-guardians-reach-agreement-with-david-blitzer-led-investment-group-for-minority-stake-in-club.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following Francona's retirement at the end of the 2023 season, the Guardians named [[Stephen Vogt]] as their new manager on November 6, 2023. Vogt would lead the Guardians to a bounce-back season, winning the AL Central with a 92–69 record. The Guardians would beat their AL Central rival the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the AL Division Series in five games, but would lose to the [[New York Yankees]] in the AL Pennant in five games.