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Goes on IL with forearm injury The Guardians placed Brennan on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left forearm inflammation.

Impact Brennan will be eligible to return from the IL on May 30, although it's not clear whether he has a chance for activation on that date. He's picked up just on hit in 11 at-bats since being recalled from Triple-A Columbus in mid-May.

MAY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Goes on IL with forearm injury The Guardians placed Brennan on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left forearm inflammation.

MAY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will Benson's first 2-homer game leads Reds to 3-1 win and 3-game sweep of Guardians

Will Benson had his first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guar...

MAY 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Remains hitless Brennan started in right field and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 5-4 loss to Cincinnati.

Impact Brennan was called up earlier in the week and has started three of four games. Unfortunately for the lefty-hitting outfielder, he's gone hitless in nine plate appearances. Brennan's playing time has come at the expense of Angel Martinez.

MAY 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will Benson's 3-run homer helps Reds beat Guardians 5-4

Will Benson hit a three-run homer, Brady Singer earned his fifth win and the Cincinnati Reds hung on to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4

MAY 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Second straight start in RF Brennan is starting in right field and batting eighth in Tuesday's game versus the Brewers.

Impact Brennan has now started two straight contests in right field after being recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Monday. Angel Martinez sat at Brennan's expense Monday, and on Tuesday it will be Nolan Jones on the bench.

MAY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rocchio sent down after tough '25 start, Brennan called up CLEVELAND -- The Guardians optioned Opening Day shortstop Brayan Rocchio to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, and in a corresponding move recalle...

MAY 12, 2025 • MLB.COM

Guardians option struggling shortstop to minors, recall outfielder Brayan Rocchio is headed to Triiple-A Columbus and Will Brennan is returning to the Guardians' roster.

MAY 12, 2025 • CLEVELAND.COM

Recalled from Triple-A The Guardians recalled Brennan from Triple-A Columbus on Monday.

Impact Brennan spent nearly all of the previous two seasons in the majors, but this is his first promotion in 2025 from Columbus, where he's slashed .304/.340/.419 with three homers in 35 games this season. Cleveland has received very little production from Nolan Jones and Jhonkensy Noel in right field, so it's possible Brennan will get some run at that position. However, with a career .270/.308/.377 batting line at the big-league level, Brennan is hardly a good bet to produce if he does get an opportunity.

MAY 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Columbus Clippers hit 3 home runs but fall to Louisville Bats 7-4 Milan Tolentino and Christian Cairo had two hits each for the Clippers, who got home runs from Will Brennan, Dom Nunez and Tolentino.

APRIL 21, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

Will Brennan, Juan Brito help Columbus Clippers top Worcester Red Sox 9-2 Leadoff hitter Will Brennan went 4 for 5 with a double and three RBIs and Juan Brito homered as the Clippers won for the seventh time in eig...

APRIL 12, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

Brennan, Walters optioned to Triple-A Columbus GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Just days out from the start of the 2025 season, the Cleveland Guardians continued to downsize their roster Monday, optio...

MARCH 25, 2025 • MLB.COM

Denied Opening Day roster spot The Guardians optioned Brennan to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact Brennan seemed to be in good position to open the season in the strong side of a platoon in right field, but the Guardians' acquisition of Nolan Jones over the weekend ended Brennan's hopes of breaking camp with the big club. The 27-year-old should be in line for steady at-bats with Columbus while he awaits another opportunity with the big club.

MARCH 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Roster spot not confirmed Brennan may not make the Guardians' Opening Day roster after the team acquired Nolan Jones from Colorado via a trade Saturday, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Impact Brennan appeared headed for a platoon role in right field with Jhonkensey Noel -- and was informed he'd made the team earlier last week by manager Stephen Vogt -- but Saturday's acquisition of the left-handed hitting Jones throws Brennan's roster status up in the air. "No final decisions have been made," Vogt said. "We just have to work through some things over the next few days. This was unforeseen." That Jones is out of options and can't be sent to the minors while Brennan has options indicates the latter may open the regular season at Triple-A Columbus.

MARCH 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians have starting rotation set, but outfield spots are still up for grabs

Stephen Vogt has his pitching rotation sorted for the start of the season

MARCH 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Launches two homers Friday Brennan went 2-for-4 with two two-run home runs in Friday's spring game against the Mariners.

Impact Brennan logged his first two homers of the Cactus League during the latter innings of the game. He's ostensibly battling with Jhonkensy Noel for the starting job in right field, but the position may become a platoon of the two. Brennan is batting .286 (8-for-28) with three extra-base hits and five RBI, while Noel is 10-for-35 (.286) with one homer, three RBI and 15 strikeouts.

MARCH 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Still in line to make roster Brennan is still in line to make the Guardians' Opening Day roster despite a slow spring training, Mandy Bell and Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Brennan has struggled each of the last two seasons with OPS marks of .655 and .697, respectively. Even after logging only six hits across 24 at-bats in the spring this season -- only one of which has gone for extra bases -- he is still projected to make the roster and split reps with Jhonkensy Noel in right field. Brennan would provide a contact-heavy profile at the plate, while Noel should provide more pop with more strikeouts.

MARCH 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians top prospect Chase DeLauter has surgery for sports hernia, expected to miss 8-12 weeks

Guardians top prospect Chase DeLauter had surgery Tuesday to repair a sports hernia and is expected to miss the first couple of months of the season

MARCH 4, 2025 • Associated Press

No lock in right field Brennan and Jhonkensy Noel enter spring training in a competition for the starting job in right field, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Brennan made the most starts in right field in 2024, but the left-handed hitter platooned the position in the second half after the righty-swinging Noel was called up late June. Brennan burst onto the scene in 2022 but failed to replicate on that promise the last two seasons, hitting just 13 home runs with a .673 OPS over 252 games. The Guardians would like to get more power out of the corner outfield position, particularly after the team traded Josh Naylor during the offseason. Enter Noel, who went deep 13 times in 67 games after his callup. He presents issues, too, so the eventual starter may emerge from outside this duo.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for Game 5 Brennan isn't in the Guardians' lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALCS versus the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact The lefty-hitting Brennan will take a seat Saturday as the Yankees prepare to send the lefty-throwing Carlos Rodon to the mound to start Game 5. As a result, Jhonkensy Noel will start in right field while batting sixth.

OCTOBER 19, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Game 4 lineup Brennan is not in the lineup Friday for Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact The Guardians will give a second straight start to Daniel Schneemann in right field while Brennan begins the contest on the bench. Brennan is 2-for-11 with one RBI so far this postseason.

OCTOBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Game 3 lineup Brennan isn't in the Guardians' lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Impact Brennan will get a chance to regroup Thursday after starting the postseason just 1-for-10 at the plate. While he sits, Daniel Schneemann will take over in right field and bat sixth.

OCTOBER 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for Game 5 Brennan isn't in the Guardians' lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact The lefty-hitting Brennan will begin Saturday's contest on the bench while southpaw Tarik Skubal starts on the mound for Detroit. Jhonkensy Noel will get the starting nod in right field instead and bat sixth.

OCTOBER 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup again in Game 2 Brennan is not in the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact With southpaw Tarik Skubal on the bump for the Tigers, the left-handed hitting Brennan will begin the contest on the bench. He didn't start against lefty opener Tyler Holton in Game 1, either, nor did he enter versus any of the three righties the Tigers used after Holton. Jhonkensy Noel is getting the call again in right field for the Guardians.

OCTOBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Game 1 of ALDS Brennan is not in Cleveland's lineup for Game 1 of the American League Division Series versus Detroit.

Impact Brennan started all three games during the Guardians' final series of the regular season against Houston, playing twice in right field and once in left field. However, Jhonkensy Noel will start in right field in the first game of the ALDS while Steven Kwan gets the start in left. Brennan plays mostly against right-handed pitchers, and Detroit is opening Game 1 with southpaw Tyler Holton, which likely explains Brennan's exclusion from the lineup. However, Brennan could enter the game at some point, as righty Reese Olson is expected to work in bulk relief Saturday.

OCTOBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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