He'll have a chance to make a larger impact in 2025. Lively and the Guardians agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal to avoid arbitration after his surprising breakout 2024 season at the age of 32.

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Cleveland Guardians' Ben Lively pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cleveland, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ...

Ben Lively can talk UFOs, monster fish, interfamily firings and pickup hoops with Roy Jones Jr. But his 2024 Guardians season may be more interesting.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Right-hander Ben Lively will rejoin the Guardians before they open a two-game series against the Reds on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

Apr 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Ben Lively (39) pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning at Fenway Park.

June 8 - As Ben Lively tries to continue his surprisingly successful season, the right-hander also needs to help the Cleveland Guardians end a minor rut. Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins are aiming to ...

Ben Lively, who has won his last five starts, returned to Cleveland on Sunday night to be examined by the Guardians’ medical staff. Lively pitched five scoreless innings in Saturday’s 8-0 ...

Ben Lively, the Guardians’ most consistent pitcher since joining the rotation in mid-April last year, needs reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, the team announced May 23 before their game ...

Lively, a Gulf Breeze native, was in his second season with the Guardians and coming off a career-best year in 2024. Ben Lively's 2025 season is coming to an abrupt end.

Ben Lively can talk UFOs, monster fish, interfamily firings and pickup hoops with Roy Jones Jr. But his 2024 Guardians season may be more interesting.