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Guardians' World Series dream ends in ALCS loss
Guardians fall short of 2026 World Series after ALCS loss to Rays.
In brief
Guardians fall short of 2026 World Series after ALCS loss to Rays. Cleveland Guardians lost Game 6 of the 2026 American League Championship Series to the Tampa Bay Rays, ending their season 2 wins short of the World Series. Originally reported by Mlb.
Guardians' season ends
Cleveland Guardians lost Game 6 of the 2026 American League Championship Series to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Hedges shares emotional farewell
Austin Hedges said, 'It hurts. I felt like this was a group that could win the World Series.'
“It hurts. I felt like this was a group that could win the World Series.”
Vogt reflects on team's failure
Stephen Vogt said, 'It just hurts. It stings. I really felt like we had a team to go and just weren't able to get there.'
“It just hurts. It stings. I really felt like we had a team to go and just weren't able to get there.”
Team's season journey
Cleveland finished the season on a 24-11 burst to win its third consecutive division crown after being five games under .500 on Aug. 19.
Antonetti's disappointment
Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said, 'We don't get to play baseball tomorrow, and that sucks.'
“We don't get to play baseball tomorrow, and that sucks.”
Team's future hopes
José Ramírez will return in 2027 motivated after left hamate surgery in June.
Next season's goal
Antonetti aims to win the World Series next year after being 0-for-28 in his career.
The bottom line
Cleveland Guardians lost Game 6 of the 2026 American League Championship Series to the Tampa Bay Rays, ending their season 2 wins short of the World Series.
