{"id":264522,"date":"2026-05-09T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264522\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:15:20","slug":"cleveland-guardians-to-promote-aleman-for-mlb-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264522\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Guardians to Promote Aleman for MLB Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Cleveland Guardians are promoting former Florida right-handed pitcher Franco Aleman to the Major League roster for his big-league debut.
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\nCalled on to add depth to the Cleveland bullpen, Aleman will represent the 90th Gator to play in the MLB when he debuts. When that time comes, he will mark Florida’s nation-leading 42nd former player to debut since 2008 as well as the 38th MLB Gator to compete under Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan<\/a>. Aleman is the first Gator to receive the call to The Show since left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco’s debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 23, 2025.
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\nThings have clicked for Aleman in his fifth professional season. Pitching at Triple-A Columbus, Aleman struck out 18 batters to four walks across 12.0 shutout innings of relief spread over 13 outings. The Tampa, Fla. native was utterly dominant before earning his promotion, logging a 0.58 WHIP and 13.5 strikeouts per nine while surrendering just three hits.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland #Guardians<\/a> 25yr old RHP relief prospect Franco Aleman picked up the save tonight for Columbus at Iowa.<\/p>\n

Line – 1.0(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 1SO<\/p>\n

(9 Pitches 9 Strikes)<\/p>\n

Aleman topped out at 97.1 mph.<\/p>\n

2026:<\/p>\n

– 12.0(IP) 3H 0ER 4BB 18SO 0.00 ERA#GuardsBall<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GYM2hGNX3R<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) May 6, 2026<\/a>
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\nDrafted by Cleveland in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB Draft, Aleman played one season with the Gators after beginning his career at FIU (2019) and St. Johns River State College (2020). In his lone 2021 campaign at Florida, he made 23 appearances including nine starts with a 5.74 ERA over 69.0 frames. Aleman struck out 65 batters against 21 free passes while holding hitters to a .274 batting average.
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\nAleman and the Guardians open a nine-game homestand in Cleveland on Friday night against the Minnesota Twins at 7:15 p.m. ET, which will be the former Gator’s first chance to get a tase of big-league action.
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\nBelow is a complete list of Gators to debut in the MLB since 2008.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tFlorida’s Nation-Leading\u00a042\u00a0MLB Debuts Since 2008
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\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tPlayer
\n\t\t\tDrafted (Round)
\n\t\t\tMLB Debut
\n\t\t\tTeam
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tDarren O’Day
\n\t\t\tUndrafted
\n\t\t\tMarch 31, 2008
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Angels
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tMatt LaPorta
\n\t\t\t2007 (1st – 7th overall)
\n\t\t\tMay 3, 2009
\n\t\t\tCleveland Indians
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\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tBryan Augenstein
\n\t\t\t2007 (7th)
\n\t\t\tMay 13, 2009
\n\t\t\tArizona Diamondbacks
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tRyan Sadowski
\n\t\t\t2003 (12th)
\n\t\t\tJune 28, 2009
\n\t\t\tSan Francisco Giants
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tNick Maronde
\n\t\t\t2011 (3rd)
\n\t\t\tSeptember 2, 2012
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Angels
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tPaco Rodriguez
\n\t\t\t2012 (2nd)
\n\t\t\tSeptember 9, 2012
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Dodgers
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tMike Zunino
\n\t\t\t2012 (1st – 3rd overall)
\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2013
\n\t\t\tSeattle Mariners
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tKevin Chapman
\n\t\t\t2010 (4th)
\n\t\t\tAugust 9, 2013
\n\t\t\tHouston Astros
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tMatt den Dekker
\n\t\t\t2010 (5th)
\n\t\t\tAugust 29, 2013
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tAnthony DeSclafani
\n\t\t\t2011 (6th)
\n\t\t\tMay 14, 2014
\n\t\t\tMiami Marlins
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\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tCole Figueroa
\n\t\t\t2008 (6th)
\n\t\t\tMay 16, 2014
\n\t\t\tTampa Bay Rays
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\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tPreston Tucker
\n\t\t\t2012 (7th)
\n\t\t\tMay 7, 2015
\n\t\t\tHouston Astros
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\tBrian Johnson
\n\t\t\t2012 (1st – 31st overall)
\n\t\t\tJuly 21, 2015
\n\t\t\tBoston Red Sox
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\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\tNolan Fontana
\n\t\t\t2012 (2nd)
\n\t\t\tMay 22, 2017
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles Angels
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\tAustin Maddox
\n\t\t\t2012 (3rd)
\n\t\t\tJune 17, 2017
\n\t\t\tBoston Red Sox
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\tHarrison Bader
\n\t\t\t2015 (3rd)
\n\t\t\tJuly 25, 2017
\n\t\t\tSt. Louis Cardinals
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t17
\n\t\t\tBobby Poyner
\n\t\t\t2015 (14th)
\n\t\t\tMarch 31, 2018
\n\t\t\tBoston Red Sox
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\tJustin Shafer
\n\t\t\t2014 (8th)
\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2018
\n\t\t\tToronto Blue Jays
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t19
\n\t\t\tEric Hanhold
\n\t\t\t2015 (6th)
\n\t\t\tSeptember 4, 2018
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t20
\n\t\t\tRichie Martin
\n\t\t\t2015 (1st – 20th overall)
\n\t\t\tMarch 28, 2019
\n\t\t\tBaltimore Orioles
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t21
\n\t\t\tPete Alonso
\n\t\t\t2016 (2nd)
\n\t\t\tMarch 28, 2019
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t22
\n\t\t\tShaun Anderson
\n\t\t\t2016 (3rd)
\n\t\t\tMay 15, 2019
\n\t\t\tSan Francisco Giants
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t23
\n\t\t\tA.J. Puk
\n\t\t\t2016 (1st – 6th overall)
\n\t\t\tAugust 21, 2019
\n\t\t\tOakland Athletics
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\tBrady Singer
\n\t\t\t2018 (1st – 18th overall)
\n\t\t\tJuly 25, 2020
\n\t\t\tKansas City Royals
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\tDane Dunning
\n\t\t\t2016 (1st – 29th overall)
\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2020
\n\t\t\tChicago White Sox
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t26
\n\t\t\tJonathan India
\n\t\t\t2018 (1st – 5th overall)
\n\t\t\tThursday, April 1, 2021
\n\t\t\tCincinnati Reds
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t27
\n\t\t\tJackson Kowar
\n\t\t\t2018 (1st – 33rd overall)
\n\t\t\tMonday, June 7, 2021
\n\t\t\tKansas City Royals
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t28
\n\t\t\tTaylor Gushue
\n\t\t\t2014 (4th)
\n\t\t\tWednesday, June 30, 2021
\n\t\t\tChicago Cubs
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t29
\n\t\t\tKirby Snead
\n\t\t\t2016 (10th)
\n\t\t\tWednesday, July 28, 2021
\n\t\t\tToronto Blue Jays
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\tMark Kolozsvary
\n\t\t\t2017 (7th)
\n\t\t\tWednesday, April 20, 2022
\n\t\t\tCincinnati Reds
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\tAlex Faedo
\n\t\t\t2017 (1st – 18th overall)
\n\t\t\tWednesday, May 4, 2022
\n\t\t\tDetroit Tigers
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\tDanny Young
\n\t\t\t2015 (8th)
\n\t\t\tMonday, May 9, 2022
\n\t\t\tSeattle Mariners
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\tDalton Guthrie
\n\t\t\t2017 (6th)
\n\t\t\tTuesday, Sept. 6, 2022
\n\t\t\tPhiladelphia Phillies
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\tJacob Young
\n\t\t\t2021 (7th)
\n\t\t\tSaturday, Aug. 26, 2023
\n\t\t\tWashington Nationals
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t35
\n\t\t\tWyatt Langford
\n\t\t\t2023 (1st – 4th overall)
\n\t\t\tThursday, Mar. 28, 2024
\n\t\t\tTexas Rangers
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\tChristian Scott
\n\t\t\t2021 (5th)
\n\t\t\tSaturday, May. 4, 2024
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t37
\n\t\t\tHurston Waldrep
\n\t\t\t2023 (1st – 24th overall)
\n\t\t\tSunday, June 9, 2024
\n\t\t\tAtlanta Braves
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t38
\n\t\t\tJac Caglianone
\n\t\t\t2024 (1st – 6th overall)
\n\t\t\tTuesday, June 3, 2025
\n\t\t\tKansas City Royals
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t39
\n\t\t\tBrandon Sproat
\n\t\t\t2023 (2nd)
\n\t\t\tSunday, September 7, 2025
\n\t\t\tNew York Mets
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t40
\n\t\t\tPhilip Abner
\n\t\t\t2023\u00a0(6th)
\n\t\t\tFriday, September 19, 2025
\n\t\t\tArizona Diamondbacks
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t41
\n\t\t\tHunter Barco
\n\t\t\t2022 (2nd)
\n\t\t\tTuesday, September 23, 2025
\n\t\t\tPittsburgh Pirates
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\n\t\t\t42
\n\t\t\tFranco Aleman
\n\t\t\t2021 (10th)
\n\t\t\tTBD
\n\t\t\tCleveland Guardians
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