Chase DeLauter’s durability keys rookie season, Silver Slugger Award nomination

The latter was one of the more significant developments from the Guardians’ 2026 season.

“That was a huge highlight of the season for the team, and especially for him,” Guardians general manager Mike Chernoff said of DeLauter last month. “One of the coolest things in our meeting with him at the end of the year [was] he said his body felt so good, he wished he could keep playing.”