The Guardians won the AL Central with 92 wins, which might be enough for Stephen Vogt to win AL Manager of the Year in his first season. The Tigers at one point had a 1% chance of making the playoffs before finishing the regular season 15-5 in their final 20 games to grab one of the six postseason spots.

The Cleveland Guardians are set to take on the American League Central rival Detroit Tigers in their ALDS playoff series starting on Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, these two teams know each other very well.

The Cleveland Guardians open 2024 MLB postseason play Saturday with Game 1 in their American League Divisional Series against the Detroit Tigers, who advanced from the Wild Card round with a 2-0 sweep of the Houston Astros.