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    Cleveland Guardians
    Ben Lively

    BenLively

    Cleveland Guardians
    • Cleveland Guardians
    • #39
    • Starting Pitcher
    • HT/WT
      6' 4", 235 lbs
    • Birthdate
      3/5/1992 (34)
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Pensacola, FL
    • Status
      Minors

    2025 season stats

    • W-L
      2-2
      150+
    • ERA
      3.22
    • K
      29
      150+
    • WHIP
      1.19
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    W-L

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    GPGSCGSHOIPHRERHRBBK
    837010404.140720319767128306

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    9-1
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      • Guardians RHP Lively has Tommy John surgery
        • 1Y
        Guardians RHP Lively has Tommy John surgery
        • Guardians' Lively to have Tommy John surgery
          • 1Y
          Guardians' Lively to have Tommy John surgery
          • Guardians place RHP Lively on the 15-day IL
            • 1Y
            • Lively exits, set for testing on inflamed forearm
              • 1Y
              Lively exits, set for testing on inflamed forearm
              • Guardians' Bibee scratched from Opening Day
                • 1Y
                Tanner Bibee of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after giving up a home run to Giancarlo Stanton.
                • Duran, Crawford among Super Twos into arbitration
                  • 2Y
                  Duran, Crawford among Super Twos into arbitration
                  • Guardians' Cobb has back strain, done for season
                    • 2Y
                    • Jorge Castillo
                    Guardians' Cobb has back strain, done for season
                    • Guardians' Lively left off ALDS roster vs. Tigers
                      • 2Y
                      Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Ben Lively delivers against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
                      • Guardians' Lively OK after exiting with contusion
                        • 2Y
                        Guardians' Lively OK after exiting with contusion
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                        MLB News

                        Braves activate Ronald Acuña Jr., clearing way for return

                        Braves activate Ronald Acuña Jr., clearing way for return

                        The Braves activated Ronald Acuña Jr. from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the Marlins, clearing the way for the right fielder to return after being sidelined since May 2 with a strained left hamstring.
                        Struggling Yanks consider bringing Gerrit Cole back early

                        Struggling Yanks consider bringing Gerrit Cole back early

                        The Yankees are deciding whether to skip Gerrit Cole's final rehab start and instead have him make his season debut at Yankees Stadium.
                        Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong regrets words in heated exchange with fan

                        Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong regrets words in heated exchange with fan

                        Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized Monday for his "choice of words" in a heated exchange with a fan during the team's loss to the White Sox on Sunday.
                        Rangers place struggling Corey Seager (back inflammation) on IL

                        Rangers place struggling Corey Seager (back inflammation) on IL

                        Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of lower back inflammation, the team announced Monday.
                        Jackson Holliday activated off IL, not in lineup for Orioles

                        Jackson Holliday activated off IL, not in lineup for Orioles

                        Jackson Holliday, 22, the top overall pick in the 2022 amateur draft, was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Monday by the Orioles, but he was not in Baltimore's starting lineup for the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
                        Tigers ace Tarik Skubal says he's symptom-free since elbow surgery

                        Tigers ace Tarik Skubal says he's symptom-free since elbow surgery

                        Less than two weeks after having surgery to remove a loose body from his elbow, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is already freely throwing bullpen sessions.
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