CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians are back in town!
The Guards defeated the division rival Chicago White Sox 4-0 in their 2024 home opener, improving their record to 8-2 under new manager Stephen Vogt. Triston McKenzie tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up his first win in almost two years, and José Ramírez belted his second home run of the season to put Cleveland in control.
Check below for sights and sounds from throughout the afternoon.
6:41 p.m. Crowd celebrates José Ramírez home run
5:10 p.m. Ceremonial first pitch
5:00 p.m. Player/Staff introductions before first pitch
4:20 p.m. New renovations at Progressive Field
3:13 p.m. The total solar eclipse arrives at Progressive Field
2:40 p.m. Lots of fans waiting outside of Progressive Field to get into the ballpark and watch the total solar eclipse
2:15 p.m. While Cleveland waits to be under totality for the solar eclipse, the Guardians players could be seen on the field warming up and getting ready to take on the White Sox later this afternoon.
1:35 p.m. In a web-only "Total Eclipse of the Park" special interview, our Jim Donovan caught up with Cleveland Guardians President Chris Antonetti on the field.
5-7 a.m. 3News' Austin Love spent the morning inside Progressive Field to give us a sneak peek at what's new this year -- and even had a chance to race the team's hot dogs! You can see all of the fun in the videos below...