“I was on the phone with Larry, and they were working out the deal right there,” Hunter said of that November 2007 meeting. “I think about that when I drive by.” Nearly two decades later, he’s still ...

CHICAGO -- Manager Mike Hargrove has taken primary responsibility for closing Mariners games away from Eddie Guardado. Hargrove said while Guardado would still be called the closer, the actual job of ...

Seattle Mariner closer Eddie Guardado has a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder that probably will require season-ending surgery. The veteran left-hander is expected to sit out eight to 12 ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Eddie Guardado's back in a Minnesota Twins uniform, which means his teammates now have a clubhouse leader who just might freeze their underwear, line their jeans with peanut butter, and ...

Eddie Guardado still can't make his all-star selection feel right. One year ago, Guardado and Twins teammates Torii Hunter and A.J. Pierzynski shared a charter flight--and first-place laughs--with ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- "Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die!" Ninth innings in the Metrodome now belong to Eddie Guardado, as fans of the Minnesota Twins and their All-Star reliever have made clear with their venerating ...

PEORIA, Ariz. -- When Eddie Guardado walked through the twin doors leading to the Seattle clubhouse Friday, his stomach churned. A 14-year member of the Minnesota Twins organization, he'd never played ...

Closer Eddie Guardado mirrored the Minnesota Twins woes for the past month when he entered the game in the fifth inning. Guardado threw eight pitches -- two of which went for hits -- and allowed one ...

Back in January, Jim Riggleman said he might use Eddie Guardado or Sean Burnett to close things out against strong left-handed lineups because “all I want is to make sure we get the outs.” As of this ...

LaTroy Hawkins was appointed as the Twins closer for the 2001 season. Todd Jones was acquired from Detroit on July 28 as an option for that role. It was Sept. 8 when manager Tom Kelly went to Eddie ...

~ Cincinnati sent a minor leaguer to Seattle. CINCINNATI -- Trying to bolster their struggling bullpen, the Cincinnati Reds will turn to former All-Star closer Eddie Guardado. The Reds obtained ...